1976 Swallowtail: Cinnabon

[sin bar]

sumbich.

nice car, nash!

you are going to broker me a project car one day.

[Thecleaner]

Awesome find Nash!! Was this the one on Craigslist?




PVW Feb '12.

Shhhhhhhhh! The cat's not out of the bag yet!
And Rob, I put in a good word for you when these photo's were shot.

[mk216v]

Shhhhhhhhh! The cat's not out of the bag yet!
And Rob, I put in a good word for you when these photo's were shot.

I will refrain from posting the PVW link then.
Thank you, Rob's cinnabunny's-frosting needs to be in a mag!

[Shaggy]

I agree, figured it would have sold quick, but guessing since it was during the christmas months, money was tight for many.

And yes sir, this will be at sowo. look forward to seeing you there again... will yours be done???

Likewise man. Definately trying to make it down with it this year. Hotel's booked so we're there regardless.

Any new progress pics?

[Scurvy Bandit]

I like it! I imagine you will have one of the cars at SoWo

Very nice, and Im pretty sure Im going to pick up a MK1 when I get in the UK.

[Nashty Rabbit]

is this car done being restored, sold, and wrecked yet?

Saw it, wanted it, bought it, wrecked it, fixed it, sold it.............NEXT!
(I have this written on my rc car toolbox) It applies here, no?

lol... no... and in my defense, i don't wreck them... just the caddy, and actually, a very clean mk2 jetta coupe (burned to death) after i sold them.... 2 out of probably 45 cars i've owned dieing isn't a bad ratio is it?

Between Paul chromeo-sexual, and you sweettaht Nashty Nashby....all these deluxe early byrds are going to be plucked clean from PNW... hahahahaha

i just wanted a clean original round eye. as for paul... the man is the man!!!!

Awesome find Nash!! Was this the one on Craigslist?

yes sir...

Nash or Jake,

Clear M51 glass or the green tinted?

I have an OEM NOS green tinted available if you're interested.
I have an OEM NOS M51 clear as well, but am still hoarding it as well as other NOS bits; Hella Germany early taillight set, complete 2dr seal kit, 6pc black side trim & 2pc black rocker trim.

PM me if interested.

thanks so much for the offer! i'm just now seeing this... either way, if you haven't already, sell it to jake if he is still interested in it...

Did Nash already find one? He should have the first shot.

Likewise man. Definately trying to make it down with it this year. Hotel's booked so we're there regardless.

Any new progress pics?

awesome, will be good to see you again and hope your car makes it as well!

I like it! I imagine you will have one of the cars at SoWo

Very nice, and Im pretty sure Im going to pick up a MK1 when I get in the UK.

always got your hands in something don't ya... lol... and yes, i'll be driving one and am sure mike will trailer down the other bunny....


so spent the first week of the year in vegas with my girl, mike, and many more friends, next week a good friend from France came and stayed the week, then next week we went to Charlotte, then work got crazy.... point is been to slammed to do anything, but did finally get going two weeks ago and got some stuff done...

as for progress on this car i made a decision to hold off on any major restortation on this car becasue i really miss having an a1 to drive so everything i'm doing for the most part is temporary, unitil my other rabbit is complete.... having said that....

Rust. I know its popular, cool, culture, etc.... but my personal opinion of it is that it is rot! fortunately for the cars i own, i don't like rot and have no reason to start liking it now.... i can understand when a car is on its last leg with the cancer i call rot, but this car is far from that.... in fact the unibody is solid. so i decided to sand down the random superficial spots i found and spray them with primer, paint, and clear. i know the paint doesn't come close to matching the paint of the car, but i'm trying to preserve the car till when i get my other rabbit back and will then take this one down to a complete redo.... I also, got the underside and fender wells pressure washed (dear lord the amount of PNW dirt i cleaned out...), rolled the fenders, and i finally installed the suspension last night....

on with the pics...

before:



after:



i literally cleaned out about 20lbs of earth from the little bunny. seriously, what do you guys in the PNW drive on??? dirt?



and found this nice "clump" along with much more under driver's side fender where it met the apron...



after a half day of cleaning, next call of duty was fender rolling. for anyone thats ever used a roller like the eastwood fender roller, slow and steady. fortunately for me all the fenders had cracks or chips in the paint and two had superficial rust so i didn't go as slow as i should, cuase i was going to sand and paint the spots anyways...



before:



after:



not perfect, but again, stops the rust and gives me a few years to play with the car before i put it down....

the worst and only bad part of the car was the lower front driver apron and fender. the fender IS toast! i'd have to cut out all the rusted spot you see and downwards on the fender so easier to find a cabby front fender..... the lower front apron had some damage as well but can weld new metal there.... only problem was where the fender bolted to the apron went bye-bye when i pressure washed it so i had to drill a hole in the fender and zip tie that bad boy down... lol... i couldn't decide whether to use a white ziptie, black to match other parts of the car, or a cinnabrown color to match the interior so i went with a white... i also decided to leave the rusted through spots on the fender so we can kick through it at sowo...



and finally, had time last night to install the bushings, mounts, and coilovers i got from BFI.... thanks guys..






wheels should be here from england soon hopefully. going to get them mounted, adjust ride height, alignment, do some serious cleaning, then enjoy it for what it is....

take care,
nash

[PoorHouse]

This

after:

Turned out well, looks like you got the edge feathered nicely. I need to work on that.

after:

[fk72]

Better check to see if the cabby fender will fit properly.Early fenders dont have the extra strength piece.The cabby fender i put on my 76 didnt fit correctly,had to find a 76 and earlier fender.-Frank

[BROsiah]

those wells came pretty clean
i know you said you used a pressure washer but did you use and cleaning solution as well?

