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66 Street/Strip Fairlane Restoration

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Loaded up and headed for roll cage and subframe
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[/URL][/img]Its a little frosty this morning!
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Sweet! Will those side bars pass tech like that, or are you just going Pro Street?
 
#10 ·
A few more from the body shop

Here you can see a new outer wheel house being made that has lots of clearance for a big tire.

A closer look

You can see one of the front fenders already patched. You can also see the forward bars of the cage and the dash bar, very pleased with how it fits. Once it is painted to match the dash and doors it will blend right in.

Trunk view to the outside, hope to not see this again!
 
#14 ·
The roll bar was a kit but we modified it because it didn't fit the way I wanted. The car is at a shop, don't have the skill or patience for body work. I will be handling all the reassembly once they are done, hopefully first of March.
 
#17 ·
New tunnel plate, it is removable for trans access. The floor shifter (Crites part) is visible in the background

Hole for new wiring routing to not be visible from under the hood

Revised visor mount, old one was not accessible due to the cage

Lonely waiting for final body work then primer. Unfortunately because of the cold weather the primer will have to cure for 2 weeks before final blocking and paint.
 
#20 ·
I will be running the same 351C set up that came out, just freshening the short block as the heads were done when I switched to a roller cam. Just picked up the block and need to clean it and reassemble.

QUESTION- how do you guys clean a block fresh from the machine shop?

Planning to scrub with brushes and hot soapy water then oil down surfaces.
 
#22 ·
Here are a few shots of the seats coming together. I have added some side bolsters to them. Thought is with the modern front suspension it will reduce sliding across the seats on corners. Also did away with the cotton backing material, all foam now.

One of the front seat backs.

Other seat back going together, you can see the bolsters.

Underside/backside reinforced. The front bench seated height has been reduced about 1.5", will give a little more head/helmet room and a less bouncy feel.
 
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