making a little more progress still hoping to have this done by this coming weekend got to try out the new paint booth still needs to be finshed but it works for now.
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hopefully going into final assembling this week. :D

Feel like Im watching an episode of American Chopper,hope you dont carry on like Sr and Jr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great project looks good!!

thanks for the intrest. into final assembly now and if the chrome shop would finish the rest of the parts we could put the rest of this together.one week promis turning into three weeks . only have a couple of days to submit an entry to house of color paint contest.wish us luck we need it!:D

do somthing with your kids!
 

just a little update on the bike almost done, finaly some real progress.sent in a paint contest submit to house of kolor for there calendar. with any luck we will be displaying the bike at back to the 50's show for house of kolor.thats the good news the bad news is we took a little to long to finish this and will not be able to make the power tour.:( but spending time with your kids is more important.theres always next year.
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looks like this comming week I can get back on track with the belair:thumbsup:

pretty darn cool

thanks Marty I hope you can share the fun with your kids.I see your garage is getting set up for another project.I could't be happier with my decision to put other things on the back burner and do somthing with one of my boys and give them skills to follow them all there lives.hope to post up the final picts this week.:D

Looking good Eric. I hope to see the bike at the Back to the 50"s. Looking forward to meeting you again.

I've had my kids in the garage since they were old enought to walk. I've also taught them how to frame, electrical, plumbing and hang drywall. My oldest is even a pretty good house painter. My youngest seems to like to get more paint on her then the trim or the walls.

hope to see you at back to the 50's weekend.almost finished with the bike. and then back to the belair and the shop finishing.

Marty even when you think your kids arn't paying atention they still are absorbing things the whole time.still the best times spent is with your kids.hope to post up the final picts. this week!

her are the final assembly picts. just in time to have the boy bring it in for show and tell at school.missed the power tour but kept my prommis to have it done before school ends.:thumbsup:
http://i643.photobucket.com/albums/u...eation/076.jpg
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Pretty Cool

just found out yesterday that we will be displaying the bike at back to the 50's show at the MN. state fairgrounds for the house of kolor booth. the kid is pumped hope to see some of you guys out there .I will be taking the belair out there if you guys have any more ideas for me to incorporate into the build.hope to see some of you guys.
http://i643.photobucket.com/albums/u..._4245_0019.jpg:D

Eric --

That turned out so kool!

What a great project!

:hail: :hail:

thanks Greg I wish we could have made the power tour but it was all worth it to see the intrest and desire to make something really cool with one of my boys. now the oldest boy wants to build one with a motor. then my other boy wants to build one with a side car.I told them to save some money and we will see what happens.pretty amazing the information that a 10 year old can absorb.I thike i have enough space cleaned out in the shop to get back on the belair.

back to the belair again!
 

just finaly got a chance to pick up where I left off about a year ago and decided to put the supercharger back togather with the updated compressor wheel by 928 motorsports. there claim is 20% more boost pressure.I blew the internal belt up at last years carcraft burnout show.just been driving the car with out the charger. shop is finaly starting to look like I had some sort of plan behind it. not finished yet but functional.going to be ripping my house apart now and still attempting to get some work done on the belair too.
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you can see quite a difference in the compressor wheels hope it works!
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decided the the factory design stinks and drilled some cooling vents in the case to let some heat out.
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everything back together and crossing my fingers that I can get it to 8# of boost.

Where did you find that intake with the velocity stacks like that. Genius idea man, having the plate cover the throttle body in the front like that and the fuel rail running in between the stacks. Or did you make it? It looks cool as hell man. I have a few extra ls intakes and if you made it could you give me some pointers?

the intake is a one off prototype designed by beer. a friend brought over his cbr1000 and it had some cool stacks on it and with just the right amount of beer the design started to take shape it is not quite done yet but it will have to do for now.;)

back on track
 

wow were does the time go.I am just trying to get back on track to get going again on the belair.just about done finishing my shop.but sick of working on it and if I am going to build 9 more cars guess it is time to get rolling.just a little updating still having people sign there ideas on the car when we get out to play. If anyone wants to give me suggestions on what I should do to the car feel free to post it up! Please remember that My shop consists of Me my youngest son who is 11 and a apprentice that has worked with me part time for a couple of years.part time and I also work a full time job during the day. so what I am getting at is this is going to take some time just have some patients with me and don't be afraid to let me know what you think.
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thought if this was going to be a family cruiser it needs a trailer hitch.
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I will try to get thing caught up on the progress that we have made this summer.

Very nice trailer hitch! I am planning to add one to my build as well. Nice work so far.

