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brownz 05-19-2014 04:03 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by 1coolC2 (Post 551293)
Quick update......

Brake lines are completed, had to order a bunch of stuff for the fuel system plumbing so I moved back to installing the sound/heat matting. Hope to get the doors assembled with regulators and glass over the next week or so along with laying out all of the wiring :headscratch: Still a long way to go and time is getting short........

Not to mention I may have just sold my house and will have to deal with moving.....UGH, I did not think in this market we would sell it in one day!! The interim house we bought does have a detached garage, but it is not finished and no lift...:hairpullout: Back to jack stands!!! The wife wants to all but gut the new place...like I don't have enough going on :waveflag: At this rate, Motorstate may just be a dream. The saga continues.......

I'll try and post some pics of the car when I get some free time LOL

R/
Jeff

Im in the same boat. House sold in one day and a car thats apart lol. But im moving back in with my parents because I havent found a house yet :bang: and Im getting married in 3 months. The soon to be wife is not happy about selling the house haha Good luck car looks great!

WSSix 05-19-2014 04:55 PM
Wow, good luck to both of you! Car is looking great, Jeff.

1coolC2 05-20-2014 09:49 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by brownz (Post 551369)
Im in the same boat. House sold in one day and a car thats apart lol. But im moving back in with my parents because I havent found a house yet :bang: and Im getting married in 3 months. The soon to be wife is not happy about selling the house haha Good luck car looks great!
Yikes, moving back in with the folks....I'll stop complaining now ha ha. Best of luck my friend and congrats on the upcoming wedding :woot:

R/
Jeff

brownz 05-20-2014 05:55 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by 1coolC2 (Post 551524)
Yikes, moving back in with the folks....I'll stop complaining now ha ha. Best of luck my friend and congrats on the upcoming wedding :woot:

R/
Jeff

haha Thanks

1coolC2 05-27-2014 05:19 PM
Well,

It looks like all bets are off for Motorstate for me. House sold and I have to finish work at our other house so we can move into it. Gonna suck, I have to pack up and move the Nova and the 65 Corvette coupe project....and all associated parts plus multiple garages worth of tools and parts...ugh. I do hope to keep chewing away at the to do list on the Nova and get it to an event later this summer/fall. Will post some progress pics soon.

R/
Jeff

65_LS1_T56 05-28-2014 03:20 AM
Boooo! Actually, I'm guessing its good that the house sold?

How about Ohio Musclecar Challenge at Pittsburgh Int'l Raceway? In August.

If it helps, you can drop the C2 and parts at my shop. The wife needs a few parts:poke:

1coolC2 05-28-2014 07:05 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by 65_LS1_T56 (Post 552897)
Boooo! Actually, I'm guessing its good that the house sold?

How about Ohio Musclecar Challenge at Pittsburgh Int'l Raceway? In August.

If it helps, you can drop the C2 and parts at my shop. The wife needs a few parts:poke:
Yeah, I guess it's a good thing....just happened quicker than planned. I'm probably looking more like a Sept completion...so maybe LS Fest or Goodguys Charlotte. In any case, I will sure hate missing Motorstate for the second year :bur2:

And stop trying to steal my Vette parts!! :guns: LOL

R/
Jeff

WSSix 05-28-2014 07:36 PM
Sorry you won't make Motorstate challenge but at least now you can take your time finishing the car.

1coolC2 06-14-2014 05:53 PM
While I have not had much...more accurately, no time to work on the Nova...my buddy Matt has managed to fabricate all of the brake and fuel stainless hard lines and make up all of the Earls soft lines and fittings for the fuel system and brakes. Let's just say when he was willing to take on the projects at his shop, I was like....:y0!: HECK YA!! His efforts have really saved me some time and basically just left the wiring and exhaust before firing this thing up. Maybe LS Fest will be possible????

R/
Jeff


Fuel cell lines , regulator and vent. Need to order the second vent to accommodate the diff


http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps2d0335de.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps43cec1da.jpg


Fuel lines



http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps386f6bc6.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps7930d79e.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps9e84c836.jpg


Brakes
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps3d5e2d27.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps105edc21.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...pse3e19135.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps3f3bd149.jpg
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...psc301e7c0.jpg

Vince@Meanstreets 06-14-2014 10:26 PM
Very nice work. I love the cell box.

The fittings on the regulator are crossed. The feed is the larger outer port. Learned that the hard way.

