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Category: Restoration Section
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Published on Friday, 29 March 2013 16:39
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Written by Klaus
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This is part one of Rambo's story. After starting the restoration on christine I found that passengers doors was too much rusted, to try an repair. When aksing my friend Walter for a usable door he told me that he have one, but that it's still attached to an crashed body. When I saw rambo the first time I was impressed on the good overall condition. This car should normally only be a door for Christine. The car was involved in a heavy crash with a VW Golf (btw: the Volkswagen don't overlive that!). The car was offered than as a parts car for the pricely sum of around $2700. When I saw him the first, I directly want this car, mainly to get this already rebuild and very strong engine. But when my girlfriend saw rambo she loved the car from the first moment. Also I told that it isn't possible to hold two mustangs she said "Please give him a chance, don't butcher him!". After a long search I found the right workbench to get the banana out...
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Centerfold Star in 1987
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Rambo in 1995
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Inside 1995
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The door after I pulled it out
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Rambo after crash
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The seat out of direction...
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Stripped at airbase Bitburg
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After cutting the door with a grinder...
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Parts rescued out of the damaged door
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This was the most damaged area
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Body straight again!
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Four wheel Disc's is a nice option
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This is a new NPD fender and door...
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The banana look is gone...
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Welding started with the floor pan LH...
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A-pillar cut out - A lot of spot welds
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A new rocker panel would look great
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Engine bay in 2000
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That's one of three!!! complete build sheets
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Rambo's Dataplate
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T5 Plate Ford Cologne
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body parts together again and ready for welding
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door reassembled to check proper fit of body
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finished welding and starting paint prep
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damage on roof repaired
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testing GT pipes but too small
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Closed all holes not needed for GT conversion
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Quarter panels welded
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Zebra look before Painting
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Finished Preperation
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After painting passenger side
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After painting driver side
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Fixing GT- Stipes to Body
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GT-Conversion complete
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Interior reassembled
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Enginebay nearly finished
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