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*Updated* Farm find '68 Rebel SST I just bought |
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fhpdave 
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 Posted: Oct/02/2015 at 9:14pm |
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You are a wise man. Happy wife=happy life.
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Old enough to know better - young enough not to care
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skynless
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Posted: Oct/12/2015 at 1:19pm |
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Made some progress on both the bathroom and the Rebel. Safely removed chrome trim and most of the dilapidated vinyl top.
     
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TX390AMX
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Posted: Oct/12/2015 at 3:16pm |
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Nice find,
Back in about 1970 I bought a 68 Rebel SST from a dealer in Little Rock AR. Not 6 blocks from the dealership, I was at a red light when I saw a tractor trailer coming up very fast behind me. After a quick traffic check, I nailed the Rebel and held on. The 343 4 BBL lit up BOTH rear tires (I didn't know it was a twin grip til then) and left 2 black lines at least 50 feet across the intersection. Good news, the big rig got stopped, I pulled over and shook for a couple minutes and finally got the car home. Kept it for several years, always a fun, good running car. Hope yours generates some memories too. |
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Terry
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232jav3sp
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Posted: Oct/12/2015 at 7:11pm |
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Looks like you lucked out with not having any rust under that vinyl!
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348AMX
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Posted: Oct/13/2015 at 5:47pm |
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must have been under a heavy thick cover if it "sat outside" for 30 years, nice score!
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skynless
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Posted: Feb/08/2017 at 3:23pm |
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Resurrecting this thread. A lot has been done, just not to the Rebel. A garage fire resulting in the loss of my '69 Ambo, and a new garage later, I'm ready to start the tear down. Went with scissor trusses and the door tracks angle up to follow to allow room for a lift (I also had the concrete guy make deeper 2'x3' pads).
I did get new wheels/tires so I could move it without having to inflate them each time!
  
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1968 Rebel SST 343
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Scene One
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Posted: Feb/08/2017 at 6:59pm |
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Nice Garage and nice project car. Now all you need to add is a little work dust
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LakesideRamblin
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Posted: Feb/08/2017 at 7:39pm |
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Nice car and car living room! That black Rebel look is a beauty.
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LakesideRamblin
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232jav3sp
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Posted: Feb/08/2017 at 8:45pm |
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I'm sorry to hear of your misfortune! I take it your Ambo was not repairable? I don't know that lift you had in mind, but, I just installed my lift the weekend before last and am extremely pleased with it. Bought if from gregsmithequipment.com. It is an Atlas lift marketed under the name ELITE. Comparing it and it's Atlas counterpart, side by side, they are 100% identical (other then color). Elite 9kbp is the lift.
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skynless
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Posted: Feb/10/2018 at 2:24pm |
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A long overdue update! After a move in the summer, the Rebel has a new home. Started on the interior before the brutal winter hit.
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