Thanks guys! I can't wait to tear in to this beast! I have fever dreams about it at night. I'm glad to be here with others who know the obsession all too well. I pulled this car out of a 'swamp' in Missouri and brought it back to Texas. The previous owner had been waiting to restore it for a few years (he got it out of a field) but lost steam. It has seen a few hurricanes...
...but Ike and Katrina were not enough to kill it
. The official restoration will begin sometime in june/july after I graduate...this car makes concentrating on school VERY hard!
Joe your restoration is an inspiration! I hope to do a zetec swap myself! I have the twin cam but it will take more than a fair share of love and $$ to bring it back (it will be done eventually). This car is a '72 special so it has the 5 speed and big valve head. It may even be one of the 200 JPS cars...but alas there was no dash board.
Here is some evidence of the past crimes...before resurrection!!
