Heavy Metal Hell raiser

[greymouser7]

:angry5: :icon_madu:

I'll start with a title for my build thread.

1977 Dodge Aspen

was a slant 6 3 speed manual car

is receiving the K-member & 8 1/4 rear axle from a Volare Road Runner E-58

a 360 is going in there now, I blew my Road Runner's motor so I have to facilitate the build of two small blocks, more or less simultaneously.

I have a few options on rear axles/transmissions down the road (in the garage)-

I have a complete interior set

I have to swap out a windshield.

This is going to be a a fairly low budget build-might spend some money on the engine , suspension, & sound deadner, poly bushings, but mostly this has been started a long time ago buying parts for a car that doesn't have an aftermarket outside the general parts it shares with Diplomats etc.

-much more to follow, am taking a little break at work.

 

[greymouser7]

Pics

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[greymouser7]

Ospho in floor pans

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[Blackbirdsrt78]

Got your dash removed and got your hood mounted so I can disconnect the heater box form the fire wall and disconnect the steering coupler. took a while to find the hardware...

 

[Blackbirdsrt78]

78 Volare on the left and 77 Aspen on the right

 

[Jack Meoff]

Nice pic!
Dueling builds.

CAGE MATCH!!

 

[Blackbirdsrt78]

Got the garage cleaned out enough to where I can start working on the aspen the trunk lid is about to get the treatment and the interior panels got painted up.

 

[Blackbirdsrt78]

Nice pic!
Dueling builds.

CAGE MATCH!!

lol yeah, I am mostly just doing paint and body and reassembly for greymouser7 . I think we might be rebuilding a 360 also.

 

[Jack Meoff]

lol yeah, I am mostly just doing paint and body and reassembly for greymouser7 . I think we might be rebuilding a 360 also.

Looking good!
A 360 in greymouser's future?

 

[Blackbirdsrt78]

its all out now just insulation left

 

[Blackbirdsrt78]

Hit it with the wire wheel only found two spots where the rust went all the way through the firewall looks in good shape..welding those shut today...

 

[Blackbirdsrt78]

Driver side vent hole looks a little rough gonna need a bit of work to fix and the wire harness bracket needs to be reattached after new metal goes up there.

 

[Blackbirdsrt78]

Passenger side looks much better just needs patching and fill the holes and seal it up. :icon_eyes:

 

[greymouser7]

Inside the vent space forward of the windshield and aft (back-behind/under) the hood I have sanded and ground for quite awhile. I think that I am only one third complete.

Today while Rich works, I am dropping the family off in Tennessee to visit with gramma. So I have to catch up tomorrow.

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[greymouser7]

Holy 'Our Lady of plastic acceleration!'

-going to have to fix the flint-stone footing.

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The back board was under a board of insulation-and looks MINT! Or red.

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[greymouser7]

All the metal that was red all over (either cleaned or Ospho'd) is now painted black with Rustolium industrial strength rattle can at $5.27 a can from Walmart-maybe four cans for the back board, 20% of the trunk, all of the ceiling, and 80-90% of the floor pans. Rich posted pics of it earlier.

 

[Blackbirdsrt78]

getting the engine compartment for repairs and paint...there is a small crack in the fender-well and a section of the battery tray needs to be welded as well there are a couple of places on the fire wall that need to be patched up and it will be ready to spray bomb.

 

[Blackbirdsrt78]

Under the hood has to be wire wheeled and ospho'ed looks pretty atrocious...