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Location: Newcastle Australia | I thought I would introduce my new passion. My part of the restoration started just over a year ago.
Finally the body is straight and rust free.
And now the colour starts to flow.
And finally I have started putting her back together.
There is still a long way to go.
And now with photos????
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Location: Lemoore CA | Left hand drive? Looks like a great start to a clean build. |
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| Yes, what is your location? Wow...I'm impressed. Good to see a sedan done up like that, and a unique color choice too. Nice! |
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Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | Welcome Laurie! The car looks good, nice work on the body, paint and the engine - what type of engine does it have? In my opinion the rear seats that you test mounted are much too high. Keep us posted about the progress. |
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Location: Newcastle Australia | I am running the original 361 engine and t/f gearbox. When I bought the car the engine and box had already had a full rebuild. So I figured - spend more on the body and power can come later.
Car is an Australian Build/assembled, so she is right hand drive and I am in Newcastle Australia.
Colour looks really good in the sunshine. But unfortunately when she is in the shed I sometimes think I have a yellow cab???
Wizard, I agree. The seats do look too high. I cut up a good rear swab to get it down to respectable height but then they looked out of place with the front seats.
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Location: North Texas | Love the color choice. |
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Location: Lemoore CA | 5859 - 2010-09-09 10:33 AM
Left hand drive? Looks like a great start to a clean build. Gee I am really slipping, I meant right hand drive duh. |
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Location: Victoria, BC, on Vancouver Island, Canada | So the Oz build 59 Dodge uses a 57-58 dash panel in reverse. .. |
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Location: .Norfolk..Mafia.. ,England UK | Same as the Desoto Export ( Diplomat ) Model
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Location: new york | Wild to say thew least, A good friend of mine did a 59 dodge wagon in orange and it was a show stopper! Very Nice! HAPPY MOTORING! Victor..
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Location: Newcastle Australia | More progress! The project starts to take on a different feel when the doors and guards go on. Although I would have liked them to go on easier and line up more quickly.
Driver's side came up pretty well but the passenger side will take more time. The old girl deserves to have those lines straight and gaps even.
Rubbing and buffing has also started, one panel at a time, so she will really start to shine now.
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Location: Newcastle Australia | We have finally got a bit of blue sky and sunshine. The body is all painted and buffed.
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Location: Newcastle Australia | After much debate, a new set of Coys C5 wheels has been fitted. 18*8 on the front and 18*9.5 on the rear.
(please excuse the sign on the windscreen - I didn't write it)
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Location: Eastern Iowa | What windscreen!!!
Ya gonna name it "Sunkist"??
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| I love it, I painted my Jeep CJ-5 a similar color and the tire and wheel combo looks sharp, great job! |
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Location: Newcastle Australia | Thanks Dave. "Taxi" has been the common name that comes to mind.
She is called "Crystal"
And a little graphic with knight's head and crystals to make it all clear as mud.
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Location: Newcastle Australia | I've been slack. Progress is very slow.
I'm installing a Vintage Air unit in Crystal. Considering it's such a big car there isn't much room under the dash.
I found that space was too tight to fit the flexible ducting, so I have made up hard ducting using PVC, fibreglass and aluminium.
The two demist ducts are joined into one pipe and then routed along the bottom of the dash before splitting and exiting onto the windscreen. The a/c unit itself fits behind the glove box so I loose that space. I also loose the space for the glove box hinges.
The four main ducts are joined into one rectangular duct which routs the air across the car. This rectangular duct also acts as the front mounting for the a/c unit.
I’ve also had to modify the wiper control arm so that it travels between the two sets of outlets on the a/c unit and managed to obtain a huge 4mm of clearance.
I hooked up the power to the fan today and pretty pleased with the air flow out of the vents.
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| How did you lower the front end? Wheels look nice and straight. Looking good! |
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Location: Southern Sweden - Sturkö island | He put on bigger wheels, thats all - looks like a lowered car. Good work though - keep us posted...... |
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Location: Newcastle Australia | db300 - 2012-06-16 2:34 AM
How did you lower the front end?
In the photos with the old wheels I didn't have the torsion bars fitted. So she is just sitting on the bump stops. Not very practical for driving.
With the new wheels I have adjusted the front to be about midway for suspension travel.
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Location: Newcastle Australia | I'm back into it! The house is finished, the shed is finished, my toys are out of storage and home.
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Location: Newcastle Australia | I've sorted out the front indicators with LEDs.
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Location: Newcastle Australia | And my third wave of chrome has been delivered.
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Location: Northern Ireland | Man that looks great, I always admire the patience of you guys who do it right and that colour is perefect. |
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Location: Newcastle Australia | Don't you just love chrome.
Now it's time to straighten and polish that stainless.
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| tons of new chrome is always a beautiful thing... |
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