The pictures used here are quite old and faded, and show me readying the Boss for its "first" restoration. The paint used throughout was Dupont lacquer, something you can no longer buy in most of the country. These were the days you could actually paint your car in the garage without fear of reprocussions from the "smog police".

As stated before, the only real sheet metal replacement was the taillight panel which had bondo here and there, so I decided to replace it. While the Boss sat, kids from time to time had been seen jumping up and down on the roof which required hammer heat shrinking to bring it back into shape.

I don't have any pictures of the Boss engine (none anyway that are scannable), but it was basically built back to stock with a mild HYDRAULIC cam. Why I used a hydraulic I don't really know, but at least I used Rhodes lifters to "simulate" the solid lifter clatter.

As with any COMPLETE restoration, the Boss received all new suspension/brake components. The N-case 9 inch with the 4:30 gears along with the correct 4-speed toploader were both in excellent condition and only required cleaning, new seals/gaskets and repainting. A set of original 15 x 7 Magnums was found (the originals were long gone) and replaced with the then new Goodyear Eagle ST tires, which are no longer available from Goodyear.