Somebody tell me what the "gap spray" mentioned earlier is??

Alright... So not a lot to provide an update on. We are in the "get all the little crap on" stage. They have been working on getting the side windows/hardware in, working on wiring, headliner, etc.

I did order a set of Screamin Performance kick panels this week. Looking forward to getting them in and covered.

Here are a couple additional pics from Autorama to tied you over for a bit until we can get better updates

Hand brushed outers... Billet knockoffs that were shot preened for that old school look.
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Jeff,

It has obviously turned into a :trophy-1302: !


BTW-Some guys put their PT ride on a diet. Glad you decided that phat makes right and added a couple of inches all the way around. :unibrow:

That car is awesome..

that is one nice looking wheel, perfect

Thanks guys.

Went up to check in on my car yesterday. They are still plugging away on the assembly. Putting weatherpak connectors on everything is taking a lot longer than I expected. Got the side glass in and adjusted. Sent the intake out to get it powdercoated. Got it back today so hopefully she will come back to life soon after a long 3 year hibernation.

Still have to work out the hood latch assembly and some close out panels, work on some panel fitment, etc.

Also have to get the stereo installed. Pretty excited about the new head unit I got. I can run it off an app on my iPhone. Allows me to play iTunes, pandora, Internet radio, control the CD, flash or SD card all from the phone. Maybe I'm getting old but seems pretty cool to me.

I just realized I haven't posted any engine pics. It's as good a time as any to put a few before, during and soon, after pics.

Here is what it looked like when I bought her

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Not the prettiest but got the job done. I actually liked the belt drive. It was different.





Here is the 383 that will remain once we are done. I cleaned things up and made it more my own.

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Very functional, dynoed at 470 hp and 515 ft lbs tq. As with many things, taste change and I decided to get rid of all the shiny bling bling.





Here are a couple crappy cell phone pics. Going for the clean sanitary look hiding as much as possible. Less chrome, more black. I'll tell you what, we had to preform major surgery on the Doug's headers to get them to clear the Tru-Turn set up. I'll post more on that once I get her back and can take more pics.

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I stole this ides from Todd (Vegas69) on hiding the coil on the back of the manifold.

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Even ran the fuel line up the back of the block with the fuel regulator mounted to the back of the head so no holed in the smoothed firewall.

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Vintage Air front runner. Went through 3 hardline adapters to get the one I wanted which dives down between the compressor and head. It isn't on yet in this pic.

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As mentioned yesterday, we just got the manifold back from being powder coated yesterday. The black block & manifold with the aluminum heads look killer together. Everything will be black and brushed. The chrome breathers gotta go.

Like the updated engine bay. Looks clean!

Took a trip up to BFE to visit the shop today. Thankfully its a beautiful drive up 101 through the "other" wine country.

They are still chipping away on the cars. I posted an update on John's. The interior is looking great.

On mine they got most of the wiring trouble shooting done. They had to re-do a few things that should have been done better or differently. Got the Morrison 3pt seat bets installed, the intake is back on and looks way better black. Side mirrors installed. The Screaming Performance speaker cans installed in the fresh air holes and are ready to be wrapped along with the MODO electric door locks. They also had to surgically remove the glove box door latch since it was installed incorrectly and didn't work. Alarm is getting wrapped up today.

With the guy who started the wiring gone they are having to go through ALL the wiring to confirm it was done correctly and make corrections where necessary. This process has been very time consuming and really slowed the progress. Better to go through it now and make the changes than after the bugs show up. The weather-pak connectors they installed are a nice addition too.

Hiding all the wiring and wrapping it in sheathing takes a lot of time but looks so much better. It will be worth the time even though it wont be seen.

Would have taken some pics but she is so dusty now I didnt want to. Soon though.

Thanks for the update, sounds like its getting close.