Welcome, sounds like a neat project. I made a Pinto Pickup truck from a Pinto Wagon in college, never got it totally finished but learned a bunch in the process. Saw one just the other day in Colorado I'd like to save, I loved that car. I'd love to see pictures of your Cruiser..
On a related note a good buddy calls the jeep he bought from me Bam Bam.
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No longer driving for a living so its time to dust off the old tools and get crackin'!
I'm now spending winter in the Northeast and Summer in Texas??! I think I got it backwards again...
Bill F.