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thanks for the intrest. the hitch is completely hidden from view when not in use the reciever just pins in the trunk and the plate just hindges down and is held up with magnets when not in use.

here is a shot of the bikes on the back.now the boy can bring his bike with to show off his hard work when we go to shows.
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check out the sexy trailer mirrors for puling the pop up trailer.
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started making some changes to the interior so the kids can be a little more comfortable on road trips. the seats are out of a 2005 gto.lots od mods.to get them to fit but they are sooo comfortable maybe I will have the kids drive and I will sit in the back.the fronts will also be changed out but I need to figure out the seat belts first.
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goint to try to keep this thing drivable as long as possible while making all the mods.
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her are a couple of picts. of the power cruise in Brainerd.Mn. this was a intresting event. the first night we were there we had 5.5" of rain it was 98*f on the drive up there pulling the camper.with fuel pump problems all the way there.the next morn. it was 55 and overcast. that day was a blast the open cruise event turned out to be a full all out road race . with the biggest variety of cars ever.vw's,street rods,drifters,road race cars.ended up running hard all day prob. 50 laps with 4 people in the car guessing 140mph on the straight aways. left the huge trailer mirrors on it on the track.:lol: very funny to see peoples reaction as we came up behind them then passed them with a huge boat with 4 people in the car.:wow: It was a gas to say the least. at least till sun. when we broke it.:(
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looks like it is almost time to get back on the Belair again.the shop is almost done enough to get to work on the car.I am just giddy about all the changes on the shop and the house.It took waayyyy longer than I wanted it to but the end results look like they might just be worth it in the long run.Just wait till you see what is in my head. changes to the belair that is.
changed the rear end out to a 9"fab 9 moser rearend. and also changed up the exhaust to get rid of the dronemasters.
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lets see if I can figure out how to link this video .about 3/4 through the video is when the belair comes into view.this is a slow lap with 4 people in the car trying to figure out were the rubbing is coming from.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxTMNGbHK_Y

[QUOTE=GregWeld

Thanks Greg your the best buddy.:thumbsup: :D

here are a couple of shots of the new make over on the front of the shop as well as the belair during the trailer hitch install.
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it was fun to get out and put some mile on the car over the summer.now I know were I want to go with the build of the car. if anyone has an idea that I should incorperate into the build please feel free to tell me.I value the opinions that you guys are holding back on me.:D

WHY IS THE BUILD TAKING SO LONG? thought i would post up the shop build thread and you can see for your self why this project has taking a back seat. going to post up plans for more modifications to take place over the winter soon.

SHOP BUILD THREAD.

http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=48204


INPUT WANTED IF THIS WAS YOUR CAR AND YOU HAD ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD WHAT WHAT YOU DO TO IT TO MAKE IT THE COOLEST CAR IN THE WORLD?????????? POST UP YOUR IDEAS!!!

I went through the complete garage build yesterday. Pretty impressive shop you have there. Now it's time to crank out some hot rod work out of there.

thanks Rob. glad to see you are still going on your project.hope to see it on the road this summer.mine got a little side tracked. but getting back on track now.

It's great to see you're getting back on the project.
Nice looking garage there!

Eric hope everything's good with you.l pulled the car in the other day and sat there for hrs. Trying to figure out what to start on first.should be getting started on new stuff tonight.

It's official going twins!!!!
 

Ok maybe this is a sign I should quit drinking. decided to remove the supercharger and going to try the twin turbo thing.this is one big can of worms but I can see some awesome potential to this set up looking at getting 20+ miles to the gallon and 650+ to the rear wheels.and get in and drive across the country with my family in style.:D :D
now to get some parts ordered up and start this crazy train.
let me know your thoughts and comments of this plan.and follow my failure or triumph. could go either way.

going twin turbo's whoo hooo!
 

well it looks like we are going the wrong direction now disasembling insted of assembling. but I think this will be a move that I should not regret later.I hope but I have got alot of parts on order and hope to make some forward progress this week.
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started mocking up accessories for front drive and everything has to change.ballancer,alt,p/s pump,and air conditioner,radiator,condensor,exhaust.starting to make headway alot of parts starting to filter in now.
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hoping to start getting some momentum going this week.

Ok I guess I am boring you guys to death.well see if this wakes you up at all. had a little write up on lsxtv if you have not checked out this site yet it is worth the trip lots of tech info for ls junkies like myself.
please feel free to give me your ideas input or suggestions.
http://www.lsxtv.com/features/car-fe...el-air-4-door/

Nice write up Eric. It should be a hand full with the turbo's They'll never know what to expect when you open the hood.

Nice Write up - it's always cool to get ink