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Great progress (the Canadian pronunciation...lol) and 2 doggo pics in a single post; that’s a ‘lotto winning right there!

:thankyou:

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Originally Posted by V8TV (Post 706790)

Love the progress and the detailed pics! The paracord tip is a great one!

Thank you very much I really appreciate your comments.

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Originally Posted by 214Chevy (Post 706792)

Marty, are you gonna put two 15" subwoofers in the back and be beating all over town like the youngsters? :beavis::beavis:

At this time I am not going to be installing Sub Woofer however maybe in version 3.0

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Originally Posted by $mike70Z28 (Post 706796)

I didn't see any "chunky" on the work bench

So I have been to all the Ace Hardware stores in the area and no "Chunky" bars. I am not happy as I would love to have one.

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Originally Posted by Cosmo mentis (Post 706797)

Great progress (the Canadian pronunciation...lol) and 2 doggo pics in a single post; that’s a ‘lotto winning right there!

:thankyou:

Soon my wife will even be in one of the pictures.

Billet Specialties Wheels are Back on ( 06-02-20 )

Wheels are back so I cam work on the front brake lines.

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Have I ever told you how much I love these Anvil Carbon/Glass Inner Fenders

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What the heck ... they fit when I took them off.

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Skip this one is for you.

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I can't wait to see how the engine bay looks when the car is all back together.

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Best Garage upgrade ever if you work in your garage at night in the summer. I no longer have to worry about the bugs and mosquito eating me alive while I am working in the garage at night.

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all the smalls details make it look so good

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Originally Posted by streetbird (Post 706831)

all the smalls details make it look so good

Since there is no rush this time I figure I might as well have fun.

Better pictures of the amp rack tucked under the package tray. (06-01-20)

I was asked to share a couple pictures of the amp rack and how it was mounted. I glued the weld studs under the package tray and hung the amp neatly from the package tray. It is also nestled really close to the harness bar that is welding into the cars structure under the package tray. If you look back at the pictures you can see that Dennis welded bungs in so I could mount shoulder restraints for the rear seat passengers.

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More notes and I hope you notice the lack of blue tape.

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The wires have yet to be wrapped in Techflex

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Found the dog sleep in the hatch of the Cayman again.

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He was not happy that I woke him up.

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Stepping back and taking one more picture of the night.

It's time for bed.

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Front Brake Line Routing (06-06-20 )

Working on a better location for the brake line transition from hard line to flex lines. Which means I needed to bring the front wheels home so I can run the suspension through it's full travel and make sure the lines are safely and securely mounted.

It's nice to see the Billet Specialties Wheel back on the car. At some point I need to find replacement tires for the car as these tires have

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First up is to find a good location for the hard line tab. In order to remove the clip off i needed to secure the line in my Grandfathers Vice. I have to thank my buddy Ben for building the cart and the vice mount so I can move it around in my garage.

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Bag & Tag everything is my moto and make sure you take pictures of the bag so you can easily go back to your dated pictures and figure everything out.

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As you can see this location is my 2nd attempt as the first one was a complete fail.

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Time to secure it with Clear Gorilla Tape.

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Drivers Side and yes the 1st try failed.

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Yes I have issues and you should have seen me hanging over the car and holding on to the tire rack to get this picture. I wanted to make sure the brackets were symmetrical and taking the picture allowed me to look at it better.

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BTW the inner fenders were removed and test fitted to make sure this location works.

Marty,

You are making excellent progress.

We should talk about doing the first engine start before you get the front sheetmetal on the car. If there are any issues, it will be a lot easier to get to things should we need to address something. Also, love your little garage helper :-)

Andrew

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Originally Posted by andrewb70 (Post 706871)

I agree 100 %.

Jason from Showtime will be at my house in a couple weeks running the fuel lines, brake lines, coolant overflow lines and some other cool stuff so the fender are definitely staying off the car. However the Inner fenders will be on and off while he is working on the car.

Wilson Muscle Car Billet Battery Tray ( 06-09-20 )

Since the goal is to keep everything as accessible as possible the battery is staying up front in the stock location. However that doesn't mean the battery tray has to be stock. Ron at Wilson Muscle Car & I designed the tray to work in the factory locations.

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While I am here I am looking at option for the Vintage Air heater hoses. Should I go under or just route them above and gently lay them on the Anvil Carbon Inner Fenders.

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I also need to figure out a way to help support the tray as the foot rest under the battery tray doesn't offer much support as steel inner fenders would.

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Not sure I like this idea as it looks like it belongs on an off-road vehicle.

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I love the attention to detail Marty...

Looks great Marty!!! Always thinking outside the box!

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I'd go under the battery, Marty. It's not often that you have to deal with the heater hose so I don't think you need to worry about accessing them.

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Originally Posted by WSSix (Post 706945)

I'd go under the battery, Marty. It's not often that you have to deal with the heater hose so I don't think you need to worry about accessing them.

That is kinda what I am thinking. However, I just need to make sure there isn't a rubbing issue.

Battery Tray Support Concept ( 06-14-20 )

Moving back to the battery tray I need to figure out a good way to support the tray without over engineering it. The goal is
to come up with something simple that you wouldn't notice when you look under the car. It also has to be smooth to prevent
chaffing on the heater hoses.

Back from Ace Hardware with some supplies for my concept.

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Support Sleeve.

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I need to thread a 3/8" stainless steel threaded rod into the bottom of the battery tray and anchor it to the core support bracket. You need
to drill the proper size hole for the 3/8" tap. If you don't have this Tap Cheat sheet it is worth saving this as I borrowed it from someone on one
of the BB forums years ago and have referenced it many times.

