I'm so glad it's getting somewhere. I don't come on the board that much anymore, but when I do I always check to see if you've updated anything.
Looks awesome man!
Thanks!
No real progress since the last update. I am no longer in the auto collision business. I grew very tired of dealing with insurance companies on a daily basis and 4 years ago the opportunity to rent my dads and an uncles farm came up. It’s that time of year to get my 20 to 40 year old equipment ready to go so the bird will have to wait some more. Hopefully I can keep at it here and there and get it on the road this summer sometime.
Just a progress photo, quarters, rockers, and jambs painted and buffed. Working on some window trim and interior stuff. Things have slowed a little but still digging.
It cooled right down below 0 a couple days after I sprayed and stayed there, just today getting back to normal with some above normal temps again next week.
My friend that did the instrument cluster milled those coil covers and powder coated everything for me. First time I saw them I told him I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to make the rest of the car worthy of them.
Took advantage of the 40 degree day yesterday and sprayed the hood, roof, and deck lid. I’ll be sanding and buffing clear coat the next couple of days. Still have a little bit of bodywork to do on the header, spoiler, and bumper covers. Going to try to get those caught up before painting any more.
Been in body work mode the last week. The Linear sanding blocks and sand paper showed up a couple days late but was worth the wait. For block sanding large flat surfaces I think they would be hard to beat.
Got the doors primed tonight so everything is in primer surfacer except the spoiler. Hood, deck lid, and right fender are ready to sand for paint, as is the chassis. Everything else will need blocked and reprimed a time or two depending how they sand out.
That thing is going to be killer when it's done. Looks really good man, and congrats on it moving, big milestone.
Thanks. Still have a long way to go, but it’s so nice that it moves under its own power again. Before I left the shop last night I moved it to another bay, just because I could.
Thanks guys. I am pleased enough with the sound, hopefully its quietish in the cabin at cruising speeds. So very satisfying to hear it run again, haven't fired that motor since Feb of 2013, and never thru the current exhaust. The car has not moved under its own power since the fall of 1998, hoping to change that here in the next week or so. Got a few more things done today, mounted the front sway bar and got the end link situation figured out, put the drive shaft in, did some plumbing on the intercooler, rerouted the clutch cable and started to make a bracket to hold it out of the way. Also ordered some Linear sanding blocks today for final block sanding, should be here end of next week.
I was worried it was going to be way too loud with the homemade o/r prochamber and the slp powerflo lers, its a bit louder than the vid lets on, but am pleasantly surprised it should be a manageable decibel level.
Back to working on the bird some. Last week or so got the dash installed and the fuel gauge sender switched over to the correct ohm range for the 03 cluster. Painted up the rebars and a few things for under the hood. Installed the fuel tank, rear axle, some of the front suspension, and enough other stuff that I was able to get it running again. If I can figure out how to post a vid here I will. Going to try to keep at it enough to get it on its wheels and drivable. Keep running into little things needed to keep forward progress going.
