and more pics...

and more...

one more of the cap, one at 'the beginning', and one of the rear of the car before the sheetmetal work on the 'cap' begun.

Awesome, thanks for the pics. :)

that is some killer sheetmetal finishing........very nice.

Camaro
 

Wow! The progress is great.

talk about a great update.

thanks - didn't really feel like working anymore tonight.

he is as picture happy as you.......lol. not that it is a bad thing

:lol:

I know, lots of pics. It's been a busy week. I need to have the rest of the sheet-metal work done by Monday. That's a firewall, finish the floor, fab a custom rear tail panel, and flow the console up into the cap... It will be a LONG weekend! That'll mean lots more pics next week!

Thanks for the compliments.

I can wait till Monday. The question is are you going to have enough energy to post pics after all the fab work.

Who ever said the pics would get posted on Monday?:lol:

Really i need something to do at work on Monday.

Awesome pics!!!
Keep us updated.:thumbsup:

Killer Ride!

Thanks for all the pics!! :thumbsup:

OK... so it's not Monday. Finally recouperated a little from the last two weeks. Turns out we didn't get all the metalwork finished... ran into a couple of snags and it wasn't worth 'rushing it'. We finished up the cap, made progress on the floor and console, roughed in all the body work, sealed it all up, installed the steering, installed the motor (not my taste... but cool to look at), and then took a big breath this morning at 10:30 when it left! It will be at an expo at the new Cardinal's Stadium (Phoenix Cardinals) in Glendale, Arizona this weekend.
The car will be back next week, and we can pull the motor, finish the metal work, line-up and gap the front-end, pull the body off the chassis, put it on the rotisserie, and do all the 'finish work' that's left... still a ways from completion!

more pics...

and more...

last one.... for now!

I cant beleive what I am seeing!!! :willy: :willy:

The engine is quite different.... and thats why I LOVE it ! :drool:

car looks awesome.......too bad he didn;t want to sell the motor and do something that would stay under the hood. but to each is own. fab work is awesome

You mean "do something that everyone else is doing?"
I think thats what makes is so unique and appealing.... its a combination of two or three totally different styles..... but it works !

I am just not a fan of the engine sticking through the hood on anything really. Just my opinion.

the motor almost makes the car look small.....lol it should make awesome power though

I know what you'e saying.
Its just something we've never seen on this type of car and IMO thats what gives it the cool factor (in addition to all the well done fab work).
But man.. If that thing sounds half as bad as it looks (whick it will).... :unibrow:

PS... Porter... if he DOES want to sell that Injected 540... call me ;)

It's a cool look and will be unique. But I've had a 6-71 blown street Camaro, and you can't see around the thing! I received a few "obstruction of vision" tickets in the couple years I had that thing, and that was 25+ years ago. Nowadays in California they'd tow the car. Going to be interesting finding the apex! :D

Excellent craftsmanship though, car will attract a crowd.

Jody

To be honest, at first I was a little disappointed that the blown 540 was the powerplant of choice... I was hoping for something that fit under the hood and had a pair of turbos on it. To my surprise, I was actually pretty 'giddy' when I stood back and looked at the car once we dropped in the motor. It may not really 'fit' the car... or fit in it at that matter!, but it definitely looks unique. I think it 'works'.

The customers intent was to build a car that attracted attention. It will be used for advertising/marketing/and promotion for his business. A lot can be said about the whole combination, but we can all agree that everybody that walks by this car will have to stop and look!

And yes, it does have a pretty big 'blind spot'! I am sure there will be at least a couple tickest issued when this car gets driven... the 'obstruction of view' would be the least of his worries!:lol:

Man That Thing Looks Bad To The Bone, I Wouldn't Have Gone With The Big Huffer Through The Hood, But Atleast Everyone Else Doesn't Have One, And Wow, I Bet It Will, Understatedly "get It" Awesome Work Guys.

I think the fact that it's fuel injected helps tone down the "height" ! Had it have been naturally aspirated and had two carbs on top with a large "bug catcher" it would seem a little more out of place on a "touring" type car. But I am diggin the low FI profile !

Nice car, it's fun being different.

Nathan,
The camaro looks good!

If you can, post some pics of that bad ass blue truck.
David

Here ya go!

Wow, awesome truck. I love the cantilevered air ride setup...

Yeah, what that guy said!

I like the truck.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Now I can sleep at night!:bow:

this is the truck I was trying ot ask you about in that PM........I thought you had one. I have build pics of this truck on my PC at home.....I dig it:yes:

This is the one I posted pics of a year-and-a-half ago... I am pretty fond of it too! It has a custom tube chassis, C4 at all corners, Shockwaves, and an LS1. It was the first complete build we ever did, and helped get our 'foot in the door'. It was the cover truck in Sept. 07 issue of Classic Trucks. The owner actually has it for sale. Thanks for all the compliments. We have a couple other trucks that could be considered to have a pro-touring theme... I will post up build pics of them in the future. Just so everybody knows... I am a truck guy. The cars are cool, but trucks are my thing.