There ya go!!


Winter's the best time to work on this stuff.... when there's little else going on. LOL

There's one in every group!! :rolleyes:

Will do Ron!!

Winter is a great time. Need to get in as much as I can. Baseball starts in March and coaching both my boys teams again this year, so time will be limited - but still rolling!

Progress. If you ain't moving forward you're moving backward. :thumbsup:

I bet you wish some projects only posted updates once a year eh. :lol:

I spent 6.5 hours in a middle school gym watching 7th grade girls basketball today......good time, but.......... :D

Looking god Brent! Keep plugging away.

That's an understatement!! But they probably like the yearly updates like me because it makes them look better!! :)


Feeling your pain Scott. Spent better part of yesterday at baseball tryouts. One thing I really enjoy though is coaching kids. This will be my 5th year coaching. Started at T-ball with my oldest and working my way up as my kids get older. This year I will be coaching both Farm and AA. Felt good seeing some of these kids I have been involved with for years at this level.

Thanks Al!!

Your commitment, dedication, and patience is appreciated and respected. :thumbsup:

So a little more progress.......

So, as you can see in the picture, the air intake takes up the space where the factory hood latch goes as well as the ability to install any hood latch in the middle. So after looking at different options, I decided to install stainless hood pins. But instead of the hood pins coming through the hood, I opted to install the pins on the hood and pin the hood through the grill opening.

I made some boxes out of 18 ga steel. I proceeded to drill 11/16" holes in the proper location and welded 1/2" cage nuts on the inside. This will give me some flexibility for adjustments. Once the mounts were welded on the hood I then screwed the pins on the hood. Made some minor pin adjustments, dropped the hood and viola. Still have my 3/32" gaps and pinned through the grill opening. Pleased with the outcome and work great! Need to clean up the welds and tig it. I should have just tacked it in place, but got carried away. :whistling:

Thanks Scott!! There is no doubt I could have had this car done years ago if it wasn't for my involvement with my kids and their programs. But I wouldn't have it any other way!! Life's a function of priorities and they are #1.

As a fellow Tri-five guy! I absolutely love this build!!