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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...
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Bare

August 22, 2022
With the entire car stripped down to the bare shell we can see areas that...
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Stripped and naked

August 28, 2022
Special thanks to Sheldon and the guys at Pro Strip Media blasting in Mesa for...
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The K Frame

September 12, 2022
The K frame was so covered in oil and grease it was hard to get...
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Evaluation

September 21, 2022
Now that we have the body and sheetmetal bare we can finally go thru and...
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Locating parts and pieces

September 27, 2022
Some parts are easy to find and others are not and shipping on some of...
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Engine Core # 1

October 11, 2022
The first engine core we bought here locally in Phoenix looked promising from the outside...
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Engine Core #2

October 18, 2022
440 engine core #2 did the trick with it being in good shape after the...
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Straightening the frame

November 1, 2022
We had some clues that the car had been jumped at least once in its...
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Cylinder Heads Finished

December 6, 2022
With all the machine work finished on the heads, the valve job, and guide work...
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440 Heads machine work

December 21, 2022
Working on the build of the Tommy Boy 440 and some before and after shots...
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Metalwork begins

December 25, 2022
The two largest panels to replace are the quarter panels with all the rust, damage...
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First Evaluation under the car

September 4, 2025
Getting the car finally up on the lift we get to see the true condition...
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Project start June 2022

September 4, 2025
Every good restoration project start somewhere and seeing before and after photos always tell us...
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Before & After 5

September 4, 2025
More!!!
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Before & After 4

September 4, 2025
More photos.....
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Before & After 3

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