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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 05:24 PM
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plans are to stuff a ls or lq motor in here at some point, follow me on my journey....

heres what i started with when i picked up my "gem" 6 years ago

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as you can see, i had my werk cut out for me, so after a little fishing and following some leads, i found this solid piece and solved all my problems
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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 05:30 PM
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gotta love the sawzall
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had to get it off the wooden dolly and onto a frame so i could square it up and start bracing it before i could cut anything off

pay no mind to that motor.....its useless
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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 05:35 PM
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at some point someone wanted shaved door handles, i didnt think it was a good idea
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and heres abunch of random rust fix pictures.....enjoy
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more randoms
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everything was rusty, had to replace alot of metal, heres the rear wheel housings, i have a fix for it thou
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the bandaids
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one big hole
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wheel housing lips fixed, all OEM metal
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more repair
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test fitting the rocker
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my full time helper.....the cherry picker
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getting these floors in was the worst of the build so far.....i hated it
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moved on to the trunk area
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had to call in the hired help again to put the decklid back on. time to move onto the quarters
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i wont lie....i shed a tear
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first time ever doing this stuff, not bad
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oh the horror
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