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rickpaw 08-07-2017 08:13 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Spiffav8 (Post 663553)


I'm headed to TX to do some hog hunting with some friends and won't be back till Sunday, so no work on the car this weekend.

:captain:
Curtis,

If you have some time to break away from the hunt, give me a call if you want to get together. There is also a cars & coffee meet this weekend as well.

Tu

Vegas69 08-07-2017 08:16 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Spiffav8 (Post 663553)
Thanks Mike. I nearly went crazy trying to pick the right color and then the right shade. Jim was a Saint and very understanding. He gave great feedback and was kind enough to do numerous spray outs for me.




Todd it was great to see you and thanks for the help. Appreciate your assistance in getting the ball rolling. You're welcome anytime. There are plenty of wrenches to go around.

The rear suspension is in, pinion agile is set and everything has been torqued. After that was finished Jeff and I started putting the brakes together. I've got the rear rotors bolted and torqued, but still need to lace them up with the safety wire. Haven't done that for awhile, so there's going to be a few do overs.

I am really enjoying working on the car. Jeff is more OCD out the details than I am and it's refreshing. There's no rush and I believe we are both enjoying the process. Jeffs shop setup is very user friendly! He has done a great job of putting it all together and and making it functional. In addition to being air conditioned, it's very clean. Never have to hunt for anything which is nice.

I'm headed to TX to do some hog hunting with some friendsand won't be back till Sunday, so no work on the car this weekend.

:captain:
I enjoyed it. Keep Jeff happy. :D

Spiffav8 08-07-2017 09:50 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by rickpaw (Post 663567)
Curtis,

If you have some time to break away from the hunt, give me a call if you want to get together. There is also a cars & coffee meet this weekend as well.

Tu
Tu! That would be a lot of fun but the trip is for Johnnymac46's Baclor party. It's sure to be a full three days of hunting. I'll have to take a rain check.

:cheers:

rickpaw 08-08-2017 05:52 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Spiffav8 (Post 663575)
Tu! That would be a lot of fun but the trip is for Johnnymac46's Baclor party. It's sure to be a full three days of hunting. I'll have to take a rain check.

:cheers:
Sounds good Curtis. Have fun.

Beach Cruiser 08-08-2017 06:42 AM
Hog hunting huh? Good luck! Tell John to bring me back some wild Bacon!

johnnymac46 08-08-2017 08:38 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Beach Cruiser (Post 663616)
Hog hunting huh? Good luck! Tell John to bring me back some wild Bacon!
I can arrange that....

Vegas69 09-09-2017 11:11 PM
Is it done yet?:D

Spiffav8 09-18-2017 05:05 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Vegas69 (Post 665405)
Is it done yet?:D
Man I wish. Every time I am in the shop I'm wishing I could jump in and turn the key!

Life has been hectic since the car came home and I haven't been able to devote as much time on it as I'd like to. The rear suspension is good to go as are the rear brakes. I started assembly on the front brakes and ran into a fitment issue. I've been working with team at Artmorrision and Wilwood to nail down what was wrong. I assumed it was something I had done, but after several emails and a lot of pictures, it appears I was sent the wrong front calipers by Wilwood. They have been wonderful to deal with and the correct set has been shipped. Hopefully things will progress stead from here on out.

:lol:

Vegas69 09-18-2017 08:03 PM
I thought this thing was going to be ready for SEMA. :lol:

Enjoy the ride my friend.

glassman 09-19-2017 06:34 PM
Your gonna park it out on the strip in front of Margaritaville right?

Beach Cruiser 09-20-2017 09:00 AM
That reminds me, I need to buy tickets to the party!

Spiffav8 09-22-2017 04:20 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Vegas69 (Post 665948)
I thought this thing was going to be ready for SEMA. :lol:

Enjoy the ride my friend.
I would like to have had it running at the minimum so Mike could tune it. Yeah...not even close!

Quote:
Originally Posted by glassman (Post 665996)
Your gonna park it out on the strip in front of Margaritaville right?
Yeah....right in front of yours. Perfectly safe....right?

Quote:
Originally Posted by Beach Cruiser (Post 666023)
That reminds me, I need to buy tickets to the party!
Yes you do!!

glassman 09-22-2017 07:58 PM
So, funny thing. Right in front of Margaritaville, running the Optima in '15, we were leaving from the light just down from there, my buddy mark says "wait, that person is gonna run the light", sure enough, then "bam" head on right next to us. Now that i think about it, i coulda got the car repainted a year earlier and under insurance LOL

Spiffav8 09-23-2017 10:25 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by glassman (Post 666171)
So, funny thing. Right in front of Margaritaville, running the Optima in '15, we were leaving from the light just down from there, my buddy mark says "wait, that person is gonna run the light", sure enough, then "bam" head on right next to us. Now that i think about it, i coulda got the car repainted a year earlier and under insurance LOL
You also could have been hauled off in a body bag! :confused59: Always nice when your buddy is watching to! With my wife working as a 911 dispatcher and the friends that I have who are Metro Police, I'm actually amazed that they still let people drive up and down the strip. LVMPD and the city have wanted to close it and allow trolleys and foot traffic only for awhile now. Probably never happen.

