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Bought this car almost 2 years ago it need major work
replace both quarter panels
trunk Pan
parts of the floor boards both sides
the right side had been side swiped at some time in its life and was poorly repaired around 3/4 in bondo in some places , pulled the doors and fenders and hammered them back into shape,
took entire care to bare metal
rebuilt engine
new heads
intake
carb
headers
comp cam camshaft
roller rockers
10/1 pistons
Carrillo rods
installed ne T5 5 speed transmission
rebuilt rear end
new steering box
interior will be reconditioned and replaced only as needed
pretty much everything needed work
did all the work in my garage except shooting the paint took it to a friend that has a paint booth
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Very Very Nice it looks like 2 years well spent.
Cool color. JTS 71 Mach1
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thanks
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Beautiful job! It's great to see another Mach1 saved from who knows what fate. Thank you.
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Excellent, excellent job...the car really came out great and I like the color, too. I can't imagine finding 3/4 of an inch of filler...that is completely unacceptable in terms of body work. Great job making a wrong right!
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Hello, Nice car!1 Looks like its coming along nicely. I met you on Wyoming classic cars and we visited a little. Im from Powell and work in Alaska. Glad you found this site it is a great bunch of people and a great resource and wealth of information.
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That is super sharp!
Job very well done.