2015 Improvements to the Daily Driver - making a 29 year old car road/race worthy again

Fresh Paint Job makes it pretty again, but we have jumped well ahead of our selves




Engine Head Replacement - Harders Garage / LaGrange, IL

In January the car was brough into Harder's Garage where the AMP ported cylinder heads were replaced with some Champion Racing ported iron Heads



Unfortunately no pictures were taken of the bare block in the engine bay, but here is is going together



And finally compete








Frame repair/reinforcement - Wilk Enterprise / Yorkville, IL

To gain access to the trunk floor from the bottom the rear frame horns were cut off




One of the better body mount locations



Typical body bushing attachment point damage



Trunk floor patch panel installed



Body bushing mounting points added under floor patch



Frame horn rust damage repaired



Frame horn welded back on and body bushing installed



Frame horn installed with new #7 body bushing installed



Other side #7 body bushing and frame rail



More new body bushings added



Repair of body busing attachment point behind front tire



Upper control arm reinforcement preparation (rust/coating removal) for welding





Upper control arm reinforcement




Removing rust/coatings fron lower control arm reinforcement mounting points



Lower control arm reinforcement, plus showing tubing added between front and rear sub-frames




Chrome molly tube running between sub-frames to reinforce C channel section



Detail of boxing in front



Fabricated cross member attached to newly added frame connectors



Detail of weld points



Removable section for transmission service



Reinforcement of differential








Roll cage passing through trunk



Roll cage installed back seat area



Details from driver's door



Roll bar drivers side (swing outs added later)



Roll bar clearance to roof line



Roll bar across front



Roll side bar clearance to interior door trim




Exterior Painting, with damage repaired to hood, front end and new bumper fillers added

Cracks repaired to front header panel



More header panel repairs




The paint job from 2003 getting scuffed and minor flaws repaired



Drivers side not so bad



In paint booth



Just painted




Back of the car new fillers and paint with bumpers and tail lights reinstalled



Passenger and rear picture



Here is the orginal front end picture again



Pin strip added





Interior Painting of Roll Cage and Interior Replacement - Dave Anderson / Plainfield, IL

Newly installed rear seat with new reproduced blue Turbo Regal upholstery.  The front seats are recovered with the same material.



The carpet and interior installation is awaiting some attachment points for the shifter and console that have been reproduced and need to be welded in



Carpet installed with console and passenger seat



How cage fits in



Back seat and side trim installed



Here is how tight the side bar fits between the seats and door



Interior shot from passenger side



Interior from drivers side



Thanks for your patience