LOOKING GREAT I know that eng room anywhere, just from the floor and blue eng stand :yes:

Looks great Ron!:thumbsup:

Ron, can't wait to hear that thing run. You've picked my wife's favorite colors combo. Absolutely a great build.

wow man it must feel good to be at that stage. it looking good
I been baby sitting lately w newborn and ordering parts and buying tools.
i got my DSE sub, roll cage and few other items from dse, just sitting at american muscle cars ( no time for pick up)also wifee bought me a miller passport plus so i can weld aluminum and stailess steel ,
well I got parts and new tools but no time
hope to see your car out there soon

I have been put on leash on this project.. All the budget money went to the motor.. I have been restricted to bolt on parts.. but Ron was not specific to whose bolt on parts :D

:lol: :thumbsup:

This will be fun to watch.....

Thx Payton!

Thx Bro. LS motors are such a learning curve. It'll never have the low end torque to HP you'd see out of a big block. But this one's built for low/mid range to build r's coming out of the corner. If I get 550 to the wheels with an early/flat torque curve I think I accomplished my goal.

E...:thumbsup:

Words of wisdom Todd. Time to get it on the road! There's always an upgrarde. I've learned so much from you, leaned on you for adivce. Much appreciated Bro...:thumbsup:

Haha Jerr, I keep expecting to bump into you there! :lol:

Looks awesome Ron.

God I cant wait for mine to gets to this stage. Enjoy these milestones as they come along. It makes the wait a little more bearable... I think. Well it makes me excited and pissed all at the same time.

Excited for you and what is to come and P.O.ed it is taking me so long. But keep your eye one the prize right! :cheers:

Jeff

Thx Raj!

Wife's a keeper Frankie! Family first....:thumbsup:

Sorry Cris. I know artists like free reign. One day we'll go crazy, plus bolt-ons can be fun! oh-:yes: It's at your shop cause I know it'll get done right...:thumbsup:

(edit: motor's waaaay over budget. My fault of course...:( )

Hey Jeff. About time you put your name in your sig...:D Sometimes getting to milestones are real tough; if you're like me you want it yesterday, but doing it right is the payoff and you're doing it right....:thumbsup:

Dude, seem to have somehow missed your thread ----I have been busy with life for the past 6 months---have not had much in the way of time to spend online. Color is awesome--you guys have way too much money these days. Is Greg Weld sponsoring all of you guys or what?

What's the first event we will see you and the car at--if you had to guess? Congrads on all of your progress---and sorry to hear about you knee surgery.

D

Looking very good Ron....550rwhp is very easy what your working with.... going to be one hell of a ride bro. :cheers:

Looking really good :thumbsup:

Lookin good Ron :thumbsup:

I know of one :evil:



Car is crazy gorgeous buddy! Might need to lean on one or two of your resources to help me out with a small cosmetic detail with mine. I'll PM you later...:unibrow:

Hey Dougie - gonna miss you at SEMA. How are all those Optima cars gonna get parked for the photo shoot? :D Appreciate the comments. The car will hopefully be done sometime early next year. Still too early to predict, but I hate sitting on the sidelines at RTTC. Twice was enough...

I hope so Phillip, but I'm keeping my feet on the ground.

Thx Guys...:cheers:

I know of one too. You gave me 'motor envy' :lol: Are you back from China or was that just a rumor? Looking forward to hanging @ SEMA Brent...:cheers:

Lol, its gonna get worse....

I'm back. After 40+ hrs in a plane over the past 9days I cant believe I'm going to get in a plane again! Gonna be a shot gun trip though.....Monday nite to Wednesday afternoon.....we'll be in touch ;)

Ron --- I'm sure it's posted somewhere but figured it's faster to just ask...

What grey did you use??

Looks to me like all Cris has to do is some assembly??

Sorry Ron, Mispelled your name don't know what I was thinking :wow: :lol:

:lol: Hate travelling too Brent. I'm on the road Sun-Tues PM and then off to Vegas Wed AM. The Lat-G party is on Wed night. Hoping I was gonna see you there?

