Front end disassembled

Over the past few days I’ve managed to remove the hood, bumper, front supports/radiator, fenders, fender liners and other various parts. That gets me down to the real body and the chassis. I’ve learned this car was just as rusty as I expected, and will need a LOT of patch work and new body panels. Not gonna be cheap (not that I was expecting it to be). I will be pulling the 400 engine in the next few weeks to put on craigslist/eBay if anyone is interested.

I have thought more about it and plan on turning this into a Pro-Touring car. Some of the ideas I have so far are:

• LS Swap (probably LY6 engine w/whipple supercharger)
• 4L80E
• Modern ECU for LY6 and harness to run entire car for more modern conveniences.
• Air suspension
• Tubular control arms / other misc. chassis upgrades
• Baer Track brake kit with 13″ disc brakes in front and 11 in rear
• Classic Air AC
• Almost all new body panels or tons of patches due to the severe rust
• New top
• Probably staggered 19×8 / 20×10 or wider wheels to help with the new drivetrain
• Maybe a fiberglass hood since the stocker weighs 500lbs
• Power windows / locks all around