70's Era 'Bird Resto...... (!!FINISHED!!)

[CornDogsCharger]

COOL!  Yeah, we do have the build sheet.  Would you believe it was still under the rear seat when I took the car apart?!  And it's almost perfect.  I'll have to check it out.  I wonder what that line was along the bottom of the trans I have.

Justin
"CornDog"

[69bronzeT5]

Wow, looks great

[dads_69]

Yea, wow! Car is looking awesome. Keep up the great work and photos.

Mark

[maxwellwedge]

COOL!  Yeah, we do have the build sheet.  Would you believe it was still under the rear seat when I took the car apart?!  And it's almost perfect.  I'll have to check it out.  I wonder what that line was along the bottom of the trans I have.

Justin
"CornDog"

The line probably was some kind of inspection mark instead of the X on all my E-Body transmissions.

[mopar_nut_440_6]

Very nice work. I am digging the shifter in the pic before the engine was installed!

[CornDogsCharger]

Here are a few random pictures.  The first pictures are of the NOS front signal lights that I installed.  Second and third pictures are before and after polishing the wiper arms. 

Justin
"CornDog"

[CornDogsCharger]

Here are some interior shots

[moparstuart]

 

[CornDogsCharger]

When I removed the drums, I was able to find traces of the original red paint that was brushed on at the factory.  Instead of brushing it on, we just sprayed the drum entirely.  The original H-pipe was in pretty good shape and had never been cut.  I had to weld up a hole that was smaller than a dime then then we sent it off to Jet-Hot where it was ceramic coated.  The OEM style date coded mufflers were ordered from Year One. 

[Magnumcharger]

MORE!!! MORE!!!!

[teamroth]

[69bronzeT5]

[FJ5WING]

this restoration is amazing!!!

Justin you should be very proud!

Who did the wiper motor?

[CornDogsCharger]

I'll have to check again.  I can't remember right off.  If I remember correctly, he lived in Florida but in the process of mailing the motor to him, he moved to Tennessee.  That was an interesting deal.  The check cashed but the motor was sent back to us in the same condition as it was when it left.  Everything ended up working out fine and it turned out very nice.  I'll check his name and contact information and get back with you.

Justin
"CornDog"

[maxwellwedge]

I'll have to check again.  I can't remember right off.  If I remember correctly, he lived in Florida but in the process of mailing the motor to him, he moved to Tennessee.  That was an interesting deal.  The check cashed but the motor was sent back to us in the same condition as it was when it left.  Everything ended up working out fine and it turned out very nice.  I'll check his name and contact information and get back with you.

Justin
"CornDog"

Jerry Schmidt

[CornDogsCharger]

That's him.... he does an awesome job.

Justin
"CornDog"

[maxwellwedge]

He was the original wiper motor resto guy. His work is very good...He is a little strange..... but so are a lot of craftsmen. 

[Magnumcharger]

Too much toxicity in that plating process. Hits ya right in the frontal lobe!

[CornDogsCharger]

After being wrecked at least once in it's lifetime and a few rust issues, the nose was finally finished.  The headlight pods were in good working order but just for good measure we sent them off to Wilson Products Inc. to be serviced.  The original metal headlight buckets were pretty rusty so we replaced them with a set from Erik Nelson out of Minn.  I was very impressed how well they were built.  Everything fit just like it should with no trimming at all.  Originally the nose cone and it's components were painted satin black prior to assembly.  They were then assembled and then painted the body color.  We painted everything apart to keep it clean.

Justin
"CornDog"

[CornDogsCharger]

He was the original wiper motor resto guy. His work is very good...He is a little strange..... but so are a lot of craftsmen. 

You said it.... not me.  hahaha  I gathered that much too.  definately an "interesting" guy.

[maxwellwedge]

Too much toxicity in that plating process. Hits ya right in the frontal lobe!

Ha Ha - That and lots of 

[maxwellwedge]

He was the original wiper motor resto guy. His work is very good...He is a little strange..... but so are a lot of craftsmen. 

You said it.... not me.  hahaha  I gathered that much too.  definately an "interesting" guy.

Yup - "Interesting" about sums it up. 

[70Sbird]

Wilson does great work on the vacuum pods.
As usual Justin I'm in awe...
great work
keep the pics coming!

[CornDogsCharger]

As I was affraid of, the nose assembly was no fun at all to build.... and still leave everything loose just so you can tighten everything in place once it is on the car.  In doing that... you've got to hope and pray that NOTHING gets scratched while you juggle it in place and onto the car.  Oh what fun!!!  The original harness was in good shape... besides being spray painted black.  I disassembled all of the wiring and cleaned it up and re-assembled it.  A new set of vaccuum hoses were ordered and installed.  When building a nose assembly, have plenty of padding and empty boxes to help supports things along the way.

Justin
"CornDog"






And...... the finished product.....

[69bronzeT5]

Have you guys got the black out on the nose yet? Also, what's up with the For Sale sign in the front window?