1971 Speedipus Rex by dangina

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teaser pic new air grabber hood fro AAR fiberglass - been so busy the past 2 months - trying to get my car finished before I send it off for body work and paint - been taking lots of pics - will upload all of them when the car goes to the shop this week...

Planing to have it drivable this spring! this is the first time ever in my life where I can just buy the parts I wanted and be able to just put them on from the beginning - I've always had to buy a part here and there (mostly used) and run them from there and because you fixed one area, another area ends up wearing out twice as fast. It'll be so nice just to put them on and drive...The only thing I won't be able to touch for a year or two is engine - the 383 will have to wait - I had to sell a 73 charger and a whack load of drift parts off my drift car to fund this - And all I am replacing is suspension, electrical and weather stripping and sporting a new hood. I tell ya if it were a chevy or ford the parts would be half (or more) as cheap and I could have bought a crate motor and still had money left over, but the car would never look as good

4-2-2012

Its officially at the body shop to finish some body work in the engine bay (due to me spot welding, boxing strut towers ect.) and some body work on the rear to get the lines perfect around the wheel wells. Then It will be painted!!!!

Its gonna be quite the thread dump of pics - I've been way to busy with work, renos and this project, Now i can actually post more regulary with all the some things that have to get done before the car returns - but here you go:

Pulled the windows, dash and everything out so i can por-15 everything, doors, innerfenders, My hands and arms had por-15 on them for 2 weeks! that stuf just wouldn't come off:

(these pics for my own reference lol)

subframe connectors made from 1.5"x3" .120

Made these from the left over 1.5"x3" to box the corner of the torion bar brace to front frame rails:

Front rad brace 1.75"x.120 DOM - had it bent up at a local race shop as well as the inner fender braces: