jft69z Posted October 20, 2020 Author Posted October 20, 2020 Sort of looks like a car again. Lot of little things to line up and tweak, plus still need to mount the passenger mirror & door panels, but at least most of the parts are in one place finally. 7 Quote
sbarnette Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 Looks awesome! I’ve enjoyed following your progress. Quote
willie Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 Joe your full of Bologna. She is Beautiful!!!!!!! Cant wait to see her in person... 1 Quote
DragCat Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 I'll have to agree, its looking sweet. And like Sammy said, even tho at times the updates have been a tad bit painful I have enjoyed following the build. Can't wait to see it outside on the road. 1 Quote
jft69z Posted October 20, 2020 Author Posted October 20, 2020 3 minutes ago, DragCat said: And like Sammy said, even tho at times the updates have been a tad bit painful I have enjoyed following the build. Thanks again guys! Mark, I won't even tell you about yesterday's debacle, but it was another case of "I hate this car". Quote
Dtret Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 Sweet candied yams that looks awesome. Way to git-er-done. I bow done to a car god Quote
jft69z Posted October 20, 2020 Author Posted October 20, 2020 Thanks Dennis! I tied up a few loose ends today and took it for a spin around the neighborhood. Damn thing runs pretty good. Fuel Injection runs pretty decent, considering no real tuning, transmission shifts real quick and firm with the initial tune. I'll hook up a laptop next time and check for the lockup converter, etc. Just had the driveway sealed last month, but this thing just wants to smoke the tires with the LS6 & 4.10 gears. Ughhh...self restraint 😁 5 Quote
Dtret Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 I love the stance and the chrome/stainless looks awesome. As does the rest of the car. Are you feeling a little better now? Quote
jft69z Posted October 20, 2020 Author Posted October 20, 2020 10 minutes ago, Dtret said: I love the stance and the chrome/stainless looks awesome. As does the rest of the car. Are you feeling a little better now? Thank you! I still need to put the upper drip rail molding on too. I'm just waiting for it to catch fire or something, lol (I did put a large fire extinguisher in the back seat before taking off). Front tires are too small, I'm going to order a set a little taller, to fill the wheel well a little better. For the most part, it's just factory spec big block springs front & rear though. Quote
Dtret Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 You need one of front “license “ plate with the FGMCC logo. I keep lookingat the pics. DAHM that’s nice. I can only hope mine turns out close to that nice. WOW Quote
DragCat Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 Looks sweet for sure, since your ordering new front tires better order another set of rears since your already heavy on the pedal . Maybe its the angle of the pic, but I like the stance. Again, looks sweet Quote
jft69z Posted October 20, 2020 Author Posted October 20, 2020 I actually do have one of those FGMCC club plates! Thanks again guys. It's been a long road. Quote
cny first gen 71 Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 Now you have that long western ny winter to work all the bugs out 😪 1 Quote
Dtret Posted October 20, 2020 Posted October 20, 2020 I was thinking the same thing. You get it done and now it’s time to park it. 😢😢😭 1 Quote
jft69z Posted October 21, 2020 Author Posted October 21, 2020 There's still a little time to drive it around and get some tuning done. Had to run the furnace yesterday for the first time though...😞 The goal is to get it to the mini-meet at Carlisle next year. 1 Quote
cny first gen 71 Posted October 21, 2020 Posted October 21, 2020 1 hour ago, jft69z said: There's still a little time to drive it around and get some tuning done. Had to run the furnace yesterday for the first time though...😞 The goal is to get it to the mini-meet at Carlisle next year. wow I've had my furnace on for almost a month now. I hate the cold. I think I live in the wrong part of the country. 1 Quote
jft69z Posted October 21, 2020 Author Posted October 21, 2020 1 hour ago, BobRob said: Looks great! Thank you! 41 minutes ago, cny first gen 71 said: wow I've had my furnace on for almost a month now. I hate the cold. I think I live in the wrong part of the country. I'm just stubborn. I refuse to put the furnace on the same week the A/C was on. Stretched it out a bit, but when the house got to 65 in the morning, I broke down. We definitely live in the wrong part of the country though. 1 Quote
Dtret Posted October 21, 2020 Posted October 21, 2020 16 hours ago, jft69z said: Thank you! I'm just stubborn. I refuse to put the furnace on the same week the A/C was on. Stretched it out a bit, but when the house got to 65 in the morning, I broke down. We definitely live in the wrong part of the country though. Ya but look st the bright side. You get to run the ac a lot less than some of us. My woman has a 2 degree temperature variance between heat and a/c. Get to open the windows probably a total of two days a year 1 1 Quote
jft69z Posted October 21, 2020 Author Posted October 21, 2020 23 minutes ago, Dtret said: My woman has a 2 degree temperature variance between heat and a/c. I tell mine to put a sweater on, lol Quote
Dtret Posted October 21, 2020 Posted October 21, 2020 1 hour ago, jft69z said: I tell mine to put a sweater on, lol She goes from short sleeve to sweatshirt and that’s how I even get 2 degrees but I cannot say anything cause she pays the bill 1 Quote
cny first gen 71 Posted October 21, 2020 Posted October 21, 2020 When we were in Montana in August we actually did need ac in the daytime and the heat in the morning in our camper to get the chill out. In Utah it was pretty warm where we were then went up to the top of some mountain and was 30 degrees cooler up there. But was a great trip for sure. Idaho was just plain hot while we were there 90+ every day. 1 Quote
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