Project Daily Driver [Archive]

Track Junky

03-10-2011, 12:03 PM

Just picked this up a couple of days ago in a town called Prather way back in the hills northeast of Fresno. It was a hell of a drive pulling a trailor but the scenery was beautiful. The seller had her in his garage for twenty years less engine. He pulled it outside last July to make room for his business and couldn't stand to see it get weathered so he decided to sell it. Do to how clean she is I decided to make her a daily driver.

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Rhino

03-10-2011, 01:13 PM

Very nice! You rarely get to see that quality in an unmolested interior. What are the current plans?

96z28ss

03-10-2011, 01:13 PM

Its a good thing its got mud flaps on it. Looks like they pretty much cover the tire width. LOL

coolwelder62

03-10-2011, 01:13 PM

Cool,You in guy's cal. seem to be able to find all the great project's.:thumbsup:

Track Junky

03-10-2011, 01:31 PM

Very nice! You rarely get to see that quality in an unmolested interior. What are the current plans?

I know, the dash, dash pad, glove box inside and out, even ash tray and cigarette lighter are cherry. No pits in the bumpers but a couple paint chips from getting hit while stored in garage. The paint is 22 years old and since it spent 20 years stored in garage it still looks great.

Although it does have a 9 inch with 33 spline strange axles and a ladder bar set up in conjunction with leafs. The shocks were brought in board also.

I dont have the heart to molest this one due to how clean it is but I do want to make it a nice driver so I will probably change the upper control arms and tuck the originals away. I'd also like to find a nice 12 bolt for it.

My dillema is the Alston 8 point cage. Not sure if I should pull the whole thing out or keep the rear half in the car.

A nice, simple, 400 hp LS motor is what I'm planning. I dont want to mess with the tunnel and I'd like to put a manual in it but not sure yet. Automatics are always nice for daily drivers.

Main direction for this one is just to have a nice, comfortable, clean daily driver. No autocross or road racing for this one.

Vince@Meanstreets

03-10-2011, 01:36 PM

Main direction for this one is just to have a nice, comfortable, clean daily driver. No autocross or road racing for this one.

thats a good one. :rofl:

nice catch buddy.

vince

Vince@Meanstreets

03-10-2011, 01:37 PM

dibs on the wheels.....sorry john. lol

Track Junky

03-10-2011, 01:44 PM

Its a good thing its got mud flaps on it. Looks like they pretty much cover the tire width. LOL

Hey mang, no make fun of my mud flaps mang, they were imported from South of the border, lol:lol:

Track Junky

03-10-2011, 01:46 PM

thats a good one. :rofl:

nice catch buddy.

vince

Thanks Vince, and yes, I will be practically be giving these wheels away so if anybody is interested...........

Track Junky

03-10-2011, 01:48 PM

Cool,You in guy's cal. seem to be able to find all the great project's.:thumbsup:

Thanks Scott, I think I got lucky on this one though.

tones2SS

03-10-2011, 05:18 PM

Cool car. Nice score.:thumbsup:

CamaroAJ

03-10-2011, 06:03 PM

i wish ohio weather was nice year round so i could have a awesome DD like that.

Track Junky

03-12-2011, 03:21 PM

Spent a few hours in the garage today. Pulled some of the pro-street goodies. The ladder bar setup and 9" rear may be a good foundation for some sort of 3 or 4 link system. If any of you guys could decipher from the photos what direction to take let me know. The trans is a turbo 400 and according to the seller has about 2 grand into it. If anybody is interested in it let me know, I'll let it go for $500. The MSD set up was linked to a timing adjust dial and that will go for cheap also.

Looks like a mouse tried to make a home in the header and exhaust. You can see his little skeleton head poking out from the end of the header.

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coolwelder62

03-12-2011, 03:45 PM

Spent a few hours in the garage today. Pulled some of the pro-street goodies. The ladder bar setup and 9" rear may be a good foundation for some sort of 3 or 4 link system. If any of you guys could decipher from the photos what direction to take let me know. The trans is a turbo 400 and according to the seller has about 2 grand into it. If anybody is interested in it let me know, I'll let it go for $500. The MSD set up was linked to a timing adjust dial and that will go for cheap also.

Looks like a mouse tried to make a home in the header and exhaust. You can see his little skeleton head poking out from the end of the header.

http://i851.photobucket.com/albums/ab73/Gitter_Dun/Clean%20up%20phase/Cleanupphase011.jpg
http://i851.photobucket.com/albums/ab73/Gitter_Dun/Clean%20up%20phase/Cleanupphase010.jpg
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http://i851.photobucket.com/albums/ab73/Gitter_Dun/Clean%20up%20phase/Cleanupphase002.jpgIs That stuff in the tail pipe an early cat/back exhaust system.:lol:

Track Junky

03-12-2011, 04:03 PM

LMAO, Thats friken funny. You'ld think he may have wanted to set up home in the muffler, unless that was the party room.

waynieZ

03-12-2011, 05:01 PM

It looks like there is a small one at the top too. When I bought my car they were under the back seat.

Tiger

03-13-2011, 05:48 AM

Gaetano,

nice score on that one !!

Cat back is king..

Track Junky

03-13-2011, 08:32 PM

Gaetano,

nice score on that one !!

Cat back is king..

Thanks Andre. This is the first time I've seen any posts here from Italy. I never saw any american muscle cars when I visited family their. Is there alot of interest for american muscle cars generating in Italy at this time?