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10/5/09

kroyale — Wed, 7 Oct 2009 09:17:11 MDT

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Steering wheel and column stripped down for resto work and paint

10/6/09

kroyale — Wed, 7 Oct 2009 09:17:00 MDT

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New '52 merc style headlight rings are frenched in

10/7/09

kroyale — Wed, 7 Oct 2009 09:16:09 MDT

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close up of metal work

10/7/09

kroyale — Wed, 7 Oct 2009 09:14:12 MDT

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We also have a fully functioning hood complete with pull cable and safety catch.

10/7/09

kroyale — Wed, 7 Oct 2009 09:11:37 MDT

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8/4/09

kroyale — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:09:41 MDT

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this shot shows the safety catch rebuilt with a new tension spring

8/5/09

kroyale — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:09:29 MDT

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inside of the hood... the inner brace is being tacked in place

8/5/09

kroyale — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:09:17 MDT

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with the hood back off the car, the inside of the leading egde is fabricated with a portion of the original and new sheet metal

8/6/09

kroyale — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:09:04 MDT

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inside of hood with all welding done and the under side in primer

6/8/09

kroyale — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:58:49 MDT

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6/8/09

kroyale — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:58:38 MDT

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6/8/09

kroyale — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:58:27 MDT

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6/8/09

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6/9/09

kroyale — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:44:45 MDT

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6/9/09

kroyale — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:44:31 MDT

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6/10/09

kroyale — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:44:17 MDT

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6/10/09

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6/12/09

kroyale — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:43:47 MDT

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6/12/09

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6/12/09

kroyale — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:43:16 MDT

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6/3/09

kroyale — Mon, 8 Jun 2009 15:07:49 MDT

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6/1/09

kroyale — Mon, 8 Jun 2009 15:05:12 MDT

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6/1/09

kroyale — Mon, 8 Jun 2009 15:04:57 MDT

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6/2/09

kroyale — Mon, 8 Jun 2009 15:04:42 MDT

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6/3/09

kroyale — Mon, 8 Jun 2009 15:04:13 MDT

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6/4/09

kroyale — Mon, 8 Jun 2009 15:03:59 MDT

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6/4/09

kroyale — Mon, 8 Jun 2009 15:03:45 MDT

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6/4/09

kroyale — Mon, 8 Jun 2009 15:03:31 MDT

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6/4/09

kroyale — Mon, 8 Jun 2009 15:03:16 MDT

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6/4/09

kroyale — Mon, 8 Jun 2009 15:03:02 MDT

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6/8/09

kroyale — Mon, 8 Jun 2009 15:02:49 MDT

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6/8/09

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6/4/09

kroyale — Mon, 8 Jun 2009 15:02:20 MDT

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6/8/09

kroyale — Mon, 8 Jun 2009 15:01:58 MDT

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3/23/09

kroyale — Wed, 1 Apr 2009 11:27:56 MDT

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3/23/09

kroyale — Wed, 1 Apr 2009 11:11:02 MDT

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front brace for the hood

3/24/09

kroyale — Wed, 1 Apr 2009 11:10:45 MDT

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Rear hood braces

3/25/09

kroyale — Wed, 1 Apr 2009 11:10:36 MDT

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more work was needed to hood braces to get it to fit right

3/25/09

kroyale — Wed, 1 Apr 2009 11:10:27 MDT

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Ugly gap

3/25/09

kroyale — Wed, 1 Apr 2009 11:10:18 MDT

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Ugly gap

3/25/09

kroyale — Wed, 1 Apr 2009 11:10:09 MDT

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This was our troubled area

3/31/09

kroyale — Wed, 1 Apr 2009 11:09:59 MDT

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Now we're fitting

3/31/09

kroyale — Wed, 1 Apr 2009 11:09:50 MDT

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Hood and front cap are fitting nicely now

3/31/09

kroyale — Wed, 1 Apr 2009 11:09:40 MDT

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3/31/09

kroyale — Wed, 1 Apr 2009 11:09:31 MDT

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Under hood

3/31/09

kroyale — Wed, 1 Apr 2009 11:09:22 MDT

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3/31/09

kroyale — Wed, 1 Apr 2009 11:09:13 MDT

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Starting to fit the grill bar

3/31/09

kroyale — Wed, 1 Apr 2009 11:09:03 MDT

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Cutting it down to fit the opening

3/31/09

kroyale — Wed, 1 Apr 2009 11:08:52 MDT

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Pattern used to get the angle we want

4/1/09

kroyale — Wed, 1 Apr 2009 11:08:40 MDT

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1st mock up with the grill bar

3/11/09

kroyale — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:23:31 MDT

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right side fender after the top lip has been replace.

