Before and After Project Photos

[KCarGuy]

I Guess this would Fall into Fabrication & Techniques...Please show off your Bodywork...Paint...Drivetrain skills here with Before and After Photos!

It doesnt have to be the entire Project, 2 Photos are fine...doesnt matter how old, I would love to see the Talent thats all here on Garage Journal.

Here are some of my Past Projects:

 

[KCarGuy]

A Friends old Triumph Trident;

 

[KCarGuy]

A Friends 1972 Z-28 RS;

 

[KCarGuy]

A Friends 1971 Z-28

 

[KCarGuy]

A Buddy's Duster;

 

[KCarGuy]

A Friends 1970 Challanger TA 340 6 pack;

 

[KCarGuy]

A friend's Father-in-law's Dodge Van;

 

[KCarGuy]

A buddy's 1969 Camaro;
Sorry...No before shot...it was a silver 6-banger
replaced everything but roof and trunk lid, runs a 396 now

 

[KCarGuy]

My Wife's 1974 Nova;
She bought it in 1975, later we repainted and New 4 bolt 355, Again later repainted and 406...

 

[tonydanzah]

A friend's Father-in-law's Dodge Van;

is it on the rims so it fits in the garage?

 

[KCarGuy]

Yes, That was my first Garage...low ceiling and all.
To paint it, I had to drive it into my Garage on its Rims. Then to Paint the Roof, I parked it on my back Patio and had to stand on my Picnic Table.

Told Myself that I would never do another Van after that...

 

[Vernmotor]

 

[Kevin54]

Went from Teal and Silver two-tone with a 4.3, to wrecked, to a Prowler Orange with a worked over 350

 

[A_Pmech]

BEFORE

DURING

AFTER

 

[MP&C]

Ultima Black Cloud build

H/K epoxy primer

Struts welded on and radiused

Flame layout

Final

 

[MP&C]

Before:

After:

 

[69supercj]

Here's a couple of before pics. Its a '69 Mach 1 with the 428 SuperCobrajet engine package. Bought it out of a guys backyard when I was station in Cheyenne, WY back in '85

 

[69supercj]

And here a couple of after pics. It had been totally gutted and parted out when I bought it. All it had for drivetrain was the original 3:91 9inch traction loc rearend. No interior, except for a few mouse nests.

 

[Kevin54]

That Mustang is a Rag to Riches. Nice job!!! Hooters girls are nice too.

KCarGuy....nice job on all of the rides. I've always had a thing for the older rods with the big back meats and little fronts. Those all look fantastic!! What year were a lot of them taken? Mid 80's?

 

[KCarGuy]

I started Doing Paint Jobs at My First House in 1983...All of those shots were from 1983 to 1993.

Got lots More Pics...just need to find them all...

When I was younger I was doing a Ride every 6 weeks...Takes me alot longer now.
Doing a Friends 1970 Chevelle right now, hope to have it done in the next month.

Thanks for the Props, and Great shots from everyone else so far!

 

[69supercj]

The Mach 1 pics were taken in 94-95. Still sittin' in the garage. Next project is a '64 Fairlane 2dr.hardtop that will have Mustang II coil overs up front, a '92 302 EFI roller motor out of a GT backed by an AOD and a 9 inch floater rearend. By the way Robert, thats the sweetest lookin' '65 Fairlane I think I've ever seen.

 

[JB4Pres]

When I got my Jeep:

Replacing the Frame:

After the first rebuild:

After the first upgrade:

Having some fun:

Currently stuck in the middle of a one ton axle swap and 40s ... Just too broke to finish it.

 

[MP&C]

Thanks 69scj, it has quite a bit of metal work in it, especially for a race car. trunk lid opening, rain gutters, you name it. Here's the album, starting on the last page (the beginning?). Some of the "fixes" may help you out on your 64. (BTW...Nice work on the Mach 1....)


http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y167/rmccartney/1965%20Fairlane%20super%20street-super%20gas/?start=820



Here's another project, the owner had an unfortunate "run in" with a deer.

