Luke C. Schreiber |
23rd February 2012 at
12:55 pm
I was looking around for other people working on a 1967 restoration. I am currently working on a 326 H.O. Conv. I have run into a few glitches along the way but so far it is really coming to shape. The shell was put on a rotisery and brought back to life 100% solid and rust free. I currently have hotchkis everything for suspension, frame connectors, chassis pan. Koni gas shocks all around and a rebuild rear end with Posi. The 326 is getting built as we speak and will hopefully be ready to be balanced by the time my transmission arrives from Hurst-Driveline. I got a Tremec TKO 600 5-speed elite package with hydraulic clutch. I have owned the car for over 15 years and with college kids and career it has always gone on the back burner. Now my wife has giving me the green light and I am hoping to have it complete in the next 2 years. I would love to speak more about the builds. I can be reached at schreiblc@gmail.com
Lloyd,
I have a 68 convertable here in Surrey,I have owned since 1978 and ran as an everyday car till 1992 when I decided to give it a refresh,Unfortunately I bought a Z28 and the Bird was layed up for around 16 years looking really sad.
In 2008 with prompting from friends I stripped it out to assess the damage and decided to get on with it, 2 years and a pile of parts from NPD and a great deal of satisfaction its back on the road,so it’s about time you caught up!
Regards,
John
Hey Bud,
I’ve had your page bookmarked for a while. I bought a 67 bird 3 years ago, and I’m in the same scenario with kids and college and priorities. I’m up to the unibody restoration now. It’s been a tool thing too. Each phase requires new tools, and innovative ways to store parts as I’m working from a two car garage. I can’t say funding has not been an issue as well, as I don’t like to spend savings on this car, so I try to do it from my paycheck. I’ve even been tempted just to buy a finished car, now that I know how much it cost to restore one, relative to the resale value. I saw a beautiful 67 326 HO last spring for sale, multiple event winner, that i would have bought if I had garage space. Anyhow, I’m into it now, so I’m going to finish it, although I suspect it could take me 3 more years. Some details, my car is a convertible, numbers matching 326 automatic, that came with a 400 hood, and 68 leaf springs. I need to replace the floor and trunk pan, lower pillars, door rockers, patch panel the rear quarters and inner fenders, and that get’s it ready for primer. I’m again tempted to send the unibody to my local body restoration shop..we’ll see. Otherwise, I need to buy a whirlyjig, more tooling up! I bought a 67 400 engine that is in great shape, no rebores, is very clean, to match that hood. I see you put a tremec in yours. I have a TCI rebuilt Turbo 400 3 speed that came with the motor. However, I’m tempted to put a 200-4r in to get another gear. Well that’s my story, hope all is well.
I was looking around for other people working on a 1967 restoration. I am currently working on a 326 H.O. Conv. I have run into a few glitches along the way but so far it is really coming to shape. The shell was put on a rotisery and brought back to life 100% solid and rust free. I currently have hotchkis everything for suspension, frame connectors, chassis pan. Koni gas shocks all around and a rebuild rear end with Posi. The 326 is getting built as we speak and will hopefully be ready to be balanced by the time my transmission arrives from Hurst-Driveline. I got a Tremec TKO 600 5-speed elite package with hydraulic clutch. I have owned the car for over 15 years and with college kids and career it has always gone on the back burner. Now my wife has giving me the green light and I am hoping to have it complete in the next 2 years. I would love to speak more about the builds. I can be reached at schreiblc@gmail.com
All the best,
Luke
Lloyd,
I have a 68 convertable here in Surrey,I have owned since 1978 and ran as an everyday car till 1992 when I decided to give it a refresh,Unfortunately I bought a Z28 and the Bird was layed up for around 16 years looking really sad.
In 2008 with prompting from friends I stripped it out to assess the damage and decided to get on with it, 2 years and a pile of parts from NPD and a great deal of satisfaction its back on the road,so it’s about time you caught up!
Regards,
John
Hey Bud,
I’ve had your page bookmarked for a while. I bought a 67 bird 3 years ago, and I’m in the same scenario with kids and college and priorities. I’m up to the unibody restoration now. It’s been a tool thing too. Each phase requires new tools, and innovative ways to store parts as I’m working from a two car garage. I can’t say funding has not been an issue as well, as I don’t like to spend savings on this car, so I try to do it from my paycheck. I’ve even been tempted just to buy a finished car, now that I know how much it cost to restore one, relative to the resale value. I saw a beautiful 67 326 HO last spring for sale, multiple event winner, that i would have bought if I had garage space. Anyhow, I’m into it now, so I’m going to finish it, although I suspect it could take me 3 more years. Some details, my car is a convertible, numbers matching 326 automatic, that came with a 400 hood, and 68 leaf springs. I need to replace the floor and trunk pan, lower pillars, door rockers, patch panel the rear quarters and inner fenders, and that get’s it ready for primer. I’m again tempted to send the unibody to my local body restoration shop..we’ll see. Otherwise, I need to buy a whirlyjig, more tooling up! I bought a 67 400 engine that is in great shape, no rebores, is very clean, to match that hood. I see you put a tremec in yours. I have a TCI rebuilt Turbo 400 3 speed that came with the motor. However, I’m tempted to put a 200-4r in to get another gear. Well that’s my story, hope all is well.