mmm, ice cream

That red interior is going to look absolutely perfect with all that black.
Very nice

Dan

Dude, that is just bad to the bone---awesome execution! Of course, I love the stance---that is just killer looking! Get a shot of the guages lit up at night for us when you get a chance---congrats!

Doug

Dang Lenie, you're running with the big d(ubs) of this world now. Even Doug is jealous of the stance on the Bird.

I'm looking forward to seeing it with glass, trim and interior!

Matt

Love it!

Nice work Lenie, it looks great and unique!

Lenie

Awesome execution!!! That is one sweet ride!!

Thanks

Thanks, yeah I can't seem to lose any weight living next door to it:lol:


Thanks Doug, the guages lite up red. I'll get a shot tonight.

Matt, me to. If it turns out half as nice as yours I'll be a satisfied owner. Saw yours at SEMA last time I was there, OUTSTANDING:hail:

thank

thanks, really appreciate it.

LOVE how the wheel centers reflect the black hoops!!! :thumbsup:

Okay - let's cut through the crap...


HURRY UP AND GET THIS SOB DONE ALREADY. Sheesh!



:D

Were you ever a Master Chief in the Navy?:rofl: :rofl: Get to the point already:rofl:

Not a bad stance on that unfoul 'Bird Lenie. :D


Please no pics of GW in bell bottoms... :_paranoid

Leave him alone Greg! At this rate his 'bird will be done and on the road before mine is! :willy:

On second thought... I'm stealing ideas from his car... hurry up and get this thing done already Lenie! :rofl:

First pair of wheels to make me stop and reconsider my philosophy of all black, all the time.
Gorgeous!

Thanks. When your car is done it will make many a Camaro owner take a second look, maybe even a certain purple Camaro owner. It definitely has a presence in pictures, and I've got a feeling it is the same in person So, any plans on driving it down to let us Socal guys get a closer look at it, or are we going to have to drive out to Vegas, or up the coast?

Matt

Ok, I've been a little lax at posting updates so I'll give it a shot. Been busy but most of my work has been fine tuning items that weren't quite there. Man everything on this car is tight. I'm not going to go over everything but I'll hit the highlights. I changed from coilovers to airbags because I wanted the car to sit low when parked, man what a challenge to get fitted with comfortable clearances. I removed everything, made new clearances on the rear end, manufactured new rear/front air bag brackets and purchase new front airbags. After airbag installation there was interference w/my pan hard bar and rear fuel lines on the bracket I built so I built new fuel lines w/a little different twist on the bracket. The floorboards got a little warm for my liking so I removed the exhaust and wrapped the entire exhaust system and blanketed the mufflers. I also purchased some thermazite insulation and added it to the roof on top of my fatmat sound deadener (big difference) and also will be adding it to the floor prior to installing carpet. So for a little catch up, on the entire exhaust system, I had it all thermal coated, added heat wrap and blankets in areas where I thought there would be heat issues, keep in mind, I sprayed U-Pol Raptor on the underside of the car, in the trunk and on the inside floor boards and firewall. Also added Fatmat sound deadner and now thermazite, whew. I've installed rear bumpstops, moved a lot of wiring from the tunnel to under the dash to make room for the center console design I think I'm going to build, checked front seat fitment, made cardboard templates for the door panels , built the armrest and think I now have a design I'm going with. I've framed in the rear seat area and added an overflow bottle for my radiator. I don't know if I've mentioned it but I bought a Marquez headliner from another member on the board, although in hindsight if I had it to do over I think I would stick w/a stock headliner. What a pain. You don't know how many times I lost it and almost threw it in the garbage. In the end I'm going to really like it more than stock but not being an upholsterer and doing this all myself it was almost overwhelming. Don't get me wrong, it's a very good product but as you know, no two cars are identical and it required a lot of fitting, trimming, fiberglassing, fitting, fitting, fitting and more fitting and because I modified the interior of my doors I had to figure another way to mount the twe side pieces. I've been at the headliner for about two weeks now but getting very close to finishing, Thanks Tracy for taking my call and giving me some good advice, really appreciate it. The urethane dash pad I ordered from MCB looks nice and fit very well, I was going to upholster it but now think I'm going to leave it as is. With Brett's help, I've removed the front swaybar that Wayne Due originally installed w/his front clip and am installing a splined swaybar to give me more turning clearance. Brett came up w/the idea/design, took measurements ordered the pieces for me and then cut and bent them to fit, I really like the idea/design. I then drilled and tapped them and added a few holes for weight and design, only have to powder coat them and install, then I can put the car back on the ground. There's more but that's enough for now, things are starting to really come together. I'm really hoping to finish by April, but doing it pretty much myself ya never know. Here's a few rough picks. When it's all said and done, I'm going to have to do a little paint touch up, wet sand and buff.

