Tony your right I can't wait!
Ron Thats the way I'm thinking of doing it, on Sat. Even if we loaded on Friday it would be locked in his shop with the alarms and big dogs it would be pretty safe.
I have a car cover my daughter bought me so I will cover it for the ride home plus Mike wants to plastic wrap with shipping wrap to keep it safe. I'm just figuring closing in the bottom of the trailer would keep anything from being kicked up from the road.

Best of luck Wayne. This has been a loooong time comin! :thumbsup:

Wayne,

DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT transport that car with a cover on it! On an open trailer the car cover will do far more damage than anything. The wind whipping will beat the car to death with the cover. Putting something on the deck to close it in from road debris is fine, but leave the cover off. I have witnessed the carnage personally. Even the rolled shrink wrap can come loose and whip. The only thing I would do in that regard is get a boat dealer to truly "shrink" wrap it. By the time you spend that kind of money, you could hire a company to haul it in an enclosed insured trailer. JMO Good luck Buddy! Can't wait to see pics of it in the garage. :thumbsup:

I would NOT cover the car while towing -- the loose cover will flap etc and beat the snot out of it.

Wayne,

Just read the whole thread. You're VERY patient! Looks great though.

I was in Charlotte for a couple of days and called Mike's place to see if I could stop in. Didn't mention your car. But had to leave a message, no one to answer the phones. A girl called back and said call back in two months, he's too busy to talk to anyone or take on any work. Maybe he's learned a lesson.

I<m with them on the ''No cover'' The cover to rub against the paint will go thru it so quickly with the wind moving it against it you will be in need of a repaint when you get home!!

DON'T DO IT!! (just enjoy the tumbs up all the way home.....:thumbsup: )

One question if i may, are you going to drive that car when done or if its a show car to rest on a turn table? I mean, protection of the undercarriage form the road? It will get there soon, is it maybe just cause you want to keep it super sano just for the time your putting it together? Just curious...

Did you ever tought about putting a bed lining kinda protection instead? You know you can get them tinted the colour of your car right? It would be as nice as painted but would not chip from road time. Now's the time to do it on a rotisserie at home! The grain is so small with some of them products it looks VERY very nice..... you would get your cake and be able to take a bite of it at the same time... Just sayin. (plus painted undercarriage is for street rods wussies lol!! j/k i'm just jealous!)

Cant wait to see it, you deserve it! You are one patient dude!

Lead.

Thanks eveyone. I just wanted to protect it from the 900 mile ride home.
Lead; I am going to drive it I just don't want to kick up a piece of a tire or something big and wreck it before it gets home.

The car isn't painted though, its just in primer correct?

96z28ss Yes only primer on the sheet metal but under the car is finished in Sikens satin black.

We need an update, Wayne!

Nothing much to speak of I'm still on to go get the car next week. I noticed I will need a certain type of U Haul trailer. Some have pieces of the ramp that stick up on the two center parts of the ramp and I don't want to get there and have them hit the bottom of the car. I know with no drive train and interior it will be higher than normal. But with the way this has been going I'm not taking any chances.
I'm excited to go get it and other times after going through this Blah! I hope I come around when it gets here.
With the price of gas I need to float a loan to go for it. lol

I got a call from Mike this morning The axles got there Friday and are installed in the rear. :cheers:
I forgot to ask about the glove box and ashtray doors being painted. :faint:
Now he can install the Sub and sheet metal.
I hope the weather stays dry on the way home but It looks like a threat of thunder storms for the whole ride home.

Congrat's on getting to bring the camaro home.You could wrap and tape up the car W/3M protective cover sheet.DSE use's it all the time while car's are in progress that have paint they want to keep nice.Good luck Bud.:thumbsup:
Scott M.

Best wishes for the drive, Wayne. Can't wait to see the car in your garage!

Ric

My brother used to say (If it wasn't for my bad luck I'd have no luck at all!) I know what he means. Damed Irene ! she looks like shes going to ruin my plans to get the car. Plus My family in Fl. will be dealing with her. I'm going to keep an Eye on it and hope for the best.

My good friend used to say 'nothing good comes from towing,' meaning the best outcome is getting there safely which is a zero gain. Towing your baby in the rain sounds like no fun to me. Any way you can avoid it would be prudent in my mind Wayne. Everyone is rooting for you Buddy...:thumbsup:

Thanks Ron I just called Mike to see if he can have it ready to load Thursday. I'm waiting to hear back.
I talked to my buddy Buster and he agreed if we leave here Tomorrow night and get to Mikes on Wednesday we can load some of the extra parts in my truck and the only thing left will be the car itself on Thursday. We'll spend Wednesday night getting some sleep for the ride home. I know I'll be awake with all the excitement.
When we brought it down it was January and we got caught in a snow storm on the way done. Thats was a joyful ride!

