The work you have done is amazing and I love 12v but for the creature comforts with that much work why not go for a common rail to really keep the noise down in the cab as well a dash from a 4th gen, backup sensors, camera, etc ........ just thinking

 

I restored a 68 Coronet convertible many years ago. Was a very rare car, 1 of 64 produced, and was rusty. I sunk $35K into metal work and a show car paint job. I was so bummed out from the cost that I put the car in the garage under a cover for almost 2 years before finally starting the rest of the resto.

 

Just personal preference I suppose, I have a 4th gen diesel and while it is a very nice truck, it just doesn't have the character of the old ones. I like the sound of a mechanical injected diesel, the older style dash etc. Feels like I have lots of room in there. Not cramped like the new trucks.

When I built my crew cab I insulated and sound proofed the heck out of it and it's pretty darn quiet. Besides this will have 4th gen longhorn power heated and cooled seats, back up camera via a edge CTS2 etc

I hear ya, it's just one of those things. Costs $50k to build a $20k car. You have to do it for the love of the hobby, if you are doing it to make money you are nuts

 

I hear ya, and yes if you build it to save cost better stop now but its the love of the challenge been there. it looks like a great build i really admire you welding skills ..

 

Thanks but at this point it isn't my welding skills, McIver Custom fabrication in Meridian Idaho is doing this work

I'm a industrial carpenter so my welds are more about strength then beauty:

 

My BIL owns a restoration shop in Oregon. There are no "estimates".

Simply T&M. If you can't afford it, you aren't getting the work done there. Simple as that.

Either way, this is looking like one sweet ride.

 

Haven't updated in a while, doors have been blasted and primed. Body is done and ready for blasting. Should be going very soon then undercoating and epoxy prime.

 

I wondered when you'd actually show a pic of the secondary fuel tank door, and where it would be located. Looking good!

 

Haha ya showed a teaser a few weeks ago then nothing...

 

Wow,

Looks great, and I'm so jealous....


Don't forget to address the "Cowl Crack" issues before you spray that body. Hate to see you go through all that, and then have them crack like they all do.

 

Surprisingly there's no cowl cracks to be found

 

Great looking work they are doing.
The way the roof is gusseted up, i the cowl cracks might be less of an issue.
Almost all the 4x4 1st gens I have taken the fenders off of have had cowl cracks, even my '89 cream puff 2wd Ramcharger tub has them.
I still need to address those before re-assembly starts on the front end of the Gauntlet project.

 

Possibly, just hard to fix something that isn't broke. It will be checked again after blasting though.

My 82 w350 crew cab didn't have any cracks either. The 600k 1992 w250 donor had very small ones.

 

I would do a silver white! That's just me though. hehe.

 

I think it took me 45 minutes to pull a fender to replace mine. If it ever goes bad, you can always tear it apart again..