project 81forme started

81forme · 09-04-2011, 12:38:51 AM

Finally a year after buying the car and eight months of unpacking and settling into our new house the car is finally getting worked on.
Day one, hood removed. not a lot of time spent on it that night. Ignore the date stamps on the photos my camera is a pos that changes the date every time you turn it on.

Day two, front clip and doors removed.

Day three, removed sub frame with engine and transmission still on it

Hopefully tomorrow I will get the engine and front suspension off the frame so I can start cleaning that up and ready for some paint.

vfw_1168 · 09-04-2011, 01:08:14 AM

looks good.... and welcome to nastyz

david.cordle · 09-04-2011, 06:54:26 AM

^+1, enjoy the build!!!

GOLF72 · 09-04-2011, 10:12:18 AM

Welcome to the Board. You have a good foundation. Keep the pics coming.

81forme · 09-04-2011, 07:46:47 PM

Got the engine and trans off the frame today.

Off to the scrap yard with the old engine and trans on Tuesday. Pretty sure this engine has never been touched in 95,000 miles. hoses and wires have numbers on them and there is a yellow mark on top of the cap that looks like a factory mark.

81forme · 09-04-2011, 07:51:00 PM

Are any one else's inner fenders look like they are torched out in this area?

It is on both of them in the same place. GM after thought or someone else's better idea?

BP80Z28 · 09-04-2011, 08:52:39 PM

The beginning!!I remember that well.Good luck And have fun!!

ctchap70 · 09-09-2011, 11:58:30 PM

Better late than never. I've had mine for about a year but just getting to the point where I can spend money on it. It should start to get more interesting now. Charlton

ctchap70 · 09-12-2011, 09:28:50 PM

Yep same rusted spot under battery like mine. Whats your plans for your build? Got any yet? Charlton

81forme · 09-12-2011, 11:46:03 PM

Planning a full resto anything that needs replacing is getting replaced. Possibly thinking of a z clone but not sure. Trying to find the fender vents for an 81 is a next to impossible thing. Engine is still in the air, would love a big block car but with the price of gas a small block makes better sense. I have a 305 from a 94 pickup I was going to rebuild and put in for the time being. This was a v6 car so I also need to get a trans to replace the th250 that was in it. Nothing to out of the ordinary just looking to build the car I wanted when I was 12 years old and took me till 30 to get it.

81forme · 09-15-2011, 06:23:39 PM

Started tearing out the interior today and found two build sheets neither one any good. Mice ate one and the one under the drivers seat was tore up from the springs. Floors are relatively nice shape with only small spots of rust. Will try to get some pics up later.

81forme · 09-21-2011, 04:24:39 PM

Seats and most of the carpet removed.

81forme · 09-22-2011, 08:55:21 PM

Found this under the drives seat. Not complete but enough info can be read that I found out this car was originally sold in Texas.

Also found one behind the rear seat back but the mice ate the majority of that one.

Also found this under the carpet and just wondering if any one knows what this is. It almost looks like an old time punch card.

Hope fully I can find a complete build sheet yet. I know from reading on here that people have found up to four of them. Hoping the heater box or fuel tank have a surprise of a good one yet..

81forme · 09-30-2011, 10:38:17 PM

Got the rest of the frame striped down and ready to be cleaned up. Wish the weather would cooperate better, been raining here for the last week and half, and the temp is getting colder everyday. Hopeing I can get heat in the garage so I can paint parts this winter and get the sub frame and rear suspension and under side of the car done.

Also got the first part painted. Energy suspension links. Chassis will be all energy bushings.

arick793 · 10-01-2011, 12:30:26 PM

I don't know about those motor mounts man... Sway bar looks good! I have to install mine