In the fall of 1997, I met a fellow hot rodder at a car show and
mentioned that
I was interested in building a shoebox woodie. |
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Turns out he had one in his backyard! After I looked it over I
decided it was
was too much work and passed on it. |
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But my wife decided she wanted to keep track of me and she bought it
for
for me as a Christmas gift. $1300 put this major project in my
driveway. |
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I then disassembled the car for easier storage. |
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The wood was shot. You could poke your finger through it. |
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This is going to take some work |
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I think I went through more than the 1 can of WD-40 shown here! |
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Just a little rust. At least it was easy to find the body to
frame bolts. |
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The car originally came with a 6 cylinder but had been upgraded to a
flathead V8. The engine was in pretty good shape. |
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Here me and my two friends show off after lifting the body off the
frame. |
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It would be several years before I got around to starting the
project. |