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Looks good!
Hey just a thought... how close is your elbow to the armrest portion of console when you shift into the aft gear positions?
I looks really good. I made one out of wood, then covered it with foam and leather looking vinyl on the sides. I then put some aluminum diamond plate on the top to cover the stapled down vinyl. I'm excited to see how your's looks when it's all done! I might have to redo mine after swapping to a T-56 and I just got a welder, so your way might be doable for me now. Keep it up! |
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looking good:thumbsup: I would have never thought to do the console like that are you going to fiberglass it or wrap in leather? keep up the good work
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Thanks for the comments guys. I haven't had a chance to do any more work on the seats. I still hope to use the fronts, but I think it might take a fair bit of work and customizing to do it. I'll keep you updated when I do.
Well time for an update. It's been a while. Unfortunately I haven't actually gotten much done on the car. Been working a ton of overtime (good for parts though) and other things going on. I took two weeks off from work to spend time working on the car. I go back to work on Saturday and I ended up working on the car about 6 hours during my holidays. Oh well, here's what I did get done. Started stripping the trunk lid. I want to start working on the gaps. http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010013.jpg The trunk was in really good shape with only a little rust starting along the top where it would sit near the window channel. http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010016.jpg So I cut out a couple spots and welded in new metal. The rest cleaned up with the die grinder. http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010022.jpg And that's all I've gotten done. :( I sold the stock doors from car (thanks again Jeff). Now I'm committed to going with doors from a 73 or 74. Still trying to find a pair that aren't really expensive. I also sold the door skins that I bought (thanks again Tyler) But onto the good part of the update. It was that time of the year again. PARTS RUN!!!!! I got a few of the parts over the past week and the rest I picked up today. Here's today's haul: http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010029.jpg Finally got my stainless bolt kit from Prodigy Customs. Better late than never. Pretty thorough kit. http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010028.jpg Billet Specialties a/c louvers http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010026.jpg Sold the QA1 shocks and decided to get.... http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010010.jpg This things are sweet. I only have picks of the back ones, but I did get them all around. They are the single adjustable. Got them for Speed Tech. http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010019.jpg I really like how they have the bolt holes. They swivel and adjust if the bolt is on an angle at all. http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010021.jpg Some of you may have saw that I sold my FAST 102mm intake. After doing some more research and seeing results of how it has done, I found that it really wasn't worth the money. If I kept it, it would have cost me another $500 for the throttle body and I would still have to get injectors and fuel rails. So I sold the intake and with the money I got: A LS3 intake taken off a 2010 Camaro. Got it from Hennessey Motor Sports for $200 on Ebay. It included the stock injectors, fuel rails, intake bolts and gaskets. Can't beat that for $200. I'm going to sand it down and paint it body color http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010044.jpg A LS3 throttle body. Was also new and taken off a crate motor. I ended up getting a really good deal on the intake as the guy I got it from bought a few of them from Ebay. He then ported and polished it and powder coated it chrome. If anyone is interested in getting one or having yours powder coated, here's a link to his thread on LS1Tech.com: http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/gen-5-...le-bodies.html Mine is the one he used in his pics on the thread. Here's some more pics of it that I took. http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010024.jpg http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010023.jpg http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010025.jpg |
Got some polished aluminum billet rails. They will look good with the body color intake. I got these from Ebay also from a company called Custom Built Motors: http://stores.ebay.com/Custom-Built-...id=p4340.l2563 They were really good to deal with. Pretty good deal too. I think I paid $200 for everything in the pic.
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010072.jpg Not bad...for the money I got for the 102mm intake (plus I think $50), I ended up with the intake, injectors, bolts, gaskets, throttle body and fuel rails. I'm glad I sold it. I've also decided to get rid of the VVT on the motor. I'm still not sure if it's the right decision, but like so many people have said, it's still an unknown and one more thing to go wrong. So I got the parts I need for the delete: http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010037.jpg The cam is a custom grind. I ended up getting Patrick Guerra to design one for me. I had never heard of him until I started looking for cams. Very highly recommended on LS1Tech.com as well as a few on here have used him. Here's a link to his site: http://www.guerragroup.com/camshaft_help.htm Here's the specs on the cam. Patrick said that it will be a good pro-touring cam and should have a nice wide power band. It should easily make 540-550hp at the crank. http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010038.jpg I also got an order from Summit. Decided to get a sanding block kit http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010063.jpg I've been trying to figure out a way to strengthen up my steering column so it feels more secure. I might end up using this to help http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010062.jpg Lokar oil dipstick http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010061.jpg Crane LS3/L92 spring compressor http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010059.jpg Taylor spark plug wires. Also had to get LS style boots. http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010056.jpg http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010058.jpg Comp Cams trunion upgrade kit http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010054.jpg http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010055.jpg MSD starter and ARP bolts. I didn't realize that MSD includes new bolts with their starters http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010051.jpg http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010052.jpg Also got a box from Jegs. It was mostly tools. I got a 68 piece screw driver set (never have enough), T style allen keys, a padded cushion for lying on the ground and I've wanted to get a new body panel hammer kit so I decided to get the Eastwood professional kit http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010030.jpg http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010031.jpg |
And I got some polished ARP intake bolts. I was told they weren't going to include the bolts with the intake, so now I have two sets
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010033.jpg I've heard that Mustang guys with TKO's have really good luck with MGW shifters so I thought I'd give one of them a shot. It's a short throw shifter http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010041.jpg http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010042.jpg I also got the longer shift handle as I'm still working on the console and I didn't know which one I would end up using http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010043.jpg I also ordered a shift knob from them. They are really nice. I was supposed to get one that had the 5 speed layout on it, but they sent me one that says GT on it. I've emailed them and will hopefully get the 5 speed one soon. Here's what they look like http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010068.jpg American Autowire Highway 22 kit. Got it from Mike at Musclerodz. This kit is very thorough. http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010046.jpg http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010049.jpg http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010048.jpg I took advantage of the sale that PTS wheels had on Clayton Machine Works pedals. I wasn't going to spend the money for these, as they are not cheap, but I could not find a stock 68 Nova clutch/brake pedal assembly anywhere. I had bought one from Classic Industries a few years ago, but sold it. They were still waiting for a new supplier to get some in. They didn't know when they would have any so I thought I'd get the nice ones. It has a matching pedal pad for the DBW pedal http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010034.jpg http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010035.jpg And finally...... http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010064.jpg http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010066.jpg http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010067.jpg It includes a Corvette DBW pedal http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/d...9/P1010065.jpg I hope to actually get out to the shop tomorrow and spend a bit of time working on the car. Not sure what I'll do, but I have a lot of parts to put on :yes: |
Two weeks off and 6 hours of work on the hot rod with this pile of parts? :D I bet you are itching to get out there....
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Nice haul on the parts, Now you need the most precious thing TIME! Sweet load of parts
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now that is a load of goodies. have fun!!!!!
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New parts...YUM :thumbsup:
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