Winter project, gotta start somewhere

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  1. Dan Starnes

    Dan Starnes Original owner

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    Well this is my car, ready to tear apart. It is needing a lot of detailing and the lower black portion is going to get repainted. Also the rearend is broke and the hood is going bye bye. Wheels are going bye bye as well with some larger wheels on their way. Drivers bucket is split in the seam and time to be repaired. Rear bumper is needing rechromed and front bumper is being taken off to allow for painting and detailing. The brakes on the car are as from factory, pads and shoes are the ones put on when it was built. Only 16k on this car but I am going to replace all this as time has made me feel unsafe with this setup.
     
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    Dan Starnes Original owner

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    here is car mostly apart rear view
     
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    and here is the front
     
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    I been missing this wrench since 1978, totally amazes me! The front bumper has never been taken off till now. I suspect this wrench was lost till now sitting in this spot of the bumper since 1978 when I first installed a different cam, and headers. Incredibly I do remember losing it. I just wish I knew what I had for breakfast today.
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    Dan Starnes Original owner

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    this is the rubber on the car from the last time at the
    dragstrip. Also the rubber that I burned on what was
    going to be a terrific run. Wow was it hooking!!!!!!
    I guess a little to much.
     
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    this is a shot of the rearend that dunt work no more. It went
    kablooey. Funny it would still pull itself on level pavement, but
    the sounds coming from it were enuff to make the hair
    on the back of my neck stand up. This rearend is history, 9" is going in, still not certain if I am going the disc brake route yet.
     
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    Wow, i like that paint scheme...really shows off the cars curves! Good luck on your winter project... :)
     
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    I remember installing a plate on my 76 mav and some drill bits got "eaton" up by the big bumper!
     
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    That is one of 3 cars that got me to really like the big bumpered mavs and comets. That is one BAD!!!!!! Stallion. If you are not a fan of the big bumpered cars, come to the nationals and check out Dan's Stallion and Wilbur Greens Blue mav.( O and Susans Stallion is bad too!!!):D
     

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