Back from the paint shop
I’m in the same exact boat as you. My dad left a 70 behind, along with a tube chassis and pile of miscellaneous parts. I’ve sifted through and sold what I could to get it from storage to my single car garage just this past weekend. I haven’t welded since I was 14 and am about 20 years past that now. I just bought a ton of welding supplies and hauled back some steel yesterday morning to try and build myself a legitimate work table in my limited space.
I was overwhelmed yesterday when I got back with all of it. There’s been so much to do, and I haven’t even gotten started yet. So far, all the panels you listed are looking like they need patched or replaced for me as well. Thanks for posting this! It has helped me see that it can be done! I may PM you for advice along the way if you don’t mind. Great looking car you have now!
Edit: you’re in VA too! I’m up in Fairfax / Northern VA.
Feel totally free to PM me. I’ll answer anything I can. Most mopar specific tricky stuff, I asked questions here. Everything else I googled, many times leading right back to here.
Other than tinkering around, I had never done any car work. It just takes a lot of persistence, and I did a lot of sit and thinking. My workbench is to Black & Decker workmate and a small overcrowded 2‘ x 8‘ workbench with a shelf above it. A lot of storage in my shed and spare bedroom.
LABEL EVERYTHING— Really, most stuff will go back together one way, but nuts and bolts will drive you bonkers.
Help will make a difference, but I did every bit of this with zero assistance, it can be done. Did I say a lot of sit and think.
Cargo straps, floor jacks, jackstands, engine lift, 2x4s for leverage, anything can be used as a tool.
I started out with a slightly oversized single car garage, with a low ceiling. I built a low height rotisserie out of 4x4s & 2x4s and started on removing undercoating. I found PB blaster setting overnight works great for that. Lots of Dawn and scrubbing after that. Took me a couple applications to get all of it.