3/11/09

kroyale — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:22:42 MDT

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underside of right fender... you can see the area that had to be fabricated from scratch...

3/11/09

kroyale — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:21:56 MDT

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At this stage, both fenders have been done this way and they are back on the car.

3/02/09

kroyale — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 06:12:58 MDT

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3/2/09

kroyale — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 06:00:15 MDT

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kroyale — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 05:59:32 MDT

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3/3/09

kroyale — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 05:58:44 MDT

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kroyale — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 05:57:54 MDT

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Hood and hinges are on and working for the first time.

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kroyale — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 05:57:10 MDT

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1/19/09

kroyale — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:28:33 MST

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We finially have the front sheet metal fitting together nicely.

hole

kroyale — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:28:24 MST

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This area is rusted out on both sides.

patch

kroyale — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:28:15 MST

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This pic shows one of the patch panels as it's being welded in.

List

kroyale — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:28:05 MST

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You can't read it, but this is a list that was started over a month ago. Cross off one thing and add three more.

rusted out

kroyale — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:27:56 MST

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This section was also rusted out. A mount for the hood hinges needs to be fabricated, as well as the inner lip of the fender.

mouth

kroyale — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:27:45 MST

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Another angle of the front end.

1/19/09

kroyale — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:27:33 MST

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Fenders and inner fenders are fit to the body.

1/15/08

kroyale — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:48:15 MST

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engine and transmission have been bolted together and are ready to go in the chassis.

Engine in

kroyale — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:48:03 MST

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Engine and tranny are bolted in.

Transmission

kroyale — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:47:49 MST

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An inside view of the trans.

left door

kroyale — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:09:47 MST

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This area was rust pitted badly.

right door jamb

kroyale — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:09:32 MST

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Door jambs needed a little filler to get them smoothed out.

left jamb

kroyale — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:09:17 MST

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At this point, both sides have been smoothed out from the rocker up to the roof.

left inner panel

kroyale — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:09:02 MST

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The inner fenders are going to need a smidge more removed from the bottom edge for clearance.... Clarence...

Doors

kroyale — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:08:47 MST

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Both doors are in 1st prime. This includes the jamb and the door skin seams.

doors

kroyale — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:08:31 MST

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All the dents, rust repair, and chopped places have been smoothed out and put in primer. Ready for mounting and final fitting.

left door

kroyale — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:08:15 MST

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This pic shows the process of mounting the doors.

right door

kroyale — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:08:00 MST

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Right door is fitted to car. No latches are in at this point.

left door

kroyale — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:07:44 MST

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Both doors are on and fit the body nicely.

fire wall

kroyale — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:07:28 MST

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The fire wall in the paint booth just after painting.

Engine

kroyale — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:07:08 MST

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We decided on blue for the engine color. We are going for a clean stock resto look for the engine bay.

11/14/08

kroyale — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:32:14 MST

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this area was rusted out and needed to be replaced.

11/14/08

kroyale — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:32:04 MST

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This shows a pattern being made for a patch panel.

11/15/08

kroyale — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:31:54 MST

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the firewall is in primer and ready for paint.

10/03/08

kroyale — Fri, 3 Oct 2008 12:30:50 MDT

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Engine is running.

10/03/08

kroyale — Fri, 3 Oct 2008 12:30:40 MDT

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All we will have to do when it's installed in the car is hook it up and go.

10/03/08

kroyale — Fri, 3 Oct 2008 12:30:19 MDT

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1987 chevy 350 with hydraulic roller cam. It is running in this picture... sounds sweet.

9/11/08

kroyale — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:09:33 MDT

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fire wall primed and ready for final blocking and paint.

9/10/08

kroyale — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:28:07 MDT

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This shot of the fire wall shows it ready to prime.

9/10/08

kroyale — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:27:49 MDT

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This inside view of the fire wall shows all the holes we welded up.

9/10/08

kroyale — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:27:31 MDT

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Inner fender with plastic filler on it.

9/10/08

kroyale — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:27:13 MDT

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The radiator mount needed some repair.

9/10/08

kroyale — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:26:53 MDT

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Radiator mount needed several square nuts welded in and some straightening.