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My good buddy Jim Ness over giving me a hand.
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Reversed the dome light 180, just liked the looks better.
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I cannot stop saying how much I love this car, Lenie! The thing I love the most about the entire project is your patience!!! You make minimal compromoses and do exactly what you want...if you don't have the means to do ti now, you wait till you do. That is something I have really struggled with...shoot I have built and sold 2 projects before you finished one and neither of mine can hold a candle to the quality in yours.

Again, hats off Lenie, I need to start exercising some friggin' patience...hahaha

Dave

Wow... Gettin closer! I love what you did with the exhaust and the wrap. Should keep heat down. Are those Spintechs?

Lookin' real good Lenie!


Sorry to see you bagged it... I'm not a fan - but I understand why etc. I just never could get the ride out of 'em that I wanted so gave up on the kool and went with coil overs.


:thumbsup:

Thanks Dave really appreciate it. My patience has run thin quite a few times but it's good to see the end is near. I'm really trying to give the interior an industrial look, there's going to be many a bolt showing. I really am liking the car though, Thanks again.

John they are Spintechs and I'm really digging the sound. Haven't got to drive it really yet and heard about the drone from others but I took a few extra sound barrier steps to help but I do really like them loud:D Your car is really looking good, love the paint. Take a lot of pics at the show and post. You know we all want pics.

Greg, I read in one of your post way back you took yours off and tossed em' and let me tell you I've come close, not because of ride but installation nightmares:bang: . The deal here is I don't really plan on racing it, I'm more of a putterer:lol: so I was more into the bags for the kool kool kool:cool: ....... oh, I did keep the coil overs though.

What did you make the headliner out of?

This is an awesome build!! Love it!

Thanks, the headliner is made by Marquez, it's fiberglass. I added 1/8" landau foam and covered it with Alcantra (black), it's a suede.

A classic tri five with an Ironworks chassis --- AND..... drum roll.... Coil Overs!!


Just sayin' :hello: :D




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Now Greg that is just cool unfortunately I don't have those mad talents yet. That would mean I'd have to go back to the chassis stage and start over (wife:rules: ). Next car, shhhhh...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA:lol: :thumbsup:

Finished the Marquez headliner except for a few touch ups.

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Awesome build Lenie! Great job on the headliner.

Hella Yeh
 

Yes what Jay said x2:G-Dub: :G-Dub: :G-Dub: :thumbsup:

Lenie looking great! I am still so divided on the headliner, I was thinking of going into the same direction so am looking forward to seeing more pics of it in progress!

thanks!

Gui

It looks great Lenie.

Thanks guys, going to work on the swaybar this weekend along w/bleeding the brakes again so I can get it back on the ground. Headliner was a chore.:bang:

Keep the updates coming Lenie!!!

Fantastic job on the headliner Bro. Looks like a pro job from here :thumbsup:

You are the best headliner installer in the entire friggin' universe!!:lol:


Looks good buddy!

what are you going to do about the front and rear glass window trim? Going to paint it black or leave it SS?