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Title: 68 bullitt inspired ................ body-work and paint !
Post by: 68 Bullitt RDR838 on January 03, 2018, 02:53:16 AM
My Brother and I are several years into the restoration of our 68, with the best part of the last 2 years being in the body-shop.
Painting has begun and we hope to get it home very soon to start re-assembly .......................... will be powered by a 440/6 pack.

Doing somewhat of a Bullitt clone which will be a rare car down in Australia.

Will post a couple of progress pics from our last visit ............ The car has received a ton of new metal including both rear qtrs., trunk pan, fender, and many patch panels.
Do it once do it right !!
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Post by: 68 Bullitt RDR838 on January 03, 2018, 03:04:36 AM
hood in primer
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Post by: 68 Bullitt RDR838 on January 03, 2018, 03:16:16 AM
gloss black engine bay
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Post by: 68 Bullitt RDR838 on January 03, 2018, 03:20:21 AM
new rear qtrs., starting from bare metal .............
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Post by: alfaitalia on January 03, 2018, 04:17:20 AM
Looking good....keep it up. :2thumbs:
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Post by: 68 Bullitt RDR838 on January 03, 2018, 10:40:48 PM
Its come a long way since we imported it back around 2012 ......................... looked quite tidy to start with, but a bit of digging found the usual rust issues.

Here it is from back then with a test fit of the plates ...........
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Post by: keepat on January 04, 2018, 05:34:27 PM
Welcome, Looks great!! Need more pictures!
Pat
Title: Re: 68 bullitt inspired ................ body-work and paint !
Post by: 68 Bullitt RDR838 on January 04, 2018, 11:49:43 PM
bodywork has been drawn out over a few years for a variety of reasons ................. shipping replacement sheet metal from the US to OZ, lack of funds, car sitting in Panel shop etc ...

A selection of pics from the last few years as the bodywork was being sorted.
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Post by: 68 Bullitt RDR838 on January 04, 2018, 11:55:23 PM
side shot showing new rear qtr
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Post by: 68 Bullitt RDR838 on January 04, 2018, 11:56:46 PM
in primer
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Post by: 68 Bullitt RDR838 on January 04, 2018, 11:59:04 PM
being torn down .............. the next lot of pics coming soon when car is back from paint.
Car has a full new interior going in, colour change from green to black !
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Post by: Fitz73Chrgr on January 05, 2018, 12:59:24 AM
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Post by: 68pplcharger on January 05, 2018, 11:23:39 AM
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Post by: tan top on January 06, 2018, 11:23:50 AM
looking good ,    :yesnod: :cheers:      love the slot mag wheels  :coolgleamA: :2thumbs:
Title: Re: 68 bullitt inspired ................ body-work and paint !
Post by: 68 Bullitt RDR838 on March 03, 2020, 02:55:09 AM
Well my apologies for the late reply, but 2 years later we finally got our 68 back from the paint n body shop.

It was a game of patience but to see the results, it was worth every second !!

The paint is flawless, way better than we could have imagined .............. the restoration is now in full swing again !!

Enjoy the pics of our 68 Bullitt tribute with its luscious new black paint ............................


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Post by: plasticman-32 on June 02, 2020, 06:02:46 PM
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Post by: 68 Bullitt RDR838 on February 23, 2023, 10:52:54 PM
and another 3 years on and we are getting so close !!

Car is now 99% done ............ Mechanical, Body/Paint, interior all done and car should be on the road in a few weeks.

I may start a new post recapping the whole 10 year process of our Bullitt Charger tribute - 440 6 pack
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Post by: 68 Bullitt RDR838 on February 23, 2023, 10:58:30 PM
Holley 6 pack with fabricated air filter
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Post by: hemi-hampton on February 25, 2023, 01:20:35 AM
Nice looking car :2thumbs: