Just read through the whole thread...

I'm a police officer in Texas and I think its pretty cool you guys are building this car as a tribute to all of our fallen brothers. Keep up the good work guys.

The Heartbeat of America Chevrolet, Law-enforcement, and our U.S. troops ......i love this build but i especially love the meaning behind it i cant wait to see it finished :cheers:

who did all the manifold work for you? someone local? I really like the custom brackets and I will be needing some injector bungs welded in a manifold soon!

some friends of mine had their 64 GTO done at dominator this car is def. in good hands!

Kevin Thompson from Hot Rod Solutions did all the manifold work. He is a great guy to deal with and I highly recommend him if you are wanting any custom work done a your manifold. Here is a link to his website.

http://www.hotrodsolutions.net/index.html

Greg, how's everything else coming along? Is the chassis done yet?

WOW!!! has this rig started coming to life.... Nice job Greg and the crew at Dominator..

Awesome work! Knowing how AL can be to fab I can appreciate the work done. What brand fuel rails?

Very nice what I have seen so far! I can't wait to see it come to life.. Going to be a pretty good looking car.

The fabrication on this project looks absolutely top notch but to be quite honest, I'm worried that a lot is being left on the table with many of the current suspension and chassis solutions. I see that many of the rod ends are loaded in bending, a lot of un-accounted for load paths, many suspension mounts in single shear, and a lack of triangulation. I'm also unsure of why there are rocker arms and push-rods on the rear suspension. There doesn't seem to be any issue packaging an adequately sized damper directly on the rear control arm.

All of the ATS suspension setups I've seen have the spring perch on the bottom control arm. With the pushrod mounted on top of the upper ball joint, I'm worried that the rear uprights may be loaded in a way they aren't designed to be.

Don't get me wrong, I like the build and the fabrication is great. I would just expect that a professionally built chassis would have some more engineering best practice applied.

Any updates Greg?

Unfortunately no, but I also have another build going on for my charity and this topic came up on that thread. Although I am sure it is going to be awesome when it is done, the custom frame has been a huge thorn in my side. Here is my response to your question from my other build thread as well as the link to that thread;

https://lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=41587

It is still in jail at Dominator Street Rods. The body is pretty much complete and waiting to be mated to the custom frame. In the past 6 or 7 months Dominator has been very busy. Leonard even hired 3 more people to keep up, so my frame has been on the back burner. He says we should be back on it in the next few weeks, so hopefully I will have some updates. In the meantime I need to continue with growing my non-profit organization. One of the programs I am trying to develop is a build program to get some of the at-risk and underprivileged youth to learn to work along side off duty police officers and fire fighters building cars. Those cars will then be auctioned off to raise money for the charity. I am hoping this build will be the first step in that process.

Starting a non-profit organization with everything I would like to accomplish has been very draining on both my bank account and my time. I was hoping to have the memorial police car done by the time I would start the first build but since I am at the mercy of several other people I just have to keep pushing forward with other aspects of my charity.

The memorial car will not be sold. It belongs to the organization and will be used as a tool to develop the build program as well as pay respect to all the men and women of law enforcement who gave their lives in the line of duty.

I applaud you in you efforts Greg and thank you as I'm a firefighter/paramedic for Dallas Fire Rescue. I know exactly how a fallen service member feels. We just lost a 29 year vet in a 6-alarm fire last week as the roof collapsed. The Houston Fired Dept lost 5 today in a hotel fire as the roof collapsed. Thank you for you efforts and I pray that your non-profit organization comes to fruition.

Great project. I love the premise behind the build. It's often easy to take things for granted as we get caught up in the motions of daily life. I appreciate things that catch my attention and help me take a moment to think about the people who serve and protect our country. From the guy next door to the policeman and firefighter down the street to the soldier over seas. There's a lot to be greatfull for.

This just reminded me of the military jet fly overs. Man that gives me chills!

Thank you sir!

Some questions have been raised about this car in another build thread I have. Hope this clears up any issues.

This car will be completed if it is the last thing I do on this earth. It is not being held up due to a lack of funds. It is being held up to some things out of my control. Part of it involves trusting the wrong people and part of it involves some people who have taken advantage of me. I am hoping to have some updates relatively soon.

Marcus, I always appreciate your support and I am sorry for your loss. Oh and damn your build is looking good!

Thanks Greg and your 2nd gen ain't no slouch either. I'm watching....:popcorn2:

Interesting build for sure.

I was hoping to have an update for you guys as I thought I had a break through with one of the builders I have been having problems with. They were actually paid in full almost 4 years ago. After I spoke with a mediator through the small claims court, this builder apologized for the way they have been treating me and agreed to get this taken care of in a two week time frame. They were supposed to update me every 2 days and provide pictures of the progress. They made a promise to work on this every day including the week ends. Well, it is two weeks later and guess what? Nothing!!!! I will serve them next week and head off to small claims court. Good thing I have 91 emails documenting everything.

An all too common story in the automotive arena Greg. Hope this project gets back on track.

Wow Greg that sucks!! You know if they we'er doing this pro bono I could see it talking longer to complete, but with you having paid them its just bad business and bad for our hobby.

I hope you get it back on track Greg!!

I always advise my customers not to pay up front for work. Some seem to think it will get the work done faster. Nothing motivates a worker than the balance on an invoice.

Hope you get this straightened out Greg. Love to see some positive news for you and your charity.

If I had another fabricator I'd love to take over this project but I have to stay focused on what I have.

Vince

Me too Vince, greed can sneek up on any one of us. I do, however, try to cover special order items. In the contracting world i see it every week where the conttractor totally slacks off and .....we'll you know the rest of the story.....makes me sick......mike

I would not always call it greed. Sometimes unexpected bills or taxes may come up and you might get caught up in the use peters deposit to pay for Paul's parts. That classic I can make it up next week situation is tough to over come.

Having a business is tough.

I agree with you guys but it was a tricky situation with the charity involved. The payment which was made in full several years ago was actually the body of 1969 camaro which the builder needed asap and there were some promises made by the builder to do some additional work at no charge. I knew from the start it would take a little longer than usual but not 4 years. The biggest problem was the fact that in the 91 emails that were sent back and forth, on nine separate occasions the builder promised the work would be completed in 30 days.

You got that straight, Vince. :computer:

Just filed my small claims law suit via the internet this morning against one of the shops, the next shop probably won't be too far behind.:mad:

That sucks that it has to come to this :shakehead:

It does suck, and it turns out I may still not get anything out of going to court. I have done a little bit home work on this builder and it turns out the business may be in trouble and on the verge of failure. Of course most of this information is second hand knowledge and may or may not be true. Based on what has been going on with my project over the past two years it is quite possible as I look back on some of the warning signs that I didn't pay close enough attention to. The worst thing is not only am I out $3,000.00 I have already paid, I have over $2,000.00 worth of my own parts I left the builder because he needed them to complete this project.

Push on Greg, maybe just cut bait pick up the car and start to move forward? I still think it will be a great car when it's finished and a really great cause to help get some of the young kids off the streets and learning some skills they may be able to use down the road in life?

:king:

If there's any thing I can do help on the project just ask?

Thanks a lot Rick, much appreciated.

Greg,


Sorry to hear of the delays. Call me when you get through this setback, I would be willing to do some fab work for you on a dash!

:cheers: thats a great gesture tyler.

So we're two years and no posts or updates on this charity build... Surely your small claims suits are settled by now.

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Any updates with this build?

Last I heard it was stuck at the chassis shop jail. Not sure it will be finished or not.