Very cool. Glad to see the updates Wayne.
Do you have heat in your garage? It's been getting cooler around here all of a sudden. Don't like it. lol

Well, my Parents are from the island next door, St Maria. I went to the islands this year for vacation. I went to St Michael also. Do you speak it.
I can speak it as I had to at home with my mom.

96z28ss I can only say enough to give people a laugh and curse someone out. lol

Tony I bought a propane bullet heater from Home depot for $99. It actually works great, it goes from 40 to 60,000 BTU's and its not too loud. I had to get it my crew was going to mutiny if I didn't get heat in there...


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Rich Nothing yet on the paint. I'm still waiting for my buddy to shoot the paint SWAPMEETCRAZY sent me to see how it looks. I think it will be a while yet.

HHHMMMMMM-----do I notice a trend here---someone likes orange (or copper) ....even the heater....lol.......the heater would make a good place to lay that color sample down-then u could look at it all winter!!!!..........lol......jim:D :D

U beat me to the post...........jim

I think I'm going to go fire it up for an hour and do some work out there.

Thought U may feel for me on my heater.....the little part to the left had a lot to do with it!!!!!!!!!!lol........jim

I almost bought a heater like that but my buddy has the torpedo heater and it keeps his small shop nice and warm. So I went that way.

Well here's a little update. I put some Howe tall ball joints and tie rod ends on the car. The only part thats was Tuff was taking a hammer to my newly powder coated spindles. BRRRRRRR! Here's a shot of them installed
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/000_1028.jpg

Here you can see the tall tie rod end before I bolted it up, and the Kore 3 C6 Z51 brackets. Tobin has some awesome parts, very well made.

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/000_1027.jpg

I installed a set of Speed Tech aluminum hubs with 1/2 studs.

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/000_1030.jpg

I got some of Kore 3's braided brake lines 5 pieces and their new brackets for the big old style Ford bearings to install my Z 51 rear brakes. Its a custom kit because on the offset on my axles. Tobin sent me a shim kit and it fit perfect. Their not installed yet but hear's some pictures.

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/000_1025.jpg

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/000_1023.jpg

I'll keep plugging away.

Cool Wayne. Glad to see you are back on it. Keep the pics coming buddy.

Nice Job! :thumbsup:

You go Wayne! Looking Good. Nice weather is fast approaching! :lol: :cheers:

Even though it rained today it was so nice I didn't need the heat in the garage at ten pm it was still 55 in there.

Nice progress! Keep at it!! :thumbsup:

Looking good! I too bought some Kore brakes. Can't wait until I'm ready to install them on my ride, too.

Wanyne good to see you are still making progress.I hope to see this thing on the road this summer.It is coming alot faster than you think so get back out in the garage.were a snowmobile suit and eat beans for breakfast if you have to.:lol:

I think my wife will tell you I don't need the extra beans. lol
Thanks guy's !

Awesome updates Wayne. Glad to see the car getting some attention. Keep us posted buddy.

Thanks for the updates Wayne. Keep it going. :thumbsup:

Small update finished plumbing the front brakes and added the drop line for the rear end. Front brakes should be on for good. ( Hope I didn't jinx myself )
I'm pulling the rear out tomorrow so I can make up the brake lines for it and shim the brackets for the calipers then back in it goes.

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/000_1033.jpg

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/000_1032.jpg

looking good!

Dude! You're all over it!!

One part at a time... move to the next one -- I like your style!

:thumbsup:

Thanks guy's and Greg I appreciate the pep talk it helps a lot.

Wayne,

You have no idea how jealous I am that you are at this stage! It seems so far off for us! Everything is coming together great. Keep those pictures coming so the rst of us stay motivated! :thumbsup:

A little update. We pulled the rear out of the car today and I attached the Kore 3 brackets. ( Nice Stuff ) Then I started shimming the brake calipers, tedious because the axles offsets are not exact for this kit. Tobin was great answering all my many questions. I just came in from the garage almost 1 AM. But that part is done. Now it will be making up the brake lines for the rear end. Here are a few pictures.
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/000_1041.jpg
That a big hole in there.


http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/000_1043.jpg

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/000_1044.jpg

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/000_1042.jpg

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/000_1045.jpg
This one I took from over my head. Amazing I think I'm better when I don't look what I'm doing. lol

Wayne I thought you where running a QUADRA link setup???

No its a Ridetech G bar set up. The Quadralink was a bit out of my price range.

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...ore454/525.jpg

Nice!
 

Just caught up on this thread, yeah read all the pages - it's reeeeeaaally cold in the garage - foot of snow yesterday. Luckily it's all outside:lol:
Very nice car and well worth the wait.
Good luck.

Looking good Wayne. It's cool to look at your thread for updates.....and to actually see updates and not just comments about when you're going to get the car home. Keep the updates coming :thumbsup:

Very good Wayne. Glad to see the updates. Looking good bud!:thumbsup:

and a whole lot less cutting on the car.

Great progress, Wayne! Keep those pics coming...:thumbsup:

Thanks everyone.
Mike its great to actually have real updates to post.

Ok one more update with pictures.
Rear Brakes -Check !

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/000_1046.jpg

Now on to the master, a bracket for the proportioning valve and the Hydro boost.

Looking really good, sir. :thumbsup: This is the fun part. Well, except for the DRIVING. :D

Nice Wayne. It does feel good, when you are putting it together for the final time.

Nice job Wayne, its coming together nicely :thumbsup:

Rich

Thanks guys Its sure nice when thing start being completed.

Friday I went to the garage with my buddy and we worked on plumbing the proportioning block into the Master cylinder and brake lines. He jumped into the engine bay and started bending and tweeking. I bought a full stainless line set from Inline Tube. But sense I'm using a Hydro boost and prop valve most everything under the hood didn't fit. I bought some copper Nickel lines because flaring the stainless is a night mare without the correct flare tool. We used the copper lines from the master to the prop block and one to the driver side front brake. The other lines we re bent and luckily they came out pretty good. I had to use brass adapters to make the lines fit the master and prop block. I may send the copper lines out and have some stainless lines coppied. Not sure yet.
Here's a couple of picture of what we did.
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/000_1048.jpg
The lines are up against the steering box in this picture but have been moved to clear it. You can see the two top copper Nikel lines and the one from the prop valve to the left brake.

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/000_1052.jpg
In the picture above these are the brass adapters I'm not too happy with I'd like to get the proper fittings and stainless lines.
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w...s/000_1050.jpg
This is what it looks like from the front. We just need to make the bracket to hold the block.
Let me know what you think