cny first gen 71 Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 51 minutes ago, jft69z said: Thanks Steve! Yeah, I was there to drop off my interior bits a couple of years ago, and then again months (maybe 8 or 9 months) later to pick up the completed stuff. I only live about 70 or 80 minutes from there, so it saved the shipping costs. Yea they are about an hour or so from me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted November 4, 2021 Author Share Posted November 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Rob Peters said: Joe, Congrats on the Calendar win.... I guess with the December selection you will have to park it outside on a very snowy day so you can get picture of it snow covered with a X-mas tree on the roof. rob Thanks Rob! No Snow!!!! I don't even want to think about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 No Rob, he will put all the other cars outside in the white stuff and the Monte gets to show off in the garage all by Herself!!! LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 Joe you get to put the plow on the truck and play with the snowblower, what’s more fun then that. Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 1 minute ago, willie said: No Rob, he will put all the other cars outside in the white stuff and the Monte gets to show off in the garage all by Herself!!! LOL I’ll bet he will just hibernate except for work. Lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbarnette Posted November 4, 2021 Share Posted November 4, 2021 That’s awesome Joe! December is my birthday month, and out of all those nice cars yours is the one I would have picked! 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted November 4, 2021 Author Share Posted November 4, 2021 40 minutes ago, sbarnette said: That’s awesome Joe! December is my birthday month, and out of all those nice cars yours is the one I would have picked! 👍 Thanks Sammy! There are some pretty nice cars in there for sure though. 44 minutes ago, Dtret said: Joe you get to put the plow on the truck and play with the snowblower, what’s more fun then that. Lol. Nah, it was fun the first couple of times. The novelty wears off REAL quickly after that. 41 minutes ago, Dtret said: I’ll bet he will just hibernate except for work. Lol I sure hope so, I'm getting tired. 46 minutes ago, willie said: No Rob, he will put all the other cars outside in the white stuff and the Monte gets to show off in the garage all by Herself!!! LOL They're all in there huddled together for warmth, lol. Getting a C7 corvette in there to hibernate tomorrow too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted November 8, 2021 Author Share Posted November 8, 2021 Today was a good day to sniff some paint fumes. Can't really pull more frame parts off until I get the transmission, so I can see how it fits as far as shifter hole, hydraulic clutch parts etc. May pull the gas tank and fuel lines off & gut the interior soon though. The snowball is getting bigger by the day.. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 Looks great. Spending the day in the garage is wonderful (?). Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted November 8, 2021 Author Share Posted November 8, 2021 38 minutes ago, Dtret said: Looks great. Spending the day in the garage is wonderful (?). Lol It was over 60 degrees and sunny outside. I did manage to shovel and wheel barrow the rest of the stone left over from the building job, that was in the middle of the driveway though. That was 'fun' too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted November 14, 2021 Author Share Posted November 14, 2021 Your favorite part of the job Dennis, dash work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 1 hour ago, jft69z said: Your favorite part of the job Dennis, dash work! O ya that sucks. But I’m thinking the camaro dash is a little easier. Just more little things. It looks like you got it set up good in a previous life to be more plug and play. Still sucks though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted November 14, 2021 Author Share Posted November 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Dtret said: O ya that sucks. But I’m thinking the camaro dash is a little easier. Just more little things. It looks like you got it set up good in a previous life to be more plug and play. Still sucks though. I'd rather pull the Monte dash to be honest. Most of that stuff will be removed and replaced with a new harness, ECM, Dakota Digital module, ECM comm. module, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 1 hour ago, jft69z said: I'd rather pull the Monte dash to be honest. Most of that stuff will be removed and replaced with a new harness, ECM, Dakota Digital module, ECM comm. module, etc. yuk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted November 15, 2021 Author Share Posted November 15, 2021 13 minutes ago, Dtret said: yuk My thoughts exactly, recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Double yuk on that dash Joe. Good Luck with that spaghetti. AHHH my money is on you, i seen your work!!!! 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted November 15, 2021 Author Share Posted November 15, 2021 1 hour ago, willie said: Double yuk on that dash Joe. Good Luck with that spaghetti. AHHH my money is on you, i seen your work!!!! 🙂 Thanks Willie! I actually like that stuff, figuring out how to wire all the new stuff up so it plays nice. If & when it does work, makes it all worth it in the end. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted November 24, 2021 Author Share Posted November 24, 2021 More parts are falling off the car. It's gonna get worse, before it gets better. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
420ponies Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 I see the helpers are taking a liking to your new project! Like the room you have now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted November 24, 2021 Author Share Posted November 24, 2021 26 minutes ago, 420ponies said: I see the helpers are taking a liking to your new project! Like the room you have now. The neighbor got a new chair delivered Saturday, asked if I wanted the old one. Looks like they claimed it already. They still like the old one though. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragCat Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 looking good Joe, I'm enjoying the progress. I still haven't closed the pool on frame off YET, but the odd's aren't good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted November 25, 2021 Author Share Posted November 25, 2021 10 hours ago, DragCat said: looking good Joe, I'm enjoying the progress. I still haven't closed the pool on frame off YET, but the odd's aren't good. Thanks Mark. I'm pretty sure the subframe will be coming off to get repainted, and probably the bottom side of the floor pans. The firewall section still looks good, as well as most of the sheetmetal of the engine compartment/front clip. I'm not planning to take that apart, it's lined up too good to take it all apart. Plus, the RS hideaway lights are a real joy to get lined up and shimmed so they look good, I don't even want to go there. I may do a little touchup work in there, but that'll be all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Glad you like it Joe!!! It doesn't look like fun for me. Alot more did fall off since i seen it last. OOHHH BOOYYY!!! The helpers look like they are ready to help. They are getting big now!! I also see that end table is missing something, and i dont mean the glass top. LOL Carry on Mr Joe!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jft69z Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share Posted December 27, 2021 Doesn't look like much, but spent the last few weeks making up the fuel and brake lines for the entire car from scratch. Couple hours here, few more there, etc. Brake lines needed to be re-done to mate with the new Wilwood master cylinder & adjustable proportioning valve combo, for the new 4 wheel disc brakes. Also hand made the fuel regulator bracket and fuel/vacuum lines for it out of stainless tubing. Once the engine comes out, it'll get cleaned & painted to freshen it up a little. Next is to start laying out the new wiring & EFI harness locations & modifications to tailor it to my needs. Still waiting on the Tremec 5 speed before I can pull the engine & subframe out for clean/paint. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragCat Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Progress is a good thing 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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