On to a quick resto from the firewall forward. My father had merely gunked it down, and then hosed it down with a rattle can of semi gloss black paint. He meant well, but it just wasn't going to cut it for me - even though this is hardly a 1000 point restoration. So began the process of scraping and sanding off many layers of paint, undercoating, and road grime from the past 40+ years.
As I dug deeper, I found some things I did not like. My father hadn't replaced any bushings, it was a low mile car and he had intended on driving it and deciding what it needed based on how it drove. At this point, I wasn't going to rush things, the a-arm bushings were pretty well dry-rotted and shot. I had originally planned to try to clean and paint everything without taking it apart. Much to my father's dismay... I started to tear it down to the bare frame.
Thanks for posting. What is the next step?
Great job on the build. Would like to see some more pictures and information on the other projects in the background. 
