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I looked at some bumpers for Robin's 33 ford----I saw it was still under the back porch when I mowed the lawn

I actually did a little work on the "Z" today.

Originally Posted by pro70z28

I actually did a little work on the "Z" today.

Really??? Kewl!!!! I walked past my 'maro and looked at it...... does that count for anything????

Nope, got to actually touch it. Well that's not really true either. Many times I have touched the "Z", used the dust on the back window to take notes when a customer calls. but today I got the front end squared up so I can work on mounting it.

Oh, Oh, Oh and I got plates for it. Feels a little better knowing it's legal now.

Good to see it cleaned off and back on the stands for more work, anyway!!!!!

OH YEA!!! Now were on a roll. More fab work my favorite part.

As close as you are pro you could slide that chassis right under my 37 .

Well since my "Z" isn't going anywhere soon & Jeff's Camaro has a Sloooow shifting 6 speed manual trans. we are sticking my trans in Jeff's car for awhile. (going to the World Series @ Cordova in a couple weeks).
Aside from a 7/8" spacer under the trans. mount & a new drive shaft, it was pretty much a bolt in deal.



I took the plastic console out & fabbed a new one from aluminum so we had a clean surface to work with. Made up a pattern from coroplast, then cut & formed the console.









Got a ways to go, but it's getting there.

Really nice work Pro!!!! Also very nice of you to let the kid borrow the Rossler!

Good looking fit and what are dad's for if they can'y loan out a trans

Thanks Dave & Charlie. I've had this trans for a few years now & I'd just like to see what it will do, so my motives are not all charitable. lol. I called Rossler & it was freshened up before I bought it. Came out of a 6 second T.S. car so it has all the good internal parts. We bought a 3,500 stall nitrous converter for it so that should wake it up some compared to the old T-56. I'm thinking it should run low 12's high 11's. (ran mid 12's before), but we'll see. It's just a street car, nothing fast, just fun to go play.

Jeff has his eye on a 406 I bought recently. A friend of mine was in a bind, so I got a fire sale price on it. It's got Brodix heads, Pro Systems carb, Comp Cams roller cam and list of other goodies, & is just north of 600 H.P. Whoever comes up with cash first gets it, cuz' the "Z" is set up for a BBC & I don't want to redo it at this point.

I don't know Gary---you could put that small block in place your big block much,much easier than what it took to do that console!!!!!!!!!!and I was in CC over the week end--coulda hepped ya!!!

Got the shifter set up.



Mounted the CO2 bottle to one of the rear seat brackets since it's been deleted.



Other than a 1.125" spacer under the trams mount, it was a bolt-in deal

Going through tech at the World Series



Our Pit

Unfortunately we didn't get a time slip.
Friday the DragList group had a lunch cruise on the river booked so we missed the Time Runs.
Saturday, after the burnout Jeff didn't get it back in low, so when he staged the trans brake didn't hold & he rolled through the breams before the timer started.
Sunday it started to rain just as we got to the track, so that was the end of our weekend.
Good news was everything mechanical worked like it was supposed to.
We'll try for a T&T or 2 before fall.
The combination of a new routine to get used to & the nerves of racing at the world series got Jeff a little flustered.
I should have watched him closer also. We've come up with some procedures for the future that will make things go a little smoother. It was still a fun weekend. At least the car came home in one piece.