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Post by familyrides1965 on Mar 17, 2019 10:02:35 GMT -5
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Post by familyrides1965 on Mar 17, 2019 10:08:36 GMT -5
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Post by island65cruiser on Mar 17, 2019 14:13:07 GMT -5
Looks like they did nice work. Did you decide on automatic or stick for the drive train yet? I still have the complete Jetaway set up if you are restoring back to original.
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Post by familyrides1965 on Mar 17, 2019 19:44:46 GMT -5
Honestly, haven't decided yet...frame before and after since the body was off for welding. Attachments:
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Post by island65cruiser on Mar 18, 2019 11:50:08 GMT -5
Wow, frame looks great, 4 wheel disks! Is that powder or paint on the rails? Just finished a pro-Street build, I don't think I have the energy left to do the 442 like that. My car is a pretty nice survivor, just a little rust starting under front and back glass. That will be addressed this summer. It's a driver, with 100,000 miles on it, and I use it more than my new car. The 54 years of door dings and rock chips don't really bother me. I don't have to be afraid to park it at the super market.
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Post by familyrides1965 on Mar 18, 2019 20:20:07 GMT -5
Actually sprayed with POR15. I plan on making this a seasonal daily driver. I wouldn't have done as much with frame,but since the body was already off for welding in the floor/trunk pans, it seemed like a good time. End goal is to have a respectable and somewhat modern club coupe I can drive and enjoy. A friend of mine has the 400 all rebuilt and ready to go. Interior will be the biggest challenge...bench seat stock or go in different direction...not sure yet? Realistically, probably last car I'll do, so will probably go overboard in a couple of areas.
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Post by island65cruiser on Mar 18, 2019 22:42:49 GMT -5
Yup, I will hit 70 this year, pretty sure the two cars I have now will be my last toys. I tell my wife they are "toe Tag" cars. They go to my son when I'm gone or too old to drive them. The Pro-Street Rambler is an updated version of the Rambler Gasser I had in the 60's, at the same time I had my first 65 442. Life was good as a teenager who worked full time and didn't have to pay rent. A 442 for my street car and tow car, a 426 Ramcharger powered Rambler Gasser for street racing and the track. I am back to the same two cars (this Rambler has an aluminum 4 cam ford in it, and lots of modern stuff). The olds is going to stay as it is, except for the 4 speed swap so that it replicates my original car. My wife thinks I've lost my mind, and just can't understand why people go nuts over the 442, which she thinks is just a smelly old car! I think I will rebuild the 442 engine this summer, and swap in disk brakes to make it a more enjoyable driver with a completely new drive line that will outlive me. I would rather drive that car than my EcoBoost Ford, any day.
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Post by familyrides1965 on May 27, 2019 9:36:42 GMT -5
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Post by familyrides1965 on May 27, 2019 9:41:00 GMT -5
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Post by familyrides1965 on May 27, 2019 9:42:26 GMT -5
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Post by dads442 on May 27, 2019 20:37:54 GMT -5
was just wondering what was sprayed on the underside of the floor pans...looks like undercoating or maybe lizard skin???
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Post by familyrides1965 on May 28, 2019 1:55:41 GMT -5
Raptor lining...simuliar to most other applications for creating a hard shell over exposed metal. Not stock for sure but much more durable.. also added bonus of heat shield and noise suppression.
On the bottom side makes it a little easier to clean up as well.
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