Hey Greg - it's a PPG Ferarri factory color...Griggio Silverstone. Sounds a little upper crust for guys like you and me...haha

Assembly is something I am/was really looking forward to after the car came home. But watching all the killer work on Blue Balls I really wanted Cris to do my plumbing and that's where it started. Some of the mods require assembly to get it right so hopefully he'll leave a little bit for me to do! Blue Balls also got me to rethink my ride height - not too low, but it may take some fab we think. We'll get some drivetrain weight in the car and see where it goes. He'll also cut my tranny tunnel so we can drop my engine in and get my pinion angle correct. He's also gonna weld my DSE rollbar and a few other tidbits.

Ha, I did the same last night! No problem Bro :cheers:

So? Wassup? :D

^ Recouping from SEMA. Wazzup w you bro? haha, JK!

I need to switch the coil brackets Katech sent w the mounts and the motor is done. I have a pic if anyone wants to see it. Also, Cris and I will meet on Sat and review some project planning and then the cut off wheel will come out. I'll post updated pics soon! :thumbsup:

What do you mean "if anyone wants to see it." Hell to the yeah we do. So, quit slacking Ron and post the dang on pics. :nopic: :nopic:

Ron- You are gonna have to change your avatar for a while! :D ANother hour.. & we would have left her on blocks..

We start your DSE cage tomorrow..

http://i1015.photobucket.com/albums/...n/IMG_1715.jpg

If you'd have sent this car to Scott -- it'd be done in 6 weeks.... WTF?!

:rofl:

OK Marcus, here you go:

http://i885.photobucket.com/albums/a...-03-04_783.jpg

http://i885.photobucket.com/albums/a...-03-20_255.jpg

Not done yet!

Oh Jeez Cris. First you're 'bizzier' than snot this AM and then you post this. I'm not sure I can watch after the thrash getting it ready to go on the truck!

Hey now, Greg! If I'd sent it to Scott, I would've had to wait for him to finish Cochiese! :lol:

Nice chatting with you @ SEMA.

Lookin sweet!

Uuuuhhhh, Ron? I think the coil relocates should be the least of your concerns :wow:


Lol, needs an intake :lol: (and more shiny stuff....;) )

Thx Eric!

Yeah, no kidding. I did find this @ SEMA -

http://i885.photobucket.com/albums/a...-34-49_815.jpg

http://i885.photobucket.com/albums/a...-34-20_168.jpg

Very nice Ron. I love the valve covers. Car is looking awesome.

Looking great Ron.

Hey Ron,

could you please PM me on where you purchased the radiator support.

Thanks,

Alex

That's funny Ron, I spied that too. Nice piece just looked like the runners where a little short but very well made.
Sorry I didn't make it to Alberts party.

I hate to be the bearer of bad news Ron, But someone stripped your car while you were at SEMA :willy:

:D Thx Jay. You got yourself a beautiful car too!

Jason, was looking for you there and it was a blast! This intake is made more for drag racing I think. It sucks so much air, the RMP range starts at 4500 - maybe more! I told the guy I'd be his mule. He didn't bite...:lol:

I know Jerry! F'n thieves...:D

Talked to the same guy Ron....though the LS7 runner would be too short for your application, he could configure the LS3 manifold to fit. Just sayin...:unibrow:

http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w...1/054b9f73.jpg

Ha, then I'd be changing my hood! Hmmm....:cool:

STICK to the PLAN MAN. LOL!

It sucks when plan A gets fumbled but the new hood and the repaint are a drop in the bugget for this build. Every other part on this car is top notch. I say go for it!! :thumbsup:

Eric's correct. I am sticking to the plan! Cris decided to tear the front off to protect the paint with all the welding and cutting going on. We are also masking w 3m weld paper. There are parts of the paint that needs a little fixin' and we think there'll be cut/buff before it comes back home. Thx for the props Gae!