Very nice
 

Very nice I'm digging the color. Great choice:thumbsup:

:wow: Looks Sweeeeeet!!! :thumbsup:

Time for an update... I gotta say I am very impressed with Chris and the guys. Over the past couple of months we have made a huge amount of progress. He has a couple new guys that are all business and get things done. It's great to see thing moving at this pace.

So since the color was shot they have finished the underside cleaning up the mini tub welds and detailing the underside before completing the seam sealing and shooting it with Raptor Liner. I really like this stuff since it is textured but not rough like many bedliners.

Chris also had his guys clean up the weld on the subframe. He went way beyond by basically rewelding the whole thing. Here you can see some of the clean up stuff he did. The pics don't do it justice. They look way better and a whole lot cleaner.

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Once that was all done and cleaned up it was ready to go back in the paint booth. He shoot the engine compartment, subframe, the underside of the car and the dash in Rally Matte black. It's going to look killer with the brilliant silver.

Cell phone picks so they don't show too much detail. I will get some better pics next time I'm up there.

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We are very close to assembly :D

Great deals on parts from forum members
 

I just have to throw out a big thanks to Lat-G and PT.com and all the great forum members selling their unneeded parts. Over the period of my build I have been accumulating some much needed parts.

Now that I am in the assembly process I have been going through the boxes of goodies and want to give a big thanks for the great deals.

Most recently picked up a pair of Borla XR-1 mufflers from Scott- aka Scottysimp7

I also picked up a DSE brake booster and Doug's D386 headers from Don - aka JennDon

I picked up a Vintage Air front runner set up with DSE PS pump from Jess - NvrDun71

I got a set of Fesler brushed hood hinges and trunk hinges from Steven Rupp

These forums have been invaluable for information and has really helped me stretch my budget because of these deals.

Thanks guys!!!!!

Now I just need to get them out of their boxes and onto the car :unibrow:

In addition to the deals from the forums I have to give a big thanks to Matt's Classic Bowties who I have gotten all the other needed parts from without any problems. The only item I didn't get from them was my Moser "Prodigy" rear end from Frank. As other have experienced, I too had delays and we are now in the process of having to modify it to fit the AirBar.

I just took advantage of the MCB's Black Friday deal and ordered the RideTech Tru-Turn set up and Muscle Bar to complete my suspension set up.

Wasn't satisfied with the ride height or laid out height so we had to make some "adjustments" to the AirBar. Don't tell Brett... LOL

A little touch up on the Raptor Liner and we are good

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Ride height

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Aired out... Sorry about the pic. Someone needs to take a photography class :lol: got more qtr panel than wheel

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Man that's low! Those pedals look fantastic too.

Looking great Jeff, yah that's low :yes: Very nice!

That's all you got? :lol: Looks great Jeff! :thumbsup:

Nice!

Lookin good sir...darn good!!:yes: :yes:

Thanks guys. Really fired up to see things coming together.

This week got the motor in, headers on, running the fuel and brake lines, installed booster and vintage air front runner.

Next week install gas tank, Tru-turn kit, front brakes, vintage air unit then start wiring...

Jeff, how are things? Have any pics of the raptor liner on teh underside? I was debating good old herculiner, but also came across Raptor and teh texture seems perfect.

Thanks!

Gui

Things are good... Coming right along which is awesome. Shoot, I was at the shop this morning dropping off some parts and would of snapped a couple pics for ya if I'd of known.

I really like the Raptor Liner. Good texture to it and is smooth so it won't take the skin off your knuckles it you smack it.

Here is a pic I found online.

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Ahhhhh reduced 15%. Wish I would of thought of that. I like that even more Ron. Looks good :thumbsup:

Love the pedals!! Who makes those?? Great job with your build...... Hope to see you around this summer :)
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Beautiful build!

I love your title too...just by chance do you know why Axl wrote the song Mr. Brownstone and what it's actually about?

Coming along super fast now.

Clayton Machine Works. Don't think they are a sponsor here but they are over on PT.Com.

They are absolutely beautiful, even more so in person. Pricey but beautiful.

Yeah looking forward to Peggy Sue's and the Napa Main Street Reunion.

Oh yeah. Never went that route myself and never will... although going to college in Chico we had plenty of fun but never that much. Too scary. I dont know how he/they did it and still functioned and performed.

They were playing at the Hardrock Hotel last month. We were there during Sema and a few guys I talked to said he's up around 200 pounds now. Guess he's off the smack and eating well. Probably making up for the those missed meals while whacked out back in the day. :lol:

Yeah which is great. Yours is looking good too!

