welcome from Ohio. go any more pics?
I've got a few. I've just begun taking her apart, so they're pics of a rough ride. I don't know if you guys want to see it all, or prefer to see the beauty pics when she's all fancied up. I'm a teacher, so the resto will be a long process. I'm figuring out the best order to do it, but I prefer to get her on the road first, then work it from there. Since my grandmother's property backs up to a fishing pond, plenty of jerks picked her of parts over the years. My cousins are all MOPAR guys, and they did their fair share of pickin' too.
Here she is arriving at my house. Unfortunately, someone decided to paint the car black. I love the original ice blue poly, but everyone has their opinion.
In the pic I posted the other day, you'll notice a nasty crease in the driver's side fender. It's a rust free fender, and I'm Georgia poor, so I'm reshaping the fender instead of installing a replacement. I'm about 8 hours into it, and she's working out nicely. Another 8 hours and the fender should be smooth. I also had to drill-out the welds and separate the headlight splashguard, so it could be reshaped. I don't know what happened, but it looks like someone put her front forward into a ditch and squeezed her in-between a couple of trees.
Here is the engine compartment, as she was found, but with a little cleaning. You'll notice the remnants of pillage. I'm annoyed at the missing parts from what was a complete car when my dad parked her. But even more annoying is the damage people do to the car when they steal parts. Like instead of disengaging wire connectors, they cut the harness. Dumb asses.
So, there she is in her worn out glory. Stay tuned for when the wheels are rolling. BTW, those wheels on the car now are Cherokee wheels. The original wheels were also stolen, so we got some temporary wheels to at least get her trailered and home. Unfortunately, Cherokee wheels do not have the proper offset and rub on the upper control arm. Needless to say, loading her was really hard.
Thanks for all of the welcomes.
