Frame finished inside and out, good but not perfect. Used the KBS Rust Blast on the outside and Eastwood internal frame coating on the inside, finished with Rustoleum gloss black. 

Next will be off to the body shop for repair of the trunk floor, starting here as its the area most in need of work, then as money permits, rockers, rear quarters and floor pans.

Daniel can hardly wait to get behind the wheel and on the road.

"God Bless Texas"location: Houston,TX

well, more "grunt work" today while Daniel is in Haiti for the week w/mom delivering Christmas gifts to kids in a sponsorship program we partner with. 

Secured the brake and fuel lines along the frame; they were held in place with plastic wire ties and covered with caulking!

car's back on the ground awaiting Daniel's return so he can drive it a bit before we send it to the body shop for trunk floor repair...

hope to have some "prettier" pictures to show soon.

Merry Christmas to all; remember the real reason for the season; and hope you get just the Y Block stuff in your stockings you are hoping for!!

Mark

"God Bless Texas"location: Houston,TX

 KBS on the frame...

 to give you a sense of scale... this baby is low!

 Daniel gets a little wheel-time before the next round of work...

 despite the rust, incorrect seats, and Lincoln wheels, its a boy's first car... can you tell he's proud?

 "self-adjusting brakes..."  yeah, right!

Next comes some serious "Gunk-time" in the engine compartment... after our current 48 degree cold-snap lets up, that is!

Daniel and Mark

"God Bless Texas"location: Houston,TX

the latest... replaced part of the linkage to the tranny; that tightened up the sloppy shifting. Both of us got good and dirty before that was completed!

Built a new wiring section from the alternator to the regulator.

Around mid month, we should be sending the car to the body shop for repair to the trunk and rear body mount area.  Hopefully we'll have some tasty "before" and "after" pics soon!

Mark

"God Bless Texas"location: Houston,TX

You are both an inspiration to even us old guys, kinda brings back memories, keep up the good work, you,ve got a good boy there!

  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia

well, hopefully in a week or so its off to the body shop for repairs to the trunk floor and however much our present budget will allow.  Daniel can't wait to get his car registered and insured so he can start driving to school in it.

hope to have some real "before" and "after" pics to share soon.

he scored new door lock cylinders and an ignition so all the locks now match... car came with 4 keys when he got it! 

presently on the look out for either a split-back front seat and standard bench for the rear or his real dream seating... correct front buckets and console.

so, on it goes!

"God Bless Texas"location: Houston,TX

Mark, I found a colume like I was looking for, if you still need the one from the old merc let me know. Sounds as if you have already fixed your problem though.

Glen Henderson



Freedom is not Free

Letohatchee, AL

thanks Glen, but yes, I believe we have addressed the sloppy shifter by tightening up the linkage from the firewall down to the transmission.

Daniel and I got the gas tank out tonight.  Called the body shop today and they are ready for us to bring the car over to work on the trunk floor.  Hopefully they can also repair the rear quarter panels and rocker panels with the bag of money that Daniel has earned and saved recently. House-sitting can be rewarding!

Mark

"God Bless Texas"location: Houston,TX

interior stripped (mostly), ready to load up (tuesday) and then off to the body shop (Saturday)... we'll see how much our budget can stand. 

"God Bless Texas"location: Houston,TX

  loaded up, ready to go to the body shop!

 over the Houston ship chanel bridge, half way to the body shop!  about 3 weeks and we should no longer have a "see thru" trunk floor... and maybe solid-once-again rocker panels!!

"God Bless Texas"location: Houston,TX