We hit a couple bumps this week with the Vintage Air front runner and how the compressor is currently mounted so I have Jim talking with them to figure it out. Also working with RideTech to get adjustable rod ends for the lower Air Bar rods so we can fix the pinion angle on the Prodigy/Moser 4 link rear end. Fun stuff...

I've done Peggy sue's the last few years, LOTS of fun!! The poker run and the chili/beer contest is the best:cool:
I'll be looking for you there, can't wait to see this car in person:hail:

We'll see if we can get John (Bloodline) out there Also. His Camaro is coming along nicely too.

Im down. Been looking forward to driving my car and going to a show.

Ridetech Tru-turn kit
 

Pulled the trigger on the complete Ridetech Tru-turn kit with spindles replacing the Heidts tall spindles I had bought. With all the positive feedback on the kit I wanted it to round out the suspension with it.

Well we hit a little hurdle... I went to the shop today and found out the Doug's 368 headers I have won't work with the kit. The pitman arm hits one of the tubes on the driver side header when turned to the left.

No big deal, just need to cut the tube and have the header re coated. I searched the forums and called Ridetech to check the fitment with my Doug's headers and know one had an answer. Well now we know :lol:.

I have seen confirmation that the Dynatech headers clear with no modifications.

I will say the kit is top notch.

:thumbsup:

Props to Cris at JCG for the fine craftsmanship on these cage nut covers. Very nice quality product. They are actually a nice dark gunmetal (hard to tell with the flash). I think they will look awesome against the rally matte back firewall. Will be noticeable but not too obvious.

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What is a cage nut cover?

Front lower body mount on the firewall.

The cage nut is the nut that is square and basically has a hat surrounding it so it won't turn when you tight the body bolt

and yes this car is looking awesome !!!

Still plugging away at the assembly. Working through the typical issues. We have had to swap out a few items here and there and the wait time has slowed things a bit.

This week got the trunk and interior sprayed with Raptor Liner, fabed up brackets to mount the electric fuel pump and the Vintage Air unit. Also finishing up the fuel and brake lines.

I picked up the DSE dash carrier and loaded the gauges. The VA vent surround was too shiny so I hit it with a red scotchbrite pad which got it much close to the Autometer bezels.



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Picked up my seats from the upholstery shop today. TMI covers with the bolstered buns. Turned out much nice then they look in the pictures.

Sure hope the rear fits. I measured twice before I cut... Well more like 7 or 8 times then got scared and didn't cut enought and had to cut more. :D

I sure like these a lot better then the white I had before.

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what are the switches for?

Jeff I don't know what I like more the seats or the dash. I just hope mine looks half as nice as yours.

That's a beautiful dash console. I keep hoping that one of these days DSE will release one for the Novas...

Thanks guys...

Yeah i'm very happy with the dash. I really like the Ralley Matte Black. Not to shiny, not to flat... just right. I'm doing all the interior metal, engine compartment, wheels and stripes in it.

This week we got the front brakes installed, booster mounted, vintage air unit mounted and the brake lines finished. Still working on modifying the headers so the Tru-turn kit fits, working on the wiring, installing the column and all dash components and sound deadener.

Last week we realized I had the wrong rear brake set up. Received a 12 bolt rear end kit but I needed a 9" since I have the Torino big bearing ends on my 12 bolt. New set up arrives tomorrow.

Thanks to Kim at Matt's for the trouble free exchange... 2 years later. :D

My respect to you. It is an outstanding project. Congrats!
I consider to buy a 1969 Camaro Z/28 and then to modify it.

Took advantage of having the day off today and spent it at the shop.

Started the morning scraping all the crap off the underside of the roof. What a P I T A. Got 90% of the sound deadening down so check that off the list.

The dash is in. The AirPod is installed. Chris cranked out a custom controller mount that goes in the ashtray today.

Sacramento Autorama
 

Oh neglected to mention that the thrash is on, not just on my car but on John's 68 and a 37 Chevy to get them to the Sacramento Autorama on Feb 15-17th.

Chris has a nice spot for the 3 cars. Pretty much everyone in the shop is working on these 3 cars until they are done. They all have a long way to completion. I was impresses to receive a call Saturday from one of the guys who was at the shop working on my car.

They are committed so my fingers are crossed. Very excited to see things coming together.

Dash Paint
 

Build is looking Great, what paint did you use on the dash? you might have already mentioned it but I couldnt find itin earlier posts.:thumbsup:
Thanks Keith

That is good news to hear. I look forward to seeing your car and John's car finished. Hopefully you guys will be at Pleasanton in June so I can see them in person.

Looking good man! :thumbsup: