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Roger M

11-28-2009 07:54 AM

Nice work, Josh! Very tastefully done.

I really like the painted front bumper. IMHO it looks much better than the chrome(on the 69 birds anyway).

The Interior looks awesome!

:thumbsup:

:cheers:

Vegas69

11-28-2009 08:11 AM

Nice project Josh, thanks for sharing. I'd put some negative camber in her as well.

Josh69

11-28-2009 08:14 AM

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Thanks for the kind words gentleman! Here is the car at it's very first show this fall. I had a bit of a drive to get there so I didn't get there in time for the voting, but the response was amazing. :lateral: The last pic is of my Dad and I. If it wasn't for his red '68 Camaro with a white bumblebee stripe I grew up in, I'd probably be free of this hot rodding curse...but what fun would that be!

Josh69

11-28-2009 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Vegas69 (Post 250913)

Nice project Josh, thanks for sharing. I'd put some negative camber in her as well.

I agree, right now the camber is about 0 to -.25*. Good for tire wear, not so much for a track day. With the G-mod and the tubular arms, we started getting into high caster numbers. After discussing it with Frank, I think we could move into neg camber safely. I had hoped the front springs would settle in the meantime. Maybe after sitting all winter I'll be able to get it on a rack again and see what can be done.

Flash68

11-28-2009 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Josh69 (Post 250813)

The easy choice for the transmission was a Tremec TKO600. I went with a .64 OD. Hindsight being 20/20, I would either have chosen some 4:11's or a .82 OD to make 5th gear more useful at 55mph. I think if the car ever gets EFI, that would help when cruising under 2K.

Josh, I feel the same way after putting a couple hundred miles on my .64 TKO 600, and I do have EFI. I have 3.70s (should have stayed with my original 3.89s but downsized out of concern for traction issues). I try to keep the rpms at least 2100-2200rpms but I cam is pretty big as well.

Great lookin Bird and nice recap. Nice to see you and your dad together with it. Thanks for sharing! :woot:

mdprovee

11-28-2009 11:41 AM

Josh,

Great work with the car, it turn out really nice.

tones2SS

11-28-2009 12:43 PM

Very nice Josh. Car came out great.
GOOD WORK!:cheers:

waynieZ

11-28-2009 03:38 PM

Nice job the car looks sweet.

tony byram

11-28-2009 04:16 PM

Beautiful car Josh! Great job!:thumbsup:

Josh69

11-29-2009 12:12 PM

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Thanks again for the kind words guys! I'm very happy with how it turned out, it's exactly what I had in mind once I settled on the direction. I tried very hard to create a PT car that relied heavily on it's classic styling...as if it could have been from that era in an alternate reality. ;)

I picked up these sweet vintage style valve covers this fall since I felt they fit the car better than the stamped Edelbrocks it came with. Enjoy!

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