Beach Cruiser 09-28-2017 09:51 AM
Got tickets! I'm staying at the BlueGreen 35? behind MGM for the week.

Spiffav8 09-28-2017 09:50 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Beach Cruiser (Post 666402)
Got tickets! I'm staying at the BlueGreen 35? behind MGM for the week.
Awesome!! I'll be working part of the week, but let's get together at some point. I plan on attending OPTIMA also and can lend a hand if you need it.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

skatinjay27 11-21-2017 03:07 AM
You know I randomly jump on here solely to check on this thread.... But I think it's got a faulty hot link because when I click on "67 Camaro - The Victim" it keeps taking me to a thread that resembles badmotorfinger 2.55432 😜

Vegas69 11-21-2017 09:04 AM
Good one!:D

DOOM 11-21-2017 11:23 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by skatinjay27 (Post 669085)
You know I randomly jump on here solely to check on this thread.... But I think it's got a faulty hot link because when I click on "67 Camaro - The Victim" it keeps taking me to a thread that resembles badmotorfinger 2.55432 😜
:popcorn2: :popcorn2: :D

Flash68 11-21-2017 12:28 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by skatinjay27 (Post 669085)
You know I randomly jump on here solely to check on this thread.... But I think it's got a faulty hot link because when I click on "67 Camaro - The Victim" it keeps taking me to a thread that resembles badmotorfinger 2.55432 😜
That's a deep dark place you don't wanna go Curtis.... :headspin:

But 2.55?! Did I get a free upgrade? Yes! :D

Spiffav8 11-23-2017 12:34 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by skatinjay27 (Post 669085)
You know I randomly jump on here solely to check on this thread.... But I think it's got a faulty hot link because when I click on "67 Camaro - The Victim" it keeps taking me to a thread that resembles badmotorfinger 2.55432 😜
Well Played. :lol:

Progress has been slooooww. Busy time of year for me and I'm not really in a huge rush. I've run into a few small things that had to be taken care of, like the front calipers not fitting....I was sent the wrong ones. Also the Vintage Air vent template doesn't work with the stock setup. Didn't realize that when I ordered the kit, so I had to modify them. :rolleyes: Progress is happening, it's just slow. I brought the car home from Jeffs and that's helping. Jeff has a lot happening in his shop and needed the room for a customers car. I've found (Todd was right) that it helps having it here.

I haven't uploaded pictures recently, but here's a few that show you absolutely nothing. Feel free to come on by talk sh1t and spin a few wrenches.

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...22c9QxR-XL.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...hGBTtMS-XL.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...ZvvRCmQ-XL.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...BpmB2tB-XL.jpg

Vegas69 11-23-2017 01:38 PM
I'll have to show that post to my wife. :D

Spiffav8 11-23-2017 09:57 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Vegas69 (Post 669239)
I'll have to show that post to my wife. :D
First time for everything buddy. Celebrate all you can...probably won't happen again and if it does she won't believe it.

:captain:

67_camaroRS 11-27-2017 04:25 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Spiffav8 (Post 669222)
Well Played. :lol:

Progress has been slooooww. Busy time of year for me and I'm not really in a huge rush. I've run into a few small things that had to be taken care of, like the front calipers not fitting....I was sent the wrong ones. Also the Vintage Air vent template doesn't work with the stock setup. Didn't realize that when I ordered the kit, so I had to modify them. :rolleyes: Progress is happening, it's just slow. I brought the car home from Jeffs and that's helping. Jeff has a lot happening in his shop and needed the room for a customers car. I've found (Todd was right) that it helps having it here.

I haven't uploaded pictures recently, but here's a few that show you absolutely nothing. Feel free to come on by talk sh1t and spin a few wrenches.

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...22c9QxR-XL.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...hGBTtMS-XL.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...ZvvRCmQ-XL.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...BpmB2tB-XL.jpg

Finally. great to see some progress being done. by far my favorite thread. :woot:

Spiffav8 12-01-2017 12:39 PM
Just for AJ...Not very exciting, but a good way to waste 3 minuets.

Good chunk of the Dynomat is in. Once I have things finished up inside the car and I am ready for interior, I'll install the remainder. Little more user friendly till then.

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-QzvdbtB-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-zGD2SMp-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-LqLphc4-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-L3gLP5c-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-Gz5GM6d-L.jpg

Used a wire wheel attachment on the end of an electric drill to clean up and recondition a few parts.
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-B7FpKKk-L.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-CVF5XJP-L.jpg

Managed to snag my shoe lace in the wire wheel and this was the result. Lesson learned and next time I'll wear flip flops so that can't happen. :thumbsup:
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...-s6CgLJn-L.jpg

Older picture...but I like it.
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...LNHRCn7-XL.jpg

Spiffav8 12-01-2017 12:55 PM
Walked in from work late last night and found a package from Mike at MuscleRodz on the counter. Yes I like cool custom parts
like we all do, but I was super stoked to get these lower firewall plates. Yeah.....I got up and installed them first thing this morning. :lol:

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...8frspZM-XL.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...kdFrqLG-XL.jpg

These big holes always bugged me. The plates are simple to install and have a super clean look. Huge improvement and easy on the budget.

