05/22/22 UPDATE

Stopped in the bodyshop early last week to drop off a few pieces of trim they wanted and found they were working the trunk gutter and back window frame into shape as well as finessing the driver side rear quarter.

Looks like it won't be too much longer that they'll be shooting a bit of primer onto the body and then start massaging the doors and getting them rehung and aligned and setting the gaps.... Getting a little more excited!

This week I also got a few interior clips and the hood patch panel from CJ to replace a section of the underside hood frame that had been "clearanced" for something once upon a time?? I soaked it all overnight in EvapoRust, then sandblasted (I love sandblasting when it goes smoothly... very therapeutic!) and treated them all with Ospho. A few little rust holes to address, but the majority of them look like they are outside the area we will need to use so they shouldn't be too big an issue.

I'll post a few pictures of the parts next weekend once the Ospho has dried.

She's slowing coming together after a year of going dormant at the other shop. Hopefully it won't be too much longer but have come too far to start rushing things now!!!!

More to come....

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05/14/22 UPDATE

Stopped in the shop this past week to drop off the trim that Bill wanted to have for the roof rail, quarter window and body side molding. Found it all but the quarter window trim, so I still need to dig that out of my new stuff if I can't find the old ones I took off.

On a positive note, they are still working on the Torino body and it's really taking shape. Bill wanted the trim to confirm it is all going to fit up nicely as it should. Here are a few pictures of the work being done....

and he even got the pass thru plate welded in.

She's coming along slowly, but at least it's getting done!!

Stay tuned for more.....

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04/27/22..... PROGRESS!!!!

Well popped in at Moore's Body Shop on my way home Wednesday and was greeted with a surprise.... work has begun on the Tomato!! Seems the GTO that is in line before her has had some frame damage and is off at the frame shop being repaired and looks like it's gonna take a while to get it straightened out, so they started working on the Torino.

They pulled the doors and front sheetmetal to begin working the body and Bill noticed something didn't look right about the driver's side rear quarter. After comparing it to the passenger side, he found the quarter was bowed in about an inch and a quarter above the center of the rear wheel opening!! Seems the replacement of the quarter panel had been botched at some point in the past, so his first order of business was to split the panel open and work the panel out to where it should be and closed it back up and finessed it.

So work is underway and it looks like I MOVED IT TO THE RIGHT SHOP and I'm eager to watch her progress back to perfection!!!!!

Don't touch that dial.....

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New shop parts inventory....

Well on Saturday, I popped in at the new shop to do a complete inventory of everything we pulled out of there last weekend and it appears we got everything except for the front wheelhouses which are now at the old garage for me to pick up.

Pulled everything out of the car to get a look at where things stood and it looks like I got a LOT of rework/clean up to do to get her back to where she was two years ago, but Bill assures me once he gets rolling on her, she'll come together pretty quickly.

But what really broke my heart was how nasty the engine looked.... 😭

Since my trunk was full of other stuff, I left all the loose bits to pick up later in the week to start redetailing everything.

FUN FUN FUN

Stay tuned!

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