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gofastwclass 12-03-2016 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by grendel (Post 649950)
You have no idea. 40+ hours on the phone with them, 2 different engines, 2 ignition control boxes.

I think it's cost me about an LS9.


:bigun2: :bigun2: :bigun2:

Sorry to hear that. That is terrible customer service. Most people don't have the resources to spend that kind of time on the phone, let alone try a second engine!

grendel 12-03-2016 08:35 AM

We're committed...



Never doing this again. All GM stuff next time.

gofastwclass 12-03-2016 01:08 PM

Committed as in straight jacket and padded room or determined? :headscratch: We have to be committed to be in this hobby. At least we can claim insanity in court. Hahaha.


I'm with you. GM has the stuff sorted. :D

grendel 12-03-2016 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by gofastwclass (Post 649966)
Committed as in straight jacket and padded room or determined? :headscratch: We have to be committed to be in this hobby. At least we can claim insanity in court. Hahaha.


I'm with you. GM has the stuff sorted. :D

Exactly. :Tomcat:

(we're not sure which committed... perhaps it's both :headscratch: )

grendel 12-17-2016 05:01 PM

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As some of you know, I thought about picking up some stuff from Modern Classics Interior.

It arrived today.

Yeah, I went for it. He still owes me side panels or 500.00.

Door panels, dash and center console. Will be covered in leather and very nice gray paint. The gel coat looks ready for paint.

I have vintage air billet vents, Dakota digital gauges for it. Should look good.

Waiting for the rear panels, as they were in the molds with modifications for the rear mini tubs.

XLexusTech 12-17-2016 05:49 PM

Glad it worked out for you :ups:

waynieZ 12-18-2016 12:16 AM

Sweet! it looks like nice stuff!

syborg tt 12-30-2016 09:25 PM

I'm glad your parts arrived as now your a little closer to the finish line.


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grendel 01-26-2017 08:27 PM

Well, I guess I should not have been so fast to talk about my transaction.

I am still waiting, a month after he said he was boxing up, for my rear panels I paid him 500.00 for.

waynieZ 01-26-2017 08:54 PM

Without any contact? Doesn't this guy know it's better someone be mad about a missed delivery date than worring he's getting ripped off because of no contact.

Build-It-Break-it 01-26-2017 09:22 PM

Can you contact your bank about the transaction?

grendel 01-26-2017 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by waynieZ (Post 653216)
Without any contact? Doesn't this guy know it's better someone be mad about a missed delivery date than worring he's getting ripped off because of no contact.

I've emailed and called.

grendel 03-18-2017 08:52 AM

On a different note, this is still getting worked on. It's a test mule for the most part. Better IRS tax deduction that way :).

We swapped out the EZ EFI for an aftermarket intake with a GM computer to control it all. All the F.A.S.T stuff is going back. Dyno says 627hp for this car.

The original destroked motor for this is running via dual carbs and a Ford distributor and going into a 35 Chevy on an all aluminum AWD corvette suspeneded chassis... yah, a Winter's quick change differential, with C7 suspension in the front, with the original Forgelines in this thread. My wife wants a race car.

My shop also took orders to build 5 of these, so we're motoring on those. Granted, they got connect and cruise LS7's, with a cam swap to get more HP and more fun, but the rest of the cars are wide body, carbon fiber affairs. C7 front suspension with a different vendor's sub frame and IRS. Hot rods with a 36 month, 36K mile warranty? Yep.

Building 5 at a time is a lot of fun ;).

I am heading to the shop today to work on my own projects. This is getting Fesler flush mount glass... might as well just suck up the ship times. Might get better with 6 orders? Who knows.

My best to everyone out there. Life's been busy.

glassman 03-18-2017 07:30 PM

Orders for 5 2nd gen high end builds? dayam!!!

Thanx for the update.

syborg tt 03-19-2017 12:03 AM

Very cool and I'm waiting to order the Flush Glass this winter.


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grendel 03-27-2017 07:12 PM

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So Martin called me today.