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...TZJ8XjW-XL.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...wBSWBnV-XL.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...vW6C8zB-XL.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...crBkWB5-XL.jpg

Huge Improvement. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-...TZJJHXX-XL.jpg

Now I just need to get in and clean all the dust and hand prints out of there. :disgusted:

Steve68 12-01-2017 01:03 PM
C,
what are you using for a booster and master,

since you have a aftermarket sub, front brake lines?, the factory length braided lines are too short,

and steering gear from the column to the rack,

looks like your getting ready to start laying this stuff out, and I'm doing the same, thanks Steve

Flash68 12-01-2017 01:16 PM
Medic! :underchair:

Be careful bro!

Car looks good.... you, not so much.

67camaro496 12-01-2017 02:15 PM
i like the plates!!! didn't know anyone made them.

GregWeld 12-01-2017 03:19 PM
So was the wire wheel covered in red paint - because that doesn't look like skin and bleeding to me..... big P *** Y!

More work - less photos! Get to it!

67_camaroRS 12-01-2017 04:45 PM
i like that satin black look.nice

DOOM 12-01-2017 04:51 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by GregWeld (Post 669573)
So was the wire wheel covered in red paint - because that doesn't look like skin and bleeding to me..... big P *** Y!

More work - less photos! Get to it!
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

GregWeld 12-01-2017 05:02 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by DOOM (Post 669576)
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:


Going to have to change his signature from ".....pilots are cool <or whatever it says>" to "I bleed like a girl, and I cried a little"

Vegas69 12-01-2017 05:40 PM
Keep wearing shoes, I'd like to see you have a capable throttle foot when this car is road worthy in 2029. :lol:

jwcarguy 12-01-2017 06:25 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by GregWeld (Post 669577)
Going to have to change his signature from ".....pilots are cool <or whatever it says>" to "I bleed like a girl, and I cried a little"
Now that is F**kin' funny stuff right there!! (sorry Curtis, but Greg sounds like me now! LOL)

Spiffav8 12-01-2017 09:00 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve68 (Post 669567)
C,
what are you using for a booster and master,

since you have a aftermarket sub, front brake lines?, the factory length braided lines are too short,

and steering gear from the column to the rack,

looks like your getting ready to start laying this stuff out, and I'm doing the same, thanks Steve
Went with the Hydratech setup. Wilwood master. Art Morrison provides all the braided lines. I just need to cut the steering shaft and I'm good to go. Lots of little things seem to eat up all my time. Ugh

Quote:
Originally Posted by Flash68 (Post 669569)
Medic! :underchair:

Be careful bro!

Car looks good.... you, not so much.
Right! Working on this car is hazardous to my health! I should be like GW and pay someone to do it all for me. :lol:

Quote:
Originally Posted by 67camaro496 (Post 669571)
i like the plates!!! didn't know anyone made them.
Call Mike and get a set. Price is right.

Quote:
Originally Posted by GregWeld (Post 669573)
So was the wire wheel covered in red paint - because that doesn't look like skin and bleeding to me..... big P *** Y!

More work - less photos! Get to it!
Buddy I wish it was paint. Ripped me up pretty good.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Vegas69 (Post 669579)
Keep wearing shoes, I'd like to see you have a capable throttle foot when this car is road worthy in 2029. :lol:
Glad someone caught that. :lol:

Quote:
Originally Posted by jwcarguy (Post 669581)
Now that is F**kin' funny stuff right there!! (sorry Curtis, but Greg sounds like me now! LOL)
The moment I read that I thought the same thing. :lmao: Knew you would jump on that one...and I can't blame you one bit.

Steve68 12-02-2017 07:30 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Spiffav8 (Post 669583)
Went with the Hydratech setup. Wilwood master. Art Morrison provides all the braided lines. I just need to cut the steering shaft and I'm good to go. Lots of little things seem to eat up all my time. Ugh
Its the small stuff time killers,

you get the steering shaft from AM also??

Just trying to figure out what to use, or the best,

Dr. Jekyll 12-02-2017 11:58 AM
Did I miss where you got the smooth rear chrome bumper from or did you make that yourself?

Spiffav8 12-02-2017 05:19 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve68 (Post 669594)
Its the small stuff time killers,

you get the steering shaft from AM also??

Just trying to figure out what to use, or the best,
Yes. I ordered as much as possible from them to avoid any issues.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dr. Jekyll (Post 669596)
Did I miss where you got the smooth rear chrome bumper from or did you make that yourself?
I had all the trim reconditioned and the rear bumper smoothed by Sihilling Metal Polishing. Fantastic work and at a very reasonable price.

Charles Sihilling
1018 C East Chestnut Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701
715-543-7051

Mikael A 12-03-2017 08:19 AM
FLIP FLOPS dude put some work boots on......well I have welded in crocs and that's definitely not fun trust me. Car looks great can't wait for more pics.:popcorn2:


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