STRAIGHTENED OUT AND WELDED ALL THE HOLES .

JULY 1995

I DECIDED TO MAKE THE DOOR HANDLES GO AWAY TOO

NEW METAL

PASS. LOWER DOOR AND 1/4

REBUILT LOWER REAR CORNER OF THE PASS. DOOR

I CHOPPED UP AN OLD A/C BOX TO COVER THE HOLES IN THE FIREWALL . I TRIED TO MAKE ONE OUTTA METAL , BUT IT WUZ JUST TOO UGLY LOOKIN !

IT TURNED OUT THAT THE ORIGINAL MOTOR HAD A BENT CONNECTING ROD , AND IT WUZ ALREADY .040 OVER , SO I HAD TO BUILD UP A FRESH BULLET FOR IT .

OCT. 1995

11.7 :1 COMPRESSION , CLOSED CHAMBER IRON HEADS , AND A BIG CAM --- SONDED LIKE A GOOD IDEA AT THE TIME . IT TURNED OUT TO BE A VERY EXPENSIVE LESSON IN " WHAT NOT TO DO " , IF YOU WANT IT TO RUN ON PUMP GAS AND BE STREETABLE !

THIS 72 LINCOLN HOOD IZ WHERE ALL OF MY SHEETMETAL PATCHES CAME FROM .

ALL THE MAJOR BODYWORK IZ DONE AND IN PRIMER ,

READY TO START BLOCK SANDING --- UGH !

TRUNK FLOOR IZ FINISHED AND RE-COATED WITH

GREY ZOLATONE .

ENGINE COMPARTMENT --- CLEANED AND PAINTED .

WE SHOULD BE ALMOST DONE RITE ?