Project- Bills Buggy

So.. the first year with the buggy was spent learning.. I wanted to get my hands on all areas of the car.. but first I had to have a plan.. what was it I wanted this car to be when it was done.. show car? daily driver? race car? etc.. now not only did I have no mechanical knowledge yet, I had never owned a V8 rear wheel drive car (we knew it would eventually be V8) so building a monster high horsepower car was ruled out.. My friends wouldnt let me hurt myself of bend up the buggy...

So, I decided my needs were simple.. I wanted a car that looked good (or cool as I put it), sounded good, and would smoke the tires off if thats what I so desired .. It would be a car that the eventual wife and I would put a cooler and some chairs in the trunk and cruise, go to car shows, and hang out with our Mopar friends.. I knew I wouldnt be able to do a show car.. I dont have the finances, and though my friends have the knowledge and ability to do that sort of thing, they have lives, families, and Mopar projects of their own.. I didnt want them to always be tied up helping me with my car.. So we decided this project could and would most likely take a long time.. we would form a plan for winter projects that would leave the car driveable and enjoyable for the summer months, and allow me to save money for each winter...

So the first order of business was getting her safe and road worthy again.. we decided to leave the /6 driveline in place.. it ran like a top anyways.. so we had to replace the original k-member as it had been damaged in and accident, redid the front suspension, fixed wiring issues, tuned up the motor, swapped out the 1 wheel peeler 7.25 that we came to find out was bad, with a donor sure grip 7.25.. all new brakes.. also decided the fiberglass fenders would give way to steel ones.. however I couldnt find 69 fenders I could afford.. so came across some 68 fenders and went that way.. if only I had known the issues that awaited me with that!! LOL .. also ended up getting a new hood and front bumper as those were quite bad on my car... got her front clip in primer, got her inspected, and she officially got her 'Bills Buggy' front plate that my wife had made for me at Carlisle..

The last pic is the buggies first car show.. A local cruise my wife took the pic.. it was a proud moment for me.. I never imagined at that time that a work in progress would get the attention it did, and still does.. I figured people would laugh, or think it was junk.. I was glad I was wrong.. LOL