My 1983 Regal *10/13/08* The car is Gone! Pix!

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bourbon

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Aug 23, 2007
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Rockstar said:
Unforunatly i dont. A good thing with not having the front wheel wells is you can mount the hinge to the core support close the hood and mark your holes through the wheel well. Make sure you unbolt the hood from the factory hinge before you mount the new hinge (dont ask how i know) :LOL: How are you locking the trunk down so it cant be pulled up from the back (near the rear window)? Cause on mine with it closed you could still pull up on the hood (near the winshield).

well its pouring here to so i didnt feel like going out to take a picture of them, so i drew this on paint to show you. I will do something similar up front for the hood, but will either notch where they will hit or weld something in for them to "hook" into. I left the factory trunk mounts in the back about 2" so these arms will go in between the metal like it's a slot.

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bourbon

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Aug 23, 2007
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OK this will be the last update until probably monday night, I have my son until then. I got the lid on and got the front "hooks" on, had made them bigger to use the factory trunk hinge rubber stops but they were longs as hell and looked like sh*t, looked good on paper but not in real life. so i shortened them and took the 1/4" plate i was using to space them up of and they work great, I just want to get a piece of har rubber to line the metal with where they rest. They are tacked for now, but will finish them as the body gets done. I also was able to get the rear side panels and back seat back in now. I had to trim the panels to clear the tubs. I also had to cut out the sides of the back seat to clear the tubs as well, but they worked out great.

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78mali350

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May 13, 2007
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Cool! still lovin that trunk. glad to see you got the seats back in it too. nice work
 

cheetahron

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Apr 25, 2008
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Bourbon, after seeing your ride ive desided to get baged! ide luv to check yours out up close before i invest a bunch, are you anywhere near central Pa?

thanks, and nice ride!!
 

bourbon

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Aug 23, 2007
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not a whole lot done tonight, and still trying to figure out my fuel delivery problem, gotta wait til payday to get more gas for it to screw around some more. Got the antenna shaved and got the sawzall marks on the driver's side fender fixed.

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Rockstar

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Dec 16, 2007
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That is bad *ss that you got the seats back in. I was going to start, well i did start, on my dash but now i am going to get my airride done, then body work then interior, you really got my motivation back.
 
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