1coolC2 06-15-2014 02:37 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Vince@MSperfab (Post 556050)
Very nice work. I love the cell box.

The fittings on the regulator are crossed. The feed is the larger outer port. Learned that the hard way.
You are correct sir, I'll have to bust on him for that :poke: , ha ha. There are some pics on the web that show it reversed, he may have looked it up and found one of those....he's a ford guy and primarily builds drag race stuff, he did not like the idea of that regulator to start with :shakehead: . Hey, they work fine for our little 600-700 horse engines!! Thanks again for the good eye!

R/
Jeff

Vince@Meanstreets 06-15-2014 10:07 AM
No problem Jeff,
That picture you mentioned popped a bunch of guys. A few even replaced fuel pumps and PCM's trying to find out why they didn't have fuel at the rail.

I love using those regulators, cheap, compact and easy to mount.

waynieZ 06-15-2014 08:09 PM
He did a great job, it looks awesome.

1transam 06-16-2014 10:45 AM
Love the bending of the lines, its very clean!

jeds 06-16-2014 10:59 AM
What hardline clips are those?

1coolC2 06-18-2014 02:08 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jeds (Post 556203)
What hardline clips are those?
My buddy Matt supplied the clips, he really likes to use them...they are actually really nice and I will use them on my other projects for sure. I will get the name of the manufacturer and a source for you.

R/
Jeff

1coolC2 06-30-2014 02:57 AM
When Projects Sit Too Long!!!
 
Went up to my new shop building this weekend to drop off a bunch of stuff from my current garage (doing the moving thing) and saw that my 72 Corvette coupe was sitting a little low in the front...I mean like on the ground low. I saw the front right tire was flat and thought, dang it has a leak. Leak!!, that's an understatement, it had a hole about 2" across blown slam out of it!! This car has been sitting around for 20+ plus years on the same tires and they are dry rotted pretty good I guess. As I went around to the left side it got even better, the entire tire delaminated and had blown all apart.

That might be a clue to get around to actually do something with the car!!

R/
Jeff


http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...psef766638.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...psdf90f456.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...psb4d6fd6a.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps71fd4922.jpg

65_LS1_T56 06-30-2014 03:11 AM
Weird both blew out on their own.

More importantly, that '64 needs some love! :superhack: + :weld: + :morepower = :bigun2:

Redliner 06-30-2014 04:21 AM
Please excuse a few stupid questions from an Aussie petrol head. Can you tell me more about that motor? Is it a crate racing engine based on some ome? And what is the type of racing you're aiming this beautiful project at? Any chance of some pics of that competition scene? Yes I know that's four questions :) I'm loving the colour, stance & workmanship of this beast. And lastly yes isn't it awful how life constantly gets in the way of the projects we'd all rather be building & putting our time & $$$ into. Where do I complain about this?

Rick D 06-30-2014 04:22 AM
Hum Jeff, how long has been sense you were at the shop?? Also nice shop lets see some more of it please!!

1coolC2 06-30-2014 03:07 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Redliner (Post 558025)
Please excuse a few stupid questions from an Aussie petrol head. Can you tell me more about that motor? Is it a crate racing engine based on some ome? And what is the type of racing you're aiming this beautiful project at? Any chance of some pics of that competition scene? Yes I know that's four questions :) I'm loving the colour, stance & workmanship of this beast. And lastly yes isn't it awful how life constantly gets in the way of the projects we'd all rather be building & putting our time & $$$ into. Where do I complain about this?
The engine is a Katech Stroker LS3. It is 7.0 liter all forged with CNC ported heads. It's rated at 600hp and 580trq with the mild cam in it. I'm going to run it to start and cam/intake it to about 700hp next year. The car will be used for Pro Touring events.

R/
Jeff

1coolC2 06-30-2014 03:11 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by 65_LS1_T56 (Post 558023)
Weird both blew out on their own.

More importantly, that '64 needs some love! :superhack: + :weld: + :morepower = :bigun2:


Ya, guessing once one blew the other was right behind it. Must have made a big boom LOL.

64 is waiting for Sam Farrington, someday I may adopt him and I want to have a project to work on together Ha ha.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick D (Post 558026)
Hum Jeff, how long has been sense you were at the shop?? Also nice shop lets see some more of it please!!
The car has only recently been moved to the new building....not even done yet. I'll post some pics of the outside of the building later. It's 45 X 80 with 14' ceiling and a 16 X 80 storage room upstairs to store all of the parts :ups:

R/
Jeff

1coolC2 07-01-2014 02:52 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick D (Post 558026)
Hum Jeff, how long has been sense you were at the shop?? Also nice shop lets see some more of it please!!
Here is a shot before the outside was completed. Bottom is stone and front has craftsman style posts.

