VETTEWITHLEGS Posted March 16, 2014 Posted March 16, 2014 called the body man on the 1971 and told him I had to have her back by the 15th of april....he's had her since feb, 2013
VETTEWITHLEGS Posted March 16, 2014 Posted March 16, 2014 talked to the body shop that has the 1970 468 MC and was told she will be out by april 15th and back to J&J Racing Engine Development for drive shaft and alt/ ps pump/ radiator. then test burn!!! wheeeeeee!
overdrive Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 I restored a couple more parts recently. Progress on my own car is slow, but it's still going forward. Dan
black07ss Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 Looks great Dan, what color did you use on the upper parts?
overdrive Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 Thanks guys. I sandblasted them and used satin clear and satin black. I like how the satin clear turned out. Dan
Rob Peters Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 looks great. too bad most of it is not exposed but if anyone crawls under the dash they will see it for sure. Not poking fun at you for doing it the way you did, I would have done the same thing but it is a shame it won't show. Rob
overdrive Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 Thanks. I just hate rust, whether it can be seen or not. When blasting areas that will be seen, it's impossible for me to not keep going. Dan
JMCQ442 Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 Pulled mine out in the driveway to breath some fresh air. Hoping for some rain to wash the salt of the roads. Just purchased 3:73 gears to replace 2:73.
Dans '70 Z20 Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 Cleaned seat belts for install and starting to polish top trim. Then car is off to Stevos for final stretch. Getting a lil excited Dan
footballubet Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 Thanks. I just hate rust, whether it can be seen or not. When blasting areas that will be seen, it's impossible for me to not keep going. Dan You can put mirrors on the floors so you can see under your dash!
Rock Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 Did a little more work on the engine. Some day I will pull the motor and do it right but this will do for now.
JMCQ442 Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 Looking good Rock. Hope your wife is doing well too!
Rock Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 She is good, how is your wife doing? Maui was good for her. We enjoyed paradise for a week.
JMCQ442 Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 Doing well. A true miracle. Was told she would never walk again and has been back to work full time, driving the car and back to some normalcy. Her walk is a little mechanical and uses a cane when she goes out. We started leaving the cane home this last week. We still think she will get better, but 4 months was a nightmare. Wheel chairs, walkers , arm canes, shower stool all in a closet! I'm glad she enjoyed the trip!
Rock Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 Doing well. A true miracle. Was told she would never walk again and has been back to work full time, driving the car and back to some normalcy. Her walk is a little mechanical and uses a cane when she goes out. We started leaving the cane home this last week. We still think she will get better, but 4 months was a nightmare. Wheel chairs, walkers , arm canes, shower stool all in a closet! I'm glad she enjoyed the trip! So glad to hear of the positive progress. I know exactly what you speak of with the walking being mechanical....my wife says she talks to herself in her head.....right, left, right, left....and so on. Hope to meet you guys at a meet some day.
bigscaht Posted March 19, 2014 Posted March 19, 2014 installed the new front hellwig sway bar..will get on the rear today after work
Hoodicoff1 Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 swapped the Edelbrock Performer intake for an Air-Gap intake, re-routed the heater hose to the top of the water pump, installed a 160 degree thermostat, gonna experiment to see if the car will cool any lower than 190 degrees. Starter is hanging up yet again, this'll be the 3rd starter in a year, not too happy with Bosch stuff [img:left] _DSC0204 by Hoodicoff, on Flickr[/img] [img:right] _DSC0205 by Hoodicoff, on Flickr[/img]
bigscaht Posted March 20, 2014 Posted March 20, 2014 got the rear sway bar in..boy was that a fight..smh
VETTEWITHLEGS Posted March 22, 2014 Posted March 22, 2014 CALLED THE BODY SHOP GUYS.... PICS COMING SOON JIM
Blake350 Posted March 23, 2014 Posted March 23, 2014 Yesterday finally got to pull her out and go for just a few miles to stretch her legs -last decent drive was this past December 8th!! Oh my, talk about withdrawal...it was almost like "where you been"??!! Salt,gravel and ice salt,gravel and ice-repeat and simmer on low flame for four months-many of you get the idea- then just puttered around a bit cleaning checking etc-can't wait for driving season again -its been WAY too long!! Brian
SPLATT71MC Posted March 24, 2014 Posted March 24, 2014 I ripped out all the factory front suspension and installed all new tubular control arms,drop springs,sway bar and shocks. The rear is next.
Hoodicoff1 Posted March 24, 2014 Posted March 24, 2014 pulled the distributor back out, moved it back one tooth, modified the throttle bracket to fit the new intake, built another bracket for the downshift cable, refilled the coolant and got all the air out of the system. Test drove and adjusted the timing, car breaks the rear tires on command just the way it should Now with the 160 degree thermostat car seems to hold its temperature at around 175 ish when hot as opposed to the 190+ it would sit at before so all is good!
KWick_70MC Posted March 24, 2014 Posted March 24, 2014 Drove the car for the 1st time in almost 6 months today.. It is sitting in a fellow FGMCC members garage (thanks Jake/shadowgreyss) After sitting for so long, she is upset at me. I need to do some work now: 1. Lube the e-brake cables, and do an inspection on brakes. 2. Replace or adjust the clutch safety switch.. inspection required. 3. pushed the brakes on and the turn signals came on, so looks like a ground issue.. Power probe hut.. :=)
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