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Out with the old…..

July 17, 2022
First look of the 383 engine that was in the car and will eventually be...
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727

July 24, 2022
Although its a greasy mess we expect that this TorqueFlite 727 transmission should clean up...
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Tearing it apart

August 1, 2022
Taking apart the car and photographing, detailing, and bagging each and every item so we...
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Green

August 14, 2022
As the parts came off the car we finally are able to see that the...
Stripped vintage convertible car body on dolly

Bare

August 22, 2022
With the entire car stripped down to the bare shell we can see areas that...
Car body in restoration workshop.

Stripped and naked

August 28, 2022
Special thanks to Sheldon and the guys at Pro Strip Media blasting in Mesa for...
Metal car frame on beige background.

The K Frame

September 12, 2022
The K frame was so covered in oil and grease it was hard to get...
Classic convertible car body shell on dolly

Evaluation

September 21, 2022
Now that we have the body and sheetmetal bare we can finally go thru and...
Weathered painted metal panel with black brackets

Locating parts and pieces

September 27, 2022
Some parts are easy to find and others are not and shipping on some of...
Rusty engine block stamped "263648010

Engine Core # 1

October 11, 2022
The first engine core we bought here locally in Phoenix looked promising from the outside...
Close-up of stamped engine block numbers

Engine Core #2

October 18, 2022
440 engine core #2 did the trick with it being in good shape after the...
Bare car body shell on red repair rack

Straightening the frame

November 1, 2022
We had some clues that the car had been jumped at least once in its...
Polished cylinder head combustion chamber close-up

Cylinder Heads Finished

December 6, 2022
With all the machine work finished on the heads, the valve job, and guide work...
Engine cylinder head clamped on milling machine

440 Heads machine work

December 21, 2022
Working on the build of the Tommy Boy 440 and some before and after shots...
Classic car chassis with removed rocker panel

Metalwork begins

December 25, 2022
The two largest panels to replace are the quarter panels with all the rust, damage...
Vintage convertible car with weathered exterior.

First Evaluation under the car

September 4, 2025
Getting the car finally up on the lift we get to see the true condition...
Vintage convertible car on a desert road.

Project start June 2022

September 4, 2025
Every good restoration project start somewhere and seeing before and after photos always tell us...
Rear view of a vintage convertible car.

Before & After 5

September 4, 2025
More!!!
Vintage blue convertible parked in sunlight.

Before & After 4

September 4, 2025
More photos.....
Vintage convertible car on asphalt road.

Before & After 3

September 4, 2025
Yep....you guessed it....more before and after photos.