[IronTrap]

ohhh nice progress! going with small chrome euro bumpers or ??

[FLATBLACKMK2]

Nash you so............Durty.....

[OLD-GTI]

Nash you so............Durty.....

take one to know one

[sin bar]

time for teaser wheel pics.
go!

[d.clique]

cool. another survivor paint job gone forever. why can't anybody just leave a car alone.

[lilrabbitGTi95]

cool. another survivor paint job gone forever. why can't anybody just leave a car alone.

Hey man, don't you worry about this car. Judging by Nash's other work, this one will turn out just fine.

I guess we all think we know more than the big guy sometimes.

Keep up the good work! Really loving this thing!

[stealthmk1]

Nash, you're going to have to tone down something here. Can't have 2 epic build threads going at the same time.

[Nashty Rabbit]

Turned out well, looks like you got the edge feathered nicely. I need to work on that.

thanks jake... not sure if this is good or bad, but i've probably rolled over 15 cars worth of fenders so i've gotten good with the eastwood.... lol.. needless to say, one of my least favorite things to do... guess thats why man invented beer... lol...

Better check to see if the cabby fender will fit properly.Early fenders dont have the extra strength piece.The cabby fender i put on my 76 didnt fit correctly,had to find a 76 and earlier fender.-Frank

thanks for the heads up frank... i will definitely look into it. i know very little about the very early rabbits and look forward to getting schooled by those of you who do know..

those wells came pretty clean
i know you said you used a pressure washer but did you use and cleaning solution as well?

i was very pleased. in fact that well was the least clean when i was done. the rest came out amazing! i used simple green. generously sprayed it on, let it sit for about 1 minute, gave it a few more sprays, then unleashed the pressure washer...

ohhh nice progress! going with small chrome euro bumpers or ??

i'm going to put the black set i had on my other bunny onto this car for the time being. i will either have the set chromed or try and find a nice set of chromed bumpers. i know you have a connection, or if anyone else does, i'd like to buy a set and not get ripped off... seems to be a common problem with these bumpers...

Nash you so............Durty.....

take one to know one

think there is a lot of durty in this forum...

time for teaser wheel pics.
go!

i was going to post pics of the actual wheels, but if you prefer more teaser pics then anything for you casey....

cool. another survivor paint job gone forever. why can't anybody just leave a car alone.

if i were to leave this car alone, i'd have to ship it to matt murray in about 5 years time to have him replace almost every panel on the car... the car is SOLID, however the paint didn't hold up well (the pics make the paint out to be much cleaner than it really is). there is alot of superficial rust all over the car, front fender and nonsmoothie hood aren't original becasue of a fender bender the car was in back in 1983, and a few other things about the vehicle made my decision clear. either way, we all have different standards and i realize i won't meet everyone's, so i'll just aim on accomplishing things to my standards... :cool

Hey man, don't you worry about this car. Judging by Nash's other work, this one will turn out just fine.

I guess we all think we know more than the big guy sometimes.

Keep up the good work! Really loving this thing!

thanks... however, i'm no big guy and chances are you know more than me...

Nash, you're going to have to tone down something here. Can't have 2 epic build threads going at the same time.

lol.. nothing epic or build about this one.. cleaning a car, putting on suspension and wheels, and preventing it from becoming a pile of rust dust isn't a build.... however, give me about a year and then we can call this a build...

anyway, you guys really could care less about what i say so on with what we all like.. pics of boobies, good times, and car stuff... unfortunately, not going to post any pics of boobies on here...

so after having spoke with a few of you in regards to seeing what setups you guys ran (thanks again homiess... ), speaking with jason up at image wheels (big thanks! ), and doing old fashion measuring..... we have a perfect flush on both ends. closest thing to a double flush i'll experience.... lol...

bacl view:



front view:



side view:



unfortuanately, we were literally a mm off with the front wheel offset, so i decided to take a mm off the front calipers. i got them smoothed out so once they get weathered you'll never tell...



take care,
nash

[hellmeroma]

You can't tease us with pics like that!! What model and offsets are you running?

[Elvir2]

looking good nash

Elvir

[grizzlyone]

How new are the brake pads? If they are worn much at all when you have to put new pads on them the caliper will move out even more.......


Oh wait you'll have sold it before it needs pads

[deathhare.]

Oh wait you'll have sold it before it needs pads

Yep.

Regardless. Its looking good.
The next owner will be proud.

[sin bar]

oooh consider me teased n' pleased!

when's this one rolling out? i haven't been to a meet in forever.

[rabbidmk1]

Common Nash! You know what Image wheels I am running, why can't I know what Image wheels you are running?

Keep up the good works as always

[deathhare.]

Sweet set of Neepers?

[melmer]

Image F40's?

[Thecleaner]

The later style calipers should clear without grinding.
Looking already!

[35i 2000]

ahhhh can't wait to see the wheels on!

[tobiwonkonobi]

Common Nash! You know what Image wheels I am running, why can't I know what Image wheels you are running?

Keep up the good works as always

x2

[loopsnew]

You are such the little b!tch, Nash. lol!
:n

[OLD-GTI]

You are such the little b!tch, Nash. lol!
:n

oh damn...this is getting ugly

[rabbito]

Image F40's?

or

compomotive?

[Elvir2]

What is that small red thing on the rotor, i never seen one of those?


Elvir

[rabbito]

What is that small red thing on the rotor, i never seen one of those?


Elvir

early brake pads.

[deathhare.]

Nash...

Glad you decided to go with the square light conversion on the Cinnabon. Turned out great.
Color match is working too my bro...
Your fashion on the other hand.

[OLD-GTI]

Your fashion on the other hand.

the Nike Air Tech Challenges are pretty fly