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I did when we first acquired the car and were trying to find a decent shop for it. Their focus is on putting on their summer shows and their annual Christmas toy drive. Many of the people involved with that organization don't even own cars. They just volunteer their time and efforts for the...

Hey Gary, good to hear form you! About a year and half ago, I had to move the car to my garage at my house in Keller. We lost the use of the shop we were using in Grapevine. I've been able to make progress on the Demon, but it's been very slow. At one point I had four guys helping me. One...

They do, so let me know when you want to come look at them. [email protected]

I'll be posting some pics soon. We've removed the trunk pan. The used pan I found does need some repair work. The extensions were a bit rough. I could have repaired them, but new ones from AMD were very affordable. I like AMD. They're courteous and they worked with us every step of the way. I...

The good news is, I have a couple of regular volunteers now and they've taken ownership of a couple of areas on the car. One guy is doing the trunk pan, the other is reworking the interior floors. I'm working the front end. It helps when you can divide the car up like that. My next goal is...

As promised, though somewhat late, some more pictures! I've started reassembling the front end thanks to Jerry down in Troy and I've also started on the trunk pan.

It's going to be the same color as the Mr Norm's Demon, a dark charcoal gray. 360, auto, mildly built but streetable.

We're making steady progress on the Demon. I finally have some volunteer help that I can count on. The rear differential is being cleaned up and made ready for paint. We're cutting out the trunk pan in sections and we're preparing the replacement pan for installation. I even got the front...

Well, we got the center section of the trunk pan out, along with the fuel tank. There's now a big hole there. Pictures to come!

I'm off to Midland in the morning to pick up a Challenger hood. One of the members from www.cuda-challenger.com graciously donated a used Ralleye hood from a 74 Challenger. I'm going to graft the center section from that hood to our Demon hood like the Mr. Norm's Demon. So, hats off to Jimmy...

Heading up to Denton in the morning to cut out the trunk pan. Have sawzall in hand!

Today, I scored a trunk pan in good used condition. Price was right, and I'm going to go back and cut it out next weekend. Just need some decent weather.

I need to see if anyone is traveling from western Pennsylvania to the Dallas/Fort Worth area in the next few weeks. I found a Challenger Rallye hood in that part of the country that I need for the Demon I'm restoring. I'm going to do the Mr Norm mod and graft the scoop section of the Challenger...

First, can you get some shots from a just little further out? Close ups are good, but these are almost too close. Second, cut it out, weld in new metal. Treat with Por or KBS Coatings on the back side. On the exterior, use regular automotive finishes like PPG. Por is great, I love the stuff...

Here's what I'm looking at Jerry. The pans are fairly decent condition. But the pan sections under the driver's and passenger's feet are going to have to come out. The section under the front seat is in good shape. as is the section of pan under the REAR passenger's feet. Here are the...

It was a good to be able to get back to work on this car this morning. I have some people helping out with it now, so it's not all on my shoulders. The man who was working with me this morning transferred from another church where they did project car restorations on a regular basis, and it's...

Your skill and talent are blessings from God. Old hot rodders back in the 50s used to do the sort of work you're doing. I know of some people in Brazil. They have an association with our church here in Grapevine, Texas. I'm sure they'd be interested in your car and I'd like to give them your...

I have enjoyed this thread thoroughly! We're witnessing the birth of a genuine car guy in the mold of hot rodders in the United States circa 1950s. The things you've done Alex are the sort of things we used to do here in the U.S. before the aftermarket started making all our goodies for us. If...

I have the A/C brackets you need to swap over to the aluminum compressor. They came from an 86 Ramcharger. I need to get your address so I can ship them to you.

I hope to get this back on track soon. I have parts ready to prime and weld in place, but between the holidays and our work schedule, along with an unplanned trip to New Braunfels to visit my father-in-law after he suffered a stroke, there's been no time to work on the car. And Jerry, I'm...

I got it at Northern Tool for $169 plus tax. It does have wheels and it has a nice nozzle with a trigger handle and a ceramic tip. The really cheap ones just have a ball valve for a trigger. I'll need to upgrade my compressor later on down the road. Even the smaller one takes a lot of air. I've...

Just wanted to say thanks for the kind words guys. I was teaching a Bible class for four weeks in a row. Whenever I teach, it takes up most of my time in preparation, so I don't get to work on the car as much. Our regular teacher is back in town now after a long business trip, so the car has...

There's nothing like having the right tool for the job. Finally broke down and bought a pressure pot sandblaster. It's one of the smaller 5 gallon blasters, but it beats the daylights out of the hand held gravity feed blaster I was using. I got the radiator support for the 71 Demon cleaned up...

I think I've changed my mind on the color. Somewhere on this site was a link to a dark silver or pewter colored 71 Demon that was being built by one of the better known names in teh industry, I can't recall who. It had a Challenger style hood with the twin scoops blended in instead of riding on...

I might be moving the car to a different shop soon. We should know this week. The one we're in is decent, but small. We could use more room. I finally managed to find some time to work on it this week. The piece for the front radiator support is ready to be stripped, primed, and welded in...

Jerry, my hat's off to you for your help and support. I have not forgotten about the A/C brackets you need for your car. The weather hasn't been cooperating up here and that's kept me from going to the salvage yard I usually deal with. As soon as it dries up a bit, I plan to head over there to...

I ran into the same issue at our church as far as a raffle goes. Our pastor does not favor holding a raffle. I don't see the issue with an auction though. One idea we had was to take our car to Barrett Jackson or Kruse or one of the other auctions, kind of like a men's ministry road trip!

A touch of Foose....

I bet they would and let me give you a bit of testimony. I came up with this idea over a year and half ago. Our singles group at our church bought and flipped a house and donated the proceeds to our building fund and I thought, "Why not do the same thing with a classic car"? But, Satan planted...

I took a bit of a break this month. I am extending another invitation to all Dallas Fort Worth area members to stop by the shop some Saturday. I'll post my work schedule in advance for anyone who is interested. If you'd like to be added to my e-mail list for this project, you can contact me at...