Looking Killer! The black under the hood is so clean looking.

Car is looking really good.

You didn't miss anything. I haven't said much about it. It is for a remote oil tank for my LS7. Heads where shipped to Mike Norris. He had the exhaust valves replaced, guides installed along with double stack springs and stage II porting. I also purchased a BTR stage II cam for it. Hopefully Jeff and I will be starting on the engine shortly. I'll post pictures as we build the engine.

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Yeah Jim really knocked it out of the park!

Thanks. Not to shabby for just winging it. :lol:

Thank You. It's all Mr Wizard....aka Jim. Sounds like the big areas have all been wet sanded. The fenders and tail pan are all that remain. I am headed up next week to drop off the window trim and can't wait to see the car.

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Very nice...when do we get some outside pictures:D

The car is amazing, super straight and a classy color!!! Jim hit it out of the park 😁

It looks Nice and slick! I'm looking forward to seeing the motor go together.

I asked the same thing and was told it's not allow outside till it heads home. Guess I'll have to get photos of it then. :flashie:

Thanks Chief! Couldn't agree more. :D

Me too! Should be fun. I'm a bit nervous as this will be the first one I've built. Thankfully Jeff has done more than a few and they've all been stellar. Always good to have the professional backing you up.

Updates are coming in at a crazy rate. Not complaining! Jim said his finger tips needed a rest from all the wet sanding, so he laid down some Dynomat, painted the trunk, installed the door and trunk rubber and the stainless hardware for the doors. You know...a nice easy relaxing kind of day. :relax:

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One of those things that gives the car a more complete look. :bump:

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Paint came out beautiful, cars coming along nicely. Detailing with the ARP bolts and washers on the hinges looks top notch, LS7 powerplant............. keep a train a rolling.

Love it Curtis! Everything is looking well worth the wait.
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I like the ARP stuff on the door hinges, your moving now.

That thing better be ready to cruise around in when I hit Vegas! looking good!

I just returned from Jims and have to say that the car looks SO much better in person. Jim polished up the drivers rear quarter so I could see the "final product". It's silly. I rolled the dice on the hardware and agree that it's a nice way to detail things. I've heard a lot of great things about the LS7, but have never driven one. Looking forward to it.

Oh yeah!! Three weeks and I can bring it home. The glass arrived Friday and I dropped off the stainless trim and rear bumper. Jim and I had to hold things in place and have a look. Yeah.....:bump:

Thanks man! The guys at Dutchboys do this and I stole it from them. Thanks Paul! :captain:

Goal is to have it road worth for SEMA. At least so I can get it to the dyno so Mike Norris can tune it. Jeff and I are going to be busy!!

What washers did you use on your door hinges with the ARP bolts?

Those had to be made. Special order, silly expensive kinda thing. :G-Dub:

Give me all your extras......HA!

I've been slacking on the updates, but progress continues. I made the cross country trip to pickup the stainless trim and rear bumper after having them repaired and cleaned up. The shop did a great job and I as very please. Sihilling Metal Polishing in Santa Ana, CA 714-543-7051 ask for Charles. Highly recommend them. Drove up to Stockton and got to see the car for the first time since it was painted. :flag2:

Jim actually let me help with a few small things which was nice. Basically minor things that I couldn't mess up. :sieg:

Since my last post the control arms and spindles have been painted, the headliner has gone in, some of the trim is on the car, all the rubber trim is in place and the quarter glass has been installed. Door glass and door internals are in progress and it sounds like the windshield and back glass will be installed in a few days. Won't be long now!

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Headliner needs to go in prior to the glass for a good fit according to the interior guys I talked to. Jim had done this with the Shelby so it wasn't new to him. Mr Wizard does it again.

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I ordered a dome light kit for the car and of course the base looked like garbage. Called CamaroCentral who pulled 5 of them and said they all looked that way. They where quick to refund my money and even threw in a small gift certificate for the trouble. Great customer service.

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Jim stated that it was un-sat, but of course he had a solution. Looks even better IMO.

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Installing anything with fresh paint is nerve racking enough. This probably upped Jims blood pressure a little. :confused18:

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Didn't realize the pitting that was on the old trim along the edge of the quarter glass. Jim swapped it out for me. Thanks again Jim.

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Polishing continues!

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:thankyou: for looking! :captain:

my dome light was rough too. Maybe i should spray paint it too. :goggles:

#lottsawinning :thumbsup:

Wow looking good! Nice progress!

Looks really good,:thumbsup: almost all done

Excellent work cant wait to this complete.

Dang Curtis,
How did I miss this? Now I have to start reading your whole build.
Glad you are back in it again.

It's the easy answer. I think Jim used an Eastwood paint that's specifically made to paint plastic.

I like winning!

It's really starting to come together and looks more and more complete everyday.

Almost done? Well...Jim's almost done with it. Lots to do when it gets home.

Same here. :bump:

Yeah...you've got a few pages to go through. lol Nice to see you're still around. :cheers:

As far as trailering is concerned -- just have Reliable pick it up and bring it to you... It's so easy.

Looking awesome Curtis! Let me know when you and Jeff are ready for the AAW crimpers.

Almost done with paint and body :mock: there I fixed it lol.
Control arms look much better in black.....good decision.

I've got one to drop off when I pick mine up. Would be nice to hit the easy button though. This will do the trick. It came with a winch, straps and a set of Race Ramps.

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Thank You. Few weeks and we will need them.

I don't think Jim was to hip on the control arms at first, but then he saw what it could look like on some TV show and that was all it took. :lol: I agree they look better black. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Door glass is in and aligned....apparently that's the hard part. Well the first one was anyways. Front end is starting to go together and yeah...... :bump:

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Wait! Where is the motor?

Please don't tell me you're going to lean over those fenders for the motor install!!

The engine is in my garage in a million pieces. New LS7 block waiting to be built. One hurdle at a time my friend.

That seems crazy....but I'm going to do mine the exact same way :thumbsup:

Car looks great, who's glass did you use?
Kevin

Not the way I'd prefer to go about it, but it is what it is. I'll have to do my best Spiderman impression I suppose. Going to be a slow process that's for sure.

Pilkington classics. Looks like good stuff and supposedly it has the factory curve and fit.

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Nice to wake up to these this morning! The new rubber in the doors is still settling in. Probably one more adjustment and the fit will be spot on.

Looking more and more like a car again everyday! Keep up the good work Jim!!

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Just checking the gaps was the message I got on these. :D

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Thanks for looking. :captain:

Wow looking sweet!