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps6be46159.jpg

Rick D 07-01-2014 04:46 AM
Now that is a nice building!!!

bonecrrusher 07-01-2014 04:52 AM
Nice looking shop man!

How are thinks looking for Good Guys Charlotte?

1coolC2 07-01-2014 06:42 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick D (Post 558173)
Now that is a nice building!!!
Thanks...hope to actually finish the inside someday, still need to build the house!


Quote:
Originally Posted by bonecrrusher (Post 558175)
Nice looking shop man!

How are thinks looking for Good Guys Charlotte?
That is the hope at this point....if it is not completed I still may bring it down for the DSE open house :happy23:

R/
Jeff

Al Moreno 07-01-2014 08:44 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick D (Post 558173)
Now that is a nice building!!!
Plus 100

wiedemab 07-02-2014 05:10 AM
Wow - - - Nice looking Shop!

1coolC2 08-19-2014 05:30 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jeds (Post 556203)
What hardline clips are those?
Sorry,
forgot to get back and post this :sieg:

https://www.made4uproducts.com/cart/...hp?prod=10-188


Updated pic of the car :-)

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps56a4dce9.jpg


R/
Jeff

Ron in SoCal 08-19-2014 07:49 PM
Smokin hot Jeff! :thumbsup:

Ricochet 08-19-2014 07:52 PM
That thing is just sinister!

Rick D 08-19-2014 07:59 PM
Bad azz!!! That just looks sooooooo mean!!

tom091074 08-19-2014 09:25 PM
Your car looks AMAZING! I'm jealous.

Jr 08-19-2014 09:30 PM
Very clean fuel cell and lines! The car doesn't look too bad either.

Moabdude 08-20-2014 12:21 AM
Wheel / tire sizes
 
Amazing car!
I love the stance.

What size wheels and tires are those?
Tried to look it up it but couldn't find it.

tom091074 08-20-2014 02:02 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by 1coolC2 (Post 548991)
Aaron,

I have plenty of beer drinking friends that sit around and watch me work....I need the working kind to help out. That countdown is concerning me......grrr, not enough time in the day!!

R/
Jeff
If I lived closer I'd be there, I don't drink.

65_LS1_T56 08-20-2014 03:01 AM
Looks awesome Jeff. It's almost Billy-low on the ride height!

So, let's pick another event for a deadline, since you blew the Motorstate one :buttkick:

First that comes to mind, LS Fest? That's only two weeks though, I know you're busy so...how about USCA Pittsburgh? October 4-5. Totally reasonable! See you there :military:

tom091074 08-20-2014 03:12 AM
In your first post you said you modified the DSE tubs to get a 14" opening how did you do that? Split them and add some or stretch out the tub? I'm wanting to do the same so I can run the 335 tire just not sure on the easiest and best approach.

andreb 08-20-2014 05:51 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by 1coolC2 (Post 558168)
Here is a shot before the outside was completed. Bottom is stone and front has craftsman style posts.

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c2...ps6be46159.jpg
Nice shop! We need a build thread on that one too!!

1coolC2 08-20-2014 07:54 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by 65_LS1_T56 (Post 566568)
Looks awesome Jeff. It's almost Billy-low on the ride height!

So, let's pick another event for a deadline, since you blew the Motorstate one :buttkick:

First that comes to mind, LS Fest? That's only two weeks though, I know you're busy so...how about USCA Pittsburgh? October 4-5. Totally reasonable! See you there :military:
Aaron,
I believe it has actually achieved "Billy low", everything has been tucked/cut or removed to get it down on the ground and still maintain a real street capability. At this point I am not shooting for any events this year. I may bring it down to GG Charlotte if I have time to have it at DSE's open house. Diana and I will also be at SEMA/Optima to goof off and hopefully see all folks we could not come out and play with.

Quote:
Originally Posted by tom091074 (Post 566570)
In your first post you said you modified the DSE tubs to get a 14" opening how did you do that? Split them and add some or stretch out the tub? I'm wanting to do the same so I can run the 335 tire just not sure on the easiest and best approach.
The mods on the actual DSE tubs was pretty minor, mostly on the front edge to push it further in. The big gains were made by removing the outer tub and fabbing those to the rear quarters.

R/
Jeff


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