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Quarter panels came in today. I'm ready for Sunday afternoon. See ya.

My new 4lb fiberglass bumpers came in today! ummmm..... that's all.

Here's A shot of the wifes 37. this was about 7yrs ago. Its tore down for minor repares and a met red paint. It was suposed to hav been done befor the 49 . still POed at me

Here's another one, Had this 30+ yrs. Just passed it down tomy youngest son last year.Pic is about 12yer ago.

Nice rides Low49, your new project should be awesome.

I have been sanding for days, pounded out all the dents and scim coated them, and do more sanding. I got my metal for my roll pans so it's going to be alot more filling and sanding. Sanding and sanding and sanding!!!

Sounds like the pro70 mobile will be hot rodding soon huh?

Originally posted by brickman


Sounds like the pro70 mobile will be hot rodding soon huh?

Na, It's all smoke N' mirrorz' @ this point. Lotsa' blocks, clamps & rope to keep it together. Just to get a handle on how everything will fit together so i can start "cage' fabrication. Puttin' it together with welds & Bolts will be down the road a ways. Lookin' forward to test fitting the new quarter panels next chance I get.

Originally posted by pro70z28
Na, It's all smoke N' mirrorz' @ this point. Lotsa' blocks, clamps & rope to keep it together. Just to get a handle on how everything will fit together so i can start "cage' fabrication. Puttin' it together with welds & Bolts will be down the road a ways. Lookin' forward to test fitting the new quarter panels next chance I get.

As I look at ur current pics, it dosen't really look like ur car was a car at 1 time, just a pile of parts clamped togther cause the only thing left of the original body is the roof and firewall, the rest is gone, but I saw the b4 pic so I know it was a compleat car at 1 point. It's gonna look awsome when it's done though. I'm not makin fun of the Z pro, I'v just never seen a car so hacked up but then again, I'v never seen a pro street build pics b4 I saw the pics of your car when I came to this site.

Originally posted by Matt167
I'v just never seen a car so hacked up

Me either..............sooooo many pieces.

Originally posted by pro70z28
Me either..............sooooo many pieces.

What did your '40 Chevy look like when it was being built???? . The Z looks a little better with the 1/4's mocked in place.

Originally posted by Matt167
What did your '40 Chevy look like when it was being built???? . The Z looks a little better with the 1/4's mocked in place.

Originally posted by pro70z28

I tried to clear up the pic a little and I think I may have gotten it a little better, it's still purple but I darkened it and balanced the colors so the roof shows a little better

It's a 30 yr. old pic. showing it's age.

Tnanks for the kind words brickman. I know exactly what you mean about the sanding. lol I don't consider my 49 a ratrod, but untill I finish all the bodywork and paint, It will fit rite in while working on it. I would rather be driving and enjoying the ride then have it setting in the shop untill done.

time sure does fly, ive been working on my ride for almost 4yrs now, almost there, just needs to go thru smog, new interior, some bodywork and a paint job. its nothing fancy but hey these cars arent made anymore either.

Well, after much deliberation, I decided to put a different style anti-roll bar in the "Z". I spent many hours on the one that's in there now. Made CNC aluminum end housings with grease seals so the bar could be lubed. But the control arms have only through bolts mounting them to the anti roll bar. Even though they were machine fit they still had a slight amount of play. Bad news was that "slight amount" was multiplied to about an inch of roll out at the axle ends. I always worried that play would beat the bee-gee-bees out of those 3/8" through bolts, so now it will have a splined shaft that should go nowhere. So now, unlike some eastern countries, I should have a smoother transfer of power. He He HE