Remember the original motor we built for this, the "DZ331" based on an LS2?

It was replaced with (pictures).

I also have a complete C7 Corvette Chassis, that motor, an engine and trans from a TBSS and a 34 Chevy body... do you smell what I am cooking? Yep, AWD street rod on the Forgelines I posted earlier in the thread.

11 projects going, one just might get finished!

waynieZ 03-27-2017 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by grendel (Post 653223)
I've emailed and called.

I meant from him, he's a lousy business man.

grendel 06-01-2017 02:49 PM

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Yeah, had to use other means to get his attention.

So, we pulled the steel off the front of this car, to go carbon fiber... everything.

Fitting it all up. It's not easy. We had to make some of our own pieces. Of course, everything's painted now and going on.

I do need to replace the door handles. It fits my 2017 Corvette Z06 wheels nicely.

The red TA is in for the same treatment. Our 9th build like this. It's really nice working with vendors like DSE and AME here at BRE. Maybe my customer, the owner of the GT350 will show you what we did with it. :Tomcat:

grendel 06-17-2017 06:25 PM

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Ready to go racing...

WSSix 06-18-2017 12:55 AM

Very nice!

Goosesdad 06-18-2017 08:32 AM

Serious attention to detail.

grendel 06-18-2017 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by WSSix (Post 660892)
Very nice!

Thanks



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Originally Posted by Goosesdad (Post 660898)
Serious attention to detail.

Thanks. Glad for the responses, thought this thread was dead.


Still working out some of those details. Like I don't like the turn signal housings in front... want to find some billet ones. Have glass going in shortly, same with interior. It's hard finding the balance, as I normally go nuts with sound systems and billet stuff. My C15 is a good example of that, but I've driven it 300miles in two years.

I am swapping out the black grill for a silver one. I do like the wide body. I have a customer that calls his the "dually". :)

I also have to fix the clutch in this car, it's on/off with no ability to feather. Makes getting it onto a trailer tough.

sls1025 06-18-2017 08:53 AM

Just finished reading this build from the beginning - What a roller coaster ride.

The car looks great!

waynieZ 06-18-2017 12:11 PM

Looking good JJ, I like the hood.

grendel 07-10-2017 03:26 PM

Anyone know of billet turn signal housings for a non RS 2nd Gen?

grendel 07-18-2017 05:32 PM

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Drove it home.

waynieZ 07-18-2017 05:42 PM

Nice, that must have felt good! I see Mother Nature made sure you took it easy

gofastwclass 07-18-2017 07:12 PM

Awesome!

Che70velle 07-18-2017 10:02 PM

That's awesome double j! I'm glad you stayed with it!

grendel 07-19-2017 08:14 AM

I am not a fan of the billet black grill. Swapping that out.

I also have the Camaro emblem for the nose.

bunch of small things, like interior left...

Exhaust also got swapped out, too LOUD!

grendel 07-30-2017 07:56 AM

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Found some old pics. The alignment, before and after :headspin:

grendel 08-04-2017 10:18 PM

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hmn...

waynieZ 08-05-2017 09:13 AM

Numbers please......

Che70velle 08-05-2017 10:08 AM

JJ, that's against site policy. You can't post dyno pics, and not post numbers. I'm sure it's in the contract somewhere....:rules:
Mamo power FTW!

grendel 08-05-2017 04:39 PM

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I am bringing it back, since the VSS wasn't working correctly.

Let's just say it will surprise you if you let it :).

It's a Mamo built 416.

waynieZ 08-05-2017 06:14 PM

He's a talented builder.

Stage7 11-01-2017 09:31 PM

Congrats Grendel - looks awesome :flag2: :thumbsup:

grendel 11-11-2017 09:09 PM

Thanks guys, we're doing the interior now... it's hard not to go nuts :)

Jimbo1367 11-18-2017 02:31 PM

and the numbers are....................


xxxRWHP@6560

xxxRWTQ@4100

grendel 11-18-2017 08:32 PM

We never kiss and tell :)


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