JC Orosa

If you go to the Next Entry, you will see the final results.

25 minutes ago, JohnS said:

Now put those stock 13" steel wheels back on it ?  Just kidding kinda, because I'm partial to the original steelies...

Car looks great!   

As much as I would like to make it as close to original as possible, I still prefer 14" (preferably 15") for practical reasons.  It's not easy to find 13" tires nowadays, and I personally like the stance with the wider wheels/tires.  Thanks for liking the car.  Definitely a labor of love!   

On 8/21/2019 at 1:58 PM, ZMO said:

Sick ride! Not sure if mine will ever run--I do know though that it wont probably ever look that clean!

Enjoy.

Thanks.  As you can see, it was a three year process.  I am blessed that I had the opportunity to work on it with my Dad.  

Now that I am off to college, my Dad gets to keep it in our garage so I can use it when I'm home.  Our deal is, he will keep in our garage until I have a place of my own where I can keep the car inside.

I would also tell people to work on the mechanical and electrical components first so you can have the car running.  It doesn't matter how the car looks like, as long as its running and you are able to drive it around.  We were more motivated to get the car done when it was running.

Paolo

CNU 2023

Thanks, but it looks like we won't be able to use the Weber.  The car comes with a manual choke and the Weber we currently have is a water choke.  Unless someone tells me there is an easy conversion, we will again consider the Weber.  If not, we'll stick with the original Carb. 

On April 10, 2016 at 5:38 PM, steve k. said:

If you decide to go with the Weber, would you be willing to part with the Solex? i want to continue running the Solex carb and starting to collect spares

I'll let you know as soon as we get the car running. We still haven't made a decision.

1 hour ago, MildSeven said:

good luck with the new project!

Thanks!

19 hours ago, snowy said:

I see you have a sun roof. Check the drains , they run down behind the rear seat side panel. This can lead to rust in the lower chassis. Learn to weld with a MIG welder it's a skill and fun.

Snowy

Thanks for the input. I will be sure to check that asap. Do you know where I would be able to learn how to weld if the problem arises?

9 hours ago, im3crazy said:

Congratulations!

This is a great project and I'm confident that the end result will be as much fun as the journey! 

The FAQ is the perfect site to support your build. The information here and the knowledge of the members is vast, and people here are willing to help. Looking forward to following your progress!

Dave in Baltimore

7 hours ago, dpowell said:

You've landed a great project, and a great site to support it. You'll find the members here very helpful, as I surely have. These are very special cars: simple enough that you'll gain a lot of confidence working on them / sophisticated enough that there's always more to learn. The people here have taught me a lot. Hit the search bar with any problem you run across, and you'll likely find it has been thoroughly discussed and addressed.

 

I wish a site like this existed when my Dad and I started our project. Then again, that was like 20 years ago, and I don't think the dial-up would have been able to handle it (ask your Dad).

 

I'll be keeping an eye on your project, for sure. The '72 is my favorite, if only because my first 2002 was a '72. Picked it up for $1000, come to think of it, I'd guess around the time you were born.

Thank you very much! These last few weeks I have been reading up on other projects. I can tell that this site will play a big part in our success.