Blog about the rebuilding and restoration of my 1980 Chrysler Scorpion

Author theozsnowman

sanding sanding sanding and yet more sanding… sigh!

got stuck back into prepping the Blue Bitch for paint… Rubbed right back and then 2k hi-fill primer. Spending this weekend doing final wet rub to primer… Going down to 800 think it should be right… Also going to get… Continue Reading →

Finally some progress on the Blue Bitch

Its been a long time coming but im starting to get stuck back into the restoration as time and money permits.. This weekend ive been restoring the dashboard and Plastics of the car including the centre console. Still a bit… Continue Reading →

A bit of an update

Its been a while since I have updated the site as there’s been a lot going on over the past year. B2 car was towed away without warning by the council, as it was parked unregistered on the road (although… Continue Reading →

Prepping B2 for roadworthy

spent today prepping B2 for Roadworthy. On inspection i found a fair few small and potentially troublesome spots of bubble rust and a few scratches in the paint down to the metal so we have removed and treated the rust,… Continue Reading →

The Grey Ghost

Picked up the new car from Shepparton today finally… heres a few pics

Getting B2 ready to go on the road

Connor and I started getting B2 ready to go on the road today. 1st step is a good wash then a cut and polish which will take a few days to complete   A good scrub of the interior is… Continue Reading →

New member of the family :)

Just had a stroke of luck on eBay ….     and oooohhh it has an intact dashboard 😀 Have to arrange to pick it up now and will add more photos then ….

Starting B2

Ok so B2 hasnt been started for years.,.,. just sitting in a paddock so i thought id look over everything and see if i could get her started Checked the radiator and it was full of coolant and no discolouring… Continue Reading →

Its amazing what you find

I started cleaning out B1 and B2 this morning to get an idea of what i ended up with… I now have 3 jacks and wheel braces, all original parts (last week i was trying to buy one….) I found… Continue Reading →

B1 and B2 make it home

so we picked up B1 and B2 this weekend… took a lot of effort and a fair amount of travelling to get them home. B1 came home late Saturday night, after we loaded it up in the pouring rain she’s… Continue Reading →

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