Black base and flame layout:

Candy and pearl:

Add a little sunshine

Assembled:

 

[Abodyracer]

A buddy's 1969 Camaro;
Sorry...No before shot...it was a silver 6-banger
replaced everything but roof and trunk lid, runs a 396 now

That reminds me of a friends Camaro. He bought it when he turned 16. It was bone stock 250 I6 w/ powerglide and 3.08 gear. He built the piss out of the 6 banger and trans and put a posi in it. That car was a blast and was the only car Iv'e ever ridden in that would scratch in second at 75-80 mph. He now has 700hp 502 w TH400 and 4.56 gears in it and it sets in the garage never to be driven. He said he has never had a car that was as much fun to drive as when it had the built I6 in it.

 

[the-man]

All of you guys give me tons of hope that i can get my 1973 mustang coupe done. GRAT JOBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[MP&C]

Finished another HD this weekend, it had been bumped from the rear and needed a new fender. Owner wanted to paint the whole thing. In stripping the tank, we found some previous damage. Pulled the dent, smoothed things out, applied silver base and apple red candy. Also mixed in some alabaster white pearl in the candy. This thing popped so much in the sun, the camera couldn't take it.....

 

[E.rodz]

here is a couple of picts of a friend of mines tractor that I painted ond built alot of custom parts for.

 

[Gearhead559]

before

after

i have a ton of pics of cars i have done ...man i could be here for hours. more on this later..time for bed

 

[greatkids]

Here is a before and after shot of a high school girl's auto restoration project we finished in Jan. of 2007. We started with 21 boxes of unlabeled parts and a tub. You can find the story at: www.teamsprite.com

 

[crewchief888]

my ongoing project
88 s-10 blazer started out 3 years ago as a cornfield find with a blown engine and bad trans. (freebie)
swapped in a TBI 4.3/700r4 from an astro van headers & throttle body spacer
gutted interior
fabricated bumpers & rock sliders
full cage
race seats& 5 pt harnesses
corolla cooling fans
fabricated 3" body lift
35" BFG mud terrains
slightly modified front fenders
lincoln locker in the rear
new summit/procomp guages
the truck was rolled
narrowed the front clip about 18"
replaced the stock wheels with cragar SST's (freebie)
RCI 15 gal fuel cell remote filler
added a single rear jumpseat and 5 point harness (freebie)
replaced 2 front differentials, rear brakes, tie rod ends,CV shaft
last november i cut out all the IFS suspension
leaf springs are mounted
front axle in
working on brake plumbing
front driveshaft
fabricated a new trans x-member
fabricated new skid plate mounts
pitman arm modified to take heim joint
steering done
all thats left is to swap out the rear end, and get the brake lines connected, and find some front shocks

the torture never stops

 

[atari]

Oh my god! what is under that cowl?

 

[MP&C]

The "off the shelf" version had clearance issues with the carb, and still two inches to go for closing. So we added 2" for that plus 3" for air flow, and gave it a lift.....

....and actually the front of the valve covers stick up inside the teardrop as well...

 

[zmotorsports]

here is a couple of picts of a friend of mines tractor that I painted ond built alot of custom parts for.

That is sweeeet! They talked about a small tractor pulling association in our area a few years back which I thought would be cool but they couldn't get the support so it fizzled. Looks great, Mike.

 

[Lippyp]

Thats very cool, I take it that won't be cutting any grass now!

 

[E.rodz]

Thats very cool, I take it that won't be cutting any grass now!

it can still cut grass just doesn't look as nice when its done!
maybe it can be used as a roto tiller too!
this is a friend of mines he takes it all around the country takes the pulling to a new level.

 

[e-tek]

OK, here's mine (Thanks to MP&C for the prod!)

1974 Challenger

Engine for my 46 Merc M100:

 

[Jack Olsen]

It's a long story.

 

[litljay]

Do tell Jack...Looks sick.