sportster2000
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Hi all, been reading here a bit to find out info to help me on my way to get my car done. I bought the car 7 years ago (from a neighbor that had more projects than money) with hopes of getting it done in a year. Well that didn't happen. Every time I looked at another part I found issues so I went ahead and pretty much went through the entire car so far and I still haven't touched the interior. I have gotten to the little stuff to buy where I have no clue what I should be looking for, I'm actually a Ford guy, please don't hate me. The car was a mobile shell. When I bought he asked what engine and trans I wanted as it had none. I choose a 440 and a 4 speed. I know it isn't correct but the originals were long gone. It was a 318? and an auto trans. I did get a lot of spare parts with it. I even got a radiator with it, too bad it was for a mid 80's dodge truck. My main problem is that the car resides in my brothers garage 135 miles away from me. Makes working on it kind of difficult. Ended up replacing all of the floor pans because of rust. Stripped all of the undercoating off of the under side and putting POR 15 and more new undercoating on it. The firewall was a mess. The previous owner once removed took and air chisel and a drill to it to help him make it a drag car. It isn't the prettiest car out there, but it is still a work in progress and I will eventually make it to be what I want it to be. Hopefully this year will be the year it runs.