Good luck Wayne. I am keeping my fingers crossed that it all goes smoothly for you. I can't wait for you to have it back home!

GOOD LUCK:_paranoid

Hope you will get it back now:thumbsup:

Kjell

Good luck Wayne. Hopefully the weather cooperates for you. Be safe.

Wayne,

Dont know if the hurricane is screwing up your plans, if not have a safe drive down. Looking forward to seeing pics.

Rich

Thanks for the well wishes but its canceled for this week. It would be too close to chance. He needed until Friday to finish and I didn't want to deal with leaving there and having the bad weather chasing me up the coast. Not worth the chance after waiting all this time, to possibly endanger us or the car. I'm going to talk to my buddy and see if we can go Monday and come home Wednesday but still depending on the weather.

Sorry to hear about the delay. Better safe than sorry though.

You are better of waiting till after this weekend Wayne. It looks like it might be bit stormy out and definitely not worth risking.

I'd be surprised if it was anything more than just some rain and slight wind anything past the Carolinas. It usually is dead by the time it comes up to New England.

I was also thinking of all the people on the road leaving because of the forced evacuations. It bad enough on the road with out a bunch of p/oed people.

Wayne, since you now have a bit more time....any chance of renting a better trailer from a rental chain like United Rentals? They usually have really overbuilt trailers which are a lot better than what you can rent from U-Haul....Or maybe borrowing a good car trailer from someone?

Rob I asked around and no one has an enclosed or a good open trailer that I know that can let me use it.
I didn't think of United Rental until you mentioned it, but I just checked and they don't have anything and can't get one. At least with the U Haul They have road service all the way down and back and if you think of it a private trailer I'd be on my own with any problems. Although I'll keep trying.

Wayne,
Are you still going to get the car with the weather conditions on the east coast? I'm not sure how close you or the car are to the affected areas.
Please be carefull. Depending on exactly where you need to go, maybe waiting until this thing passes in a few days is safer?

Did you try Penske? I used them when I moved from MA to OR, I had a box truck and towed my GF's Saab behind it. If I remember correctly the trailer was a solid floor.

The last time I tried Penske they would not rent auto trailer unless you rent one of their trucks. I didn't try this time. Maybe because I have the 2 door short wheelbase Tahoe.

Free At Last !
 

Well boys my baby's home. We left Monday at 4:30 pm and drove all night we got to Mikes shop at around 11:00 we loaded the car on the trailer and put my old parts in the car annnd the rest waited until Wednesday moring after we got 3-4 hours of sleep. (I was too wound up to go to sleep.) Mike didn't do all the stuff he said he never got the roof quarters and tail panel ready for paint. But he did do the front sheet metal doors and trunk lid. He was supposed to make brackets for my rear C6 Z51 brakes he never got them done He was supposed to do that as extra for taking so long. The rear has Large old Ford bearings so Tobins kit won'''t fit. He ordered the axles with the Toirino offset to try to make it fit. But I'm no engineer to get the parking brake to work I'll have to figure something out. Can some one tell me where to measure for axle off set?
He did paint the bottom and fire wall, dash and raise the floor fo my T56.
The ride back was 17 hours with pit stops for gas food and trips to the head. It home now and I'm going to need a few days to recooperate. Like Toby Keiths says I'm not as good as I nce was but I'm good one. two in a row is killer. Please excuse any typos
Here's a picture fro m4:30 this morning.
Sorry for the small picture I'll try to get some a little later tonight

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And some room for bigger tires.
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Here's a few more.
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and a sweet bracket for a VA gen 4 A/C
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My new center section 31 spline /w 3:50's
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Wayne,

Congrats on gettin her back! I sent you an email, link, and pic to help identify the housing end he used. Hope it helps.

Shoot me a pic of your rear caliper when you have time, we did some solid works drawings for the pbr caliper bracket, maybe they will help?

Real happy for you, :thumbsup: - Rich

Thanks Rich!

Congratulations Wayne. Now let the fun begin.

Greg

Wow Wayne, it looks really nice. You must be very excitied to finaly have it home. Also now you can change you signature to It's Home:woot:

Congrats on getting her home Wayne!

Wayne's World! :hail:

Way to go buddy! Who cares what Mike didn't do. You have your car and will get it done yourself. It sucks, but this way is definately better! There's a couple of pics that didn't come thorough, so I'm posting em cause I dig your car. Congrats man. Now get some rest and hit the garage tomorrow! :thumbsup:

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