FOLLOW THE RESTORATION

The Lawman Restoration Blog

Follow the complete build and restoration process from start to finish and see how Ford and Al Eckstrand originally put this car together.

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U.S. Air Force military transport aircraft parked.

Boeing KC-97G Stratofreighter

There is plenty of photos on the internet where you can see the original six...
Car undercarriage being restored in workshop.

Working out all the underside details

What alot of people dont realize is the amount of time and effort that goes...
Worn "For Sale" sign on ground.

Lawman for Sale

Well sort of for sale.....probably 30 years ago.  We found an old "For Sale" sign...
Classic car under restoration in garage.

Body work moving along

Body work on the Lawman is moving along as we get serious about things now....
Blue vintage race car with "Lawman" logo.

The Doors

When the Lawman Mustang went on tour in 1970 it had the doors painted as...
Old car transmission on wooden base.

Transmission Time

Finally starting to work on the transmission to figure out how this was put together....
Two metal oil pans on concrete surface.

Oil Pan Repairs

The original oil pan (blue) on the Lawman is actually a stock Boss429 oil pan...
Chrome engine intake manifold on cardboard box.

Hats off

The "hat" shown here is part of the Hilborn injection system for the Lawman motor...
Supercharger on cardboard box in workshop.

Hampton Blower Assembly

The blower that was on the motor was too damaged to repair so we had...
Engine block on a workshop stand.

Engine moving along

The engine assembly is coming together really nice as Brian Duffee of Duffee Motorsports helps...
Car body with gray primer coating.

Wheel wells

The wheel wells are pretty interesting when you compare what was under the paint and...
Gray car chassis on wheeled platform.

Naked

This will be the only naked body we will see in this blog, but still...
Vintage car interior dashboard under restoration.

Al Eckstrand

Just wanted to add some details as we were taking the car apart in that...
Engine block on a workshop table.

Engine block

The engine out of the Lawman is the original motor that is dated correct for...
Vehicle identification sticker on blue surface.

Door Tag

Some more photos here as we document all the original tags and stickers on the...
Metal plate attached to a car frame.

Buck Tag

The buck tag is also known as the body tag or the build tag and...
Disassembled car parts arranged on the floor.

Taking it all apart 3 of 3

A different point of view on the Lawman project
Disassembled blue car with various parts.

Taking it all apart 2 of 3

Every single piece has been photographed including every single nut and bolt for reference when...
Disassembled blue car parts on concrete floor.

Taking it all apart 1 of 3

Pictures of getting this all aprt so we hope we can put it back together...
Blue metal panel with NASCAR label.

KK Number

Some interesting information here for those who asked about the KK Number....also known as the...