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I was going to build this Fairlane as a race car but changed my mind. I don't need two race cars. I wanted something different to drive to cruise nights and car shows to promote the shop. I have a 428 and a set of ported Edelbrock heads I took off the race car and a manual C-6.

This is what we started with

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...428cj/22-3.jpg

I thought I was going to have to buy a new quarter but I spent an afternoon with the dent puller

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ty428cj/24.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...ty428cj/25.jpg

Tied the front torque to the rear frame rail

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...28cj/103-3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...428cj/97-1.jpg

I remember going lots of miles in one that color when I was a kid, you just brought back lots of memories ! I don't think yours will be the same when it's done.:thumbsup:

Nice work. I love that body style.

What's the power plant gonna be? Ls1:_paranoid

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Originally Posted by 427gt500E (Post 270257)

What's the power plant gonna be? Ls1:_paranoid

428 CJ with ported Edelbrock heads and a reverse shift pattern manual control C-6 that I used in my race car before running a JPT C-4. Before Jim goes back to Michigan he is going to go through the C-6 and his C-4 from the race car.

Looks like a fun project. Keep the pics coming.

Love those fairlane's.Give it a cool vintage nascar feel.Kinda of a David Pearson 21 style.:thumbsup:

We stripped the engine compartment and welded the shock towers like Shelby did on the early Mustangs and also did the Shelby drop.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...428cj/77-3.jpg

Not needed holes were filled in the firewall

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...428cj/87-3.jpg

Welds ground and than engine compartment epoxy primed

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...28cj/130-2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...28cj/135-2.jpg

Look's good. keep the photo's coming.:thumbsup:

It has been awhile since I did an update.

The roll bar has been epoxy primed

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...28cj/146-2.jpg

I started the first of a lot of block sanding and priming on the quarters to make them straight

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Street/150.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Street/149.jpg

I thought the bodywork was finished but I had a lot of small dents in the roof I found after block sanding

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Street/151.jpg

Nice progress. It looks good.

looks like its going to be nice! You guys put epoxy down then filler over it? That's good, I see a lot of filler over metal these days lol.. One trick that i do is put down etch (on bare metal), epoxy, then a couple coats of urethane primer wet on wet, because the primer sands a lot easier then epoxy, and and you have more material on it so don't sand through as much when doing the mud work.. also its nice to have some primer on it to block right from the beginning:captain:

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Originally Posted by BritishGreen68 (Post 293316)

I use SPI www.southernpolyurethanes.com epoxy that sands real easy. I spray two coats than blocked it with 80 to find the low spots. Do my bodywork than spray more epoxy and than two coats of Evercoat Slick Sand. Next step is sand with 80 until I start seeing the black epoxy followed by two more coats of Slick Sand and block with 180 than epoxy prime again.

I had to move my car outside for awhile so I epoxy primed the quarters again before all the bodywork was finished.

We had a little spare time so Brian welded up a few rust holes in the rear window channel and I did some more bodywork

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Street/152.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Street/153.jpg

I should have it in prime again soon and than I can start the block sanding.

what about your 6x9 spk. there is a pipe in the way.lol
rick k:thumbsup:

I like it,and its all Ford:thumbsup:

Wow what a difference being one color makes. It looks like the quarters came out nice.

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Originally Posted by waynieZ (Post 299928)

Wow what a difference being one color makes. It looks like the quarters came out nice.

I did not think I could save the right quarter. Now the fun starts blocking them out until they are straight.

I know its only primed but it looks great.

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Originally Posted by waynieZ (Post 300503)

I know its only primed but it looks great.

I agree!:thumbsup:

We mounted it on the rotisserie so we can clean up the bottom and finish welding it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Street/176.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Street/179.jpg

Brian finished welding the front floor pan and toe board patches.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Street/181.jpg

great job. Its looking awesome.

It looks good. Those relocation kits move them in quite a bit, nice.

Great pictures...the body is looking sweet.

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Originally Posted by ja.stoner63 (Post 302957)

Great pictures...the body is looking sweet.

^^What he said!:cheers:

I needed a little eye candy so I epoxy primed the back side of the deck lid and painted it SPI Red which is a pure red with no orange tint.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Street/186.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Street/187.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Street/188.jpg

Looks great Rusty!:cheers:

Oh Yah now thats red! I like it.

I did not like the way the spring hanger mounts so I had Brian add a couple of gussets.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Street/191.jpg

Starting to mini tub

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Street/197.jpg

The brace for the deck lid hinge attaches to the inner wheelhouse so Brian cut it off and welded it to the roll cage

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...Street/196.jpg

Very nice!:thumbsup:

Looking good Rusty, been following the progress on this fairlane on the SPI website.Keep up the great work. :thumbsup: Joe