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Originally Posted by MrWizard455

even incomplete that looks just plain nasty, as in MEAN n Nasty, nice, love to see THAT beast of a maro, complete, toolin down the road.
Any final thoughts about what color it will be ?

I'm leaning toward dark blue, but I haven't given it a lot of thought yet.

might i suggest 2001 Cadillac Adriatic Metalic Blue ?
thats the color of my Seville STS. if ya like blue its a dark rich blue that will appeal to ya.

Originally Posted by pro70z28

Thought I'd dust off the "Z" and work on it a little this weekend.
I didn't get it dusted off, I didn't get any work done on the "Z" either , bit I did get these stands built.
I haven't had a free weekend for months, but this weekend I had some time so I started to assemble the car stands I've been cutting out a little here & a little there.
I welded til noon, then cut down some trees & hung a door for Jenni & J.D. then came back and worked on the stands some more.
This afternoon I finished them up & jacked up the "Z". Made some adjusters out of 3/4'' bolts, so I can level them. I wanted to mark them so I could set the stand back on the floor in the same spot each time & have them be level, so I made some decals to keep them in the right locations. Also, the stand decks are 15''x15'' , just the right size for the scales, so I can weigh it on the stands if I get the urge. It's no hoist, but it should make working on the "Z" a little more convenient.

They are a neat set of stands Pro,,what height are they?They look the same as the top ..15 inches in height too?? I need to build a set like that to put under the Customline..

They are 18'' tall, 20'' when I have it on the scales.

Gary--I'm with Evolo--what type jack do you use to lift the car that high? I have a set of hunter alignment stands about that size and hight but you use a lift to raise the car and then put them under the wheels.

Jerry

Heres a few pics I took about a year or so ago. I'll charge my camera and take more recent one and some up close pics of the backhalfed part of the frame. The pic of my cap and front clip is somewhat new but I've still done more since I;ve taken it. I'll put more up soon.

an early in MY ownership pic of the TA and a pic of the cam card for the cam presently in the engine. don't know if i ever noted it but the Borg Warner Super T10 is in the storage with the other removed OEM parts, replaced by a Tremec TKO 600 5spd manual w/ 2.64 1st and .64 5th; 4th is 1-1.
Also, the original 3.42 posi gear set has been replaced 1st w/ 3.23 n now with 3.08. Tires rear are 28 x 11.5 x 15 MT ET Streets and tho a single stage wet plate in THIS pic, car now has a 2 stage wet plate totalin 250bhp on both stages as well as a spun/trued stock HEI dist w/ GM heavy duty bronze breaker, MSD 7al2 Ignition, blaster 2 coil, 3 step retard module, 2 step rev control, dial adjust launch RPM control

Originally Posted by jerry clayton

Gary--I'm with Evolo--what type jack do you use to lift the car that high? I have a set of hunter alignment stands about that size and hight but you use a lift to raise the car and then put them under the wheels.

Jerry

I cheated a little. I jacked it up as high as the floor jack would go, put the tripod stands under it, let the jack down, set a 6''x6'' block of wood on the jack and raised it the rest of the way. Not the safest I know, but I have plans to fix that soon. Probably won't come down off the stands for a good long time, at least until the firewall is done.

Had a little time today to work on the "Z". I straightened up a couple places on the firewall so I'd have a straight clean edge to start rebuilding. Then I made one of the two wells the intercooler tubes will pass through. I might use this one or I may try another approach. I'd like the mating surface to be a little smoother than this one. [shrinker sorta' wrinkled it a little]. This is my first attempt at any ''real'' metal shaping so there may be a few trial & error attempts on this deal.

Gary that's some damb fine work in my opinion. I wish I had something close to what your already doing. Looks like it will work just fine as is!

That's pretty impressive, Pro. You did that with a shrinker?

Thanks stovens
falconvan, yes I used a shrinker. I'm still thinking about trying another approach, but we'll see. I have another one to make.

Man, that's incredible; it looks perfectly symetrical from here. You've got some unreal skills, Pro.

Your the sh$t Pro, your car rocks, I am still in line for a ride in that bad boy. I love the look from the back, those meats are inpressive! Keep the pics coming pro.

Its sitting waiting for me right now. Deployed to Iraq til 1 July, but after that i am THRASHING on this thing! This is my first rod, though i have been building things of some sort my entire life from steel. at 28 I finally have the cash to build a dream rod, and it'll be that when its done. Check the thread for pics and some more info. Fabricator by trade, engineer through schooling. Every single thing done has been soley by me, with the help of a few others hands in lifting things is all, and of course purchased some parts. http://www.clubhotrod.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44828