Thread: Project $ 3 K Is Underway

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oh god ... that.s bad ...you could not get up with the help from a blue pill

Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuckkkkkkkkkkkk. I was just getting ready to make dinner, too. Makes one wonder where Bob REALLY comes up with all these.

Charlie, I like those plastic tips. I'm going to the tire shop tomorrow to get my rear tires dismounted, so I will ask them. Thanks for the tip.


Well guys, I have some big news. The two engine stands are empty, which means one thing.........the engine and tranny have taken up residence elsewhere, and that elsewhere is INSTALLED IN THE FRAME. Dan and I got the flexplate, convertor, and tranny installed on the engine today, and slipped it into the frame. And I mean slipped. It went without a hitch, and everything bolted up like it was planned or something.

I did have some fear about the steering box hitting the oil filter, because I had to move it over about a half inch when I intalled the Flaming River box, but it still clears. The weight of the engine and tranny dropped the frame down to 6 inches clearance in the front, and 7 1/2 in the rear, just about what I wanted. The body and remaining stuff should drop it just a little more, as will the smaller 5:00 x 15 front tires, but I wanted it low, and low is what I got. It should still go down the road ok, with no clearance issues.

Here are some shots of where the car ended up tonight. Talk about being on cloud nine.

Don

Here are a few more.

Man, that is gorgeous! I love that color! Judging from the first 5 or 6 pictures, it's a real "pussy magnet", too, isn't it?

That looks great, you should be proud ! Why isn't the body at the paint shop? Seriously it looks great!

Originally Posted by J. Robinson

Man, that is gorgeous! I love that color! Judging from the first 5 or 6 pictures, it's a real "pussy magnet", too, isn't it?

I hope so.


They are real hams, as soon as I get the camera out, they show up. I think they relate it to feeding ,because I usually feed them canned food at the end of the night, after I take that nights pictures.

Thanks James. I am starting to like it more and more now that stuff is going on. I'm glad I decided against painting everything the orange, it might have been overpowering. But man I'm really starting to get excited about getting this thing on the road. Daytona should be no problem timewise this year. Dan has been working on his too, and has the floor pretty well along, so I'm going to make sure his makes it this year too.

BTW, how is yours coming??


Don

Don, Looks great

Bob, Ok I give up I won't date your twin sister any more. lol

Thanks Brad. Scarey part is, his Twin Sister got all the looks.

Don

Don the colors are great . Now i wont be able to wait and see the body on and it creating a 3 D effect .

Originally Posted by Ken Thurm

That looks great, you should be proud ! Why isn't the body at the paint shop? Seriously it looks great!

Thanks Ken, maybe by the end of June it will be in the paint shop. My buddy, the bodyman, just had neck surgery on the 24th, so he will be laid up for a few weeks the Doctors tell him. After that, he is going to finish the body work, and paint it for me. In the meantime, I have lots to do, like glassing the underside, etc.

Nice thing is, when it comes back from him I should be able to mount it and that will be the end of the hard stuff. (famous last words )

Don

Originally Posted by bluestang67

Don the colors are great . Now i wont be able to wait and see the body on and it creating a 3 D effect .

Thanks Bobby. I finally feel like progress is being made. Nice to be bolting stuff on rather than fabricating brackets and stuff.

Don

Don, here comes the part I like so much, brake lines, fuel lines, and wiring harness. So I'm just a little weird, I know when I get to that point, it's not long before I'm driving.
Brad

Brake lines fuel lines??? POLISHED STAINLESS????

Originally Posted by cffisher

Brake lines fuel lines??? POLISHED STAINLESS????

Yes sir, only the best for my little $ 3000.00 car. Actually, the cost isn't real bad, couple hundred buys most of the lines form somebody like Inline Tube. Dan has a special bender for it, and he's going to do the measuring and fitting for me (he's much neater ).

Yep Brad, that's the part I don't mind either. At least it's relatively clean work compared to all the other stuff.


I'm kind of taking a break today, got the slicks dismounted this afternoon, so now I can prep and paint the rear wheels. Tie rod should be here some day this week, so I can paint them all at the same time, I hope.

But for the rest of today, I'm gonna kick back and watch Judge Judy.


Don

Man don , that car is looking real sharp, i cant wait to see it.