What was I think'n!!!! 32 5W

A friend called me and said he had found a rough 5W . I told him I woud be in town in a couple of days and we'd go look at it. I looked at it twice that day and called the owner that evening.He said he'd sell,but we couldn't come up with a price we both could agree on. Two days later he calls ., I came up $1200 and he came down $1300.but I had to do the deal that night since I was going to Colorado the next morning. I drove 120 miles and picked it up in the dark. It looked worse in the dark than it did in the day light.
Here's pix

 

you have your work cut out for you man

but i have to be the first to say it
it will buff out.

 

A couple weeks later I got back from Colorado and spent about 25 hrs on it . I'm satisfied with the results.Now it looks like an easy fix So I'm putting it in the shed for the winter and getting to work om my F100 daily project.

 

Hope there's a build thread, coming!? What are the plans?

 

At least you have an awesome project sitting waiting for you come spring time.

 

Well,.... I think you got a smokin deal on it, Congratulations !,.... you got it looking pretty dang good there.

 

You could probably make about $120 an hour on it if you sold it now

 

Man you have the luck, I have been looking for a project like that for my rolling chassis. If you get burned out on it, let me know.

 

Wow I would jump all over that. Its in great hands.

 

wheels and tires look good

 

It looks like you got those 1/4s to come out pretty well. I would like to hear what you did to straighten them out.
Looks like a great buy to me.
Let me know next time your in CO...

 

Just needs a little lovin'

 

cool, looks good Gary!... in the background of one of the pics, looks like you chopped the 34 too?

 

my god that was a good turn around on the metal work in the back

 

I started by drilling a small hole in the area under both quarter windows(at the point where the were pushed out the most) and attached eye bolts and a ratchet strap to pull them together.
I put two sissor jacks under the the rear corners of the roof to push them up.
Then I used a portapower on the rear quarters to push them out.When all this high tec equipment was in place, I started pushing and pulling at the same time tell it was back in place. Oh ,and a big friken hammer.

 

Yeah,I worked on it last winter getting the floor and patch panels in, then I chopped it 5" Its about ready for body work. I'm side tracked on a F100 project this winter,

 

Betcha I see this 1 in the back of yer truck @ the roadster show Gary.
Nce score.

 

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WOW! Great work so far. Will be watching the progress. Love those 5 windows.

 

Wow, looks great ! Good luck with the future project !


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Wow! That is incredible!

 

Ok, I will give you $1400................but you have to deliver it!!...............

Doc.

 

damn...

 

Hell of a job straightening that 5 window!....wish I could I could find one!.....

 

25 hrs well spent, nice score. Good thing you didn't walk away away from it over a $100 or you would repeating the same mind thought sometime down the road. That coupe is better than money in the bank.

 

I like it...congrats...

 

I think he paid quite a bit more than some of you are thinking What a difference after 25 hours! Do you know what happened to it to do the damage it had?

 

What a deal.
Great work. the second set of pics dont even look like the same car.

 

Gary, when I saw it was you that bought it, I had no doubts that it would be fixed....nice job !! Dale

 

Nice work!