TN454Monte

Great set of pictures, thanks Tony!

Sorry to hear the shaft let go like that...but glad you're okay, it could have been much worse.

If memory serves there are several people here seem to use a place called Inland Empire Drive Shafts. Website for Inland Empire

Quote: Now, I know your situation and in no way am trying to denigrate you having to have someone build it for you. I think you know that. Thanks, I did do some work ...a little...LOL, and I plan on doing a majority of my interior work after the Dash goes in as well..but if I didn't farm this stuff out that I'm doing now this project would drag on for a lot longer than it has. I can at least claim some of the 496 planning, with of course, Ulan's and Kurts Guidance. And I did put the springs and valves into the LS6 heads, although Kurt looked at me rolled his eyes heavenward when I dropped them off and said.."Well Wha' ya go an' do that fer...I'm jus' gonna rip em back out". At this point...18 months since I last ran it, I just want to drive the thing...get in, turn the key, put it in Gear and drive....I'm impatient like that....LOL.

I will probably weld Royce, I remember the tips on my 95 Impala SS, 60 bucks a side... They were welded. They were sure shiny and 'purty but dang if you loose one of them due to a clamp or something working loose...that's enough to make a guy cry!

Quote: Looks like you really found a good guy this time. Almost as good as doing it yourself Honestly Allan, I couldn't do better myself, not in the fabrication or in knowledge departments, I don't have the skills. That I'll freely admit, this guy is a very talented mechanic IMHO.

All good suggestions, thanks guys!

Now the only question is...what tips do I use?!?...the old style SS454 "vacuum cleaner attachment" ones, chrome round ones, or turn downs...Hmmm....

Thanks for the tip Ian, that works like a charm~!!

Okay folks, another round of updates...Here's some updated pictures of the fuel system to feed the 496.... The Aeromotive Fuel pump is mounted and the lines are being run, we're making a bracket for the regulator in the engine compartment, and the new Holly 870 carb is now installed but not yet hooked up.... With any luck... we're not too far away from the initial firing, redoing the exhaust and all the re-fabrication that entailed gobbled up over a week, and the wiring harness is still yet to be done as is the dash. The rear suspension and all the brake work is done, with the exception of putting the BMR Rear sway bar in but that wont happen until he is ready to take the car off the stands.

Okay well after some 'tweaking" that involved a lot of cutting and re-fabrication, Eulan reports he thinks he made the exhaust look "okay" I think it looks great but my 'great' and Eulan's 'great' are... apparently two different things. LOL Monies been a headache lately and I didn't have the spare change right now to replace the entire exhaust yet again, so Eulan once again saved the day here. You can see the difference in how the tail pipes are hung, just look at my signature picture and what these pictures show. Sorry the pics are 800x600 so click the links to see them. I don't want to put them on here directly as they probably wont fit the window correctly. New passenger side tail pipe mounting Drivers side Tail Pipe mounting

ROFL...That un's a little scrawny for NT there Davey...jus' sayin' is all.

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Nice looking set up...

You're dangerously close to having to move to TN doing that Davey...

Wow! Great Job Red and Davy!

Way to go Rick!

Nice Pictures! Thanks Paul.

Very cool to see Members Montes on SC...

Great job on that trunk pan !!

How's it mount to the column Mark? Very cool looking and Neat idea, just curious how you attach it.

**update** Spoke to Eulan about this very issue yesterday and the 1st thing he said was "Who did this work"? referring to the exhaust that I had done the 2nd time. We discussed it, he being the person he is wouldn't quite say the other shops screwed this up, but in so many words, he said the work could have been much better... Looks like there's going to be a new header back kit on order soon....cripes....3rd time's a charm for exhaust systems I guess...

Looks like a nice turn out...

I guess we'll find out soon...

Bet's on his next ET? Anyone? I'm in for 10.48...