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Drilling a hole in your Carbon Inner Fender is kinda nerve racking.

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Concept # 1 -- Create a bracket the bolts to the existing core support bracket.

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Concept # 2 -- However if I bend rod just a little bit to get it to reach
the core support bracket I can bolt it directly to it.

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Vintage Air Fittings ( 06-20-20 )

Once again I am working on the Vintage Air lines and I need some new fittings. I headed over to Midwest Hots to pick up the new
fittings. I am very happy they made improvements as these are much better.

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Prior to painting the firewall I added one new hole for the power wires for the Holley Terminator system. They made it clear in their instructions
that these wires need to be separated from all other wires in the car. So I moved them over to the passenger side of the Kick Panel.

ps Remember where these wire come out.

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When I went to install the new Vintage Air fittings into the existing holes the new fittings hit the Anvil Inner fender. I starred at it for at
least 20 minutes and decided to put the old fittings back as the new ones didn't work. Hours later after lunch I took a second look and I
move the Vintage Air fittings over one hole. I as was shocked it actually fit like I had planned it. Talk about dumb luck.

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I sourced "machined washer" from Grainger and installed them on the back side to act as washers.

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I decided to clean out all of the metal shavings that where inside the kick panel. So I got out my trusty magnet and started fishing for
metal shavings and I actually enjoyed this task.

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Test fitting the new lines and I am very happy how they look coming off the firewall.

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I am going to be moving this switch to location where I can service it if needed.

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I am not liking how the AC lines look under the battery tray so I am going to try to figure out a new routing.

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I don't like this either so I will be adding a line clamp to keep this line safe from harm as there is a bolt poking through the core support
directly into this line.

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Flipping the line put the "Switch" in a much better locations.

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Shadow is back.

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Working on the Vintage Air Lines (( 06-28-20 ))

Committing to the new brake line routing. (( 07-12-20 ))

This car has had more facelifts than Cher!

Not that there’s anything wrong with that...

#bringbackshadow

:thankyou:

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Originally Posted by Cosmo mentis (Post 707352)

This car has had more facelifts than Cher!

Not that there’s anything wrong with that...

#bringbackshadow

:thankyou:

LOL - Okay Shadow will be back and Cher still looks good.

Inner Fenders Back on (( 07-12-20 ))

Once again the inner fenders are going back on.

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I am looking for area's that need to be trimmed for better clearance

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Yet another while I am here moment. These two relays are for the Vintage air and before they were sitting on the top of
the unit. By mounting them I will be able to access them if there is ever an issue.

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So I glued in a couple more Weld-Studs as this will be their new home.

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Next up is finding a replacement for the fitting on the compressor.

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So it's off to Midwest Hot Rods to see what they have in stock

Shortened Driveshaft is back (07-14-20)

07-14-20 I dropped my driveshaft at Village Auto and they took care of shortening it for me.

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07-18-20 Time to start working on the brake lines and let me tell you I haven't bent lines in years so I asked Mike if he would come
over to assist me. I also picked up the Flaring tool from Eastwood hoping it would make my life easier.

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I pick up some steel lines from my local Napa and maybe one day I will convert these to Stainless Steel.

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Best 2nd Gen investment ever would be the DSE Brake Booster with the Kore3 brakes.

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Here we go.

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Love this tool.

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NiCopp is a great material for brake lines, Mercedes, BMW use it as oem, much easier to bend and flare than stainless but won’t rust or corrode like the steel lines

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NiCopp is a great material for brake lines, Mercedes, BMW use it as oem, much easier to bend and flare than stainless but won’t rust or corrode like the steel lines

Looks very interesting.

watching this video now

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Be careful bending 3/8 for fuel line, it will collapse if bent too tight

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Be careful bending 3/8 for fuel line, it will collapse if bent too tight

Thank you for the heads up.

Back on the brakes lines (( 07-19-20 ))

Time to make some modifications and order a few new parts. (( 07-25-20 ))

Trying to figure out the top mount for the Radiator (( 08-01-20 ))

Trying to figure out the top mount for the Radiator (( 08-01-20 ))

Good progress Marty. :thumbsup:

You are definitely putting your own unique McFly touch on it!
:P

Afco Fan Shroud Redo (( 08-02-20 ))

Marty,
Your level of detail surpasses mine and the Camaro is really nice. It took me the last few evenings to get through all the pages. Very informative and I took a few notes ! I need to learn to use more blue tape. Is there a preferred brand and best place to purchase?

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Thank you for the kind words.

I like the 3M tape the best and even though I pass two Home Depot’s on my way home from work I still go to Ace Hardware hoping to get a chunky bar.

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New Upper Mounts for the Radiator (( 08-17-20 ))

Time to make a better mouse trap.

I decided to go in a new direction with how the radiator was secured in place. Keeping with the "KISS Principle - Keep It Stupid Simple" I decide to make a flat bracket they will attach directly to the Core support with rubber Well Nuts.

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And I might as well have Dennis "High Speed Welding" create a different way to mount the fan shroud.

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and might as well fix the inlets/outlets so they match the waterpump.

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Only one day later it's ready for me to pick up.

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Making progress!

Andrew

Test Fitting the Radiator (( 08-26-20 ))

Looking good, Marty. Are you going to use pipe and couplings for the coolant hoses? Those glass coolant pipes are cool!

Billet Optima Front Mount Battery Tray. (( 09-07-20 ))

Since I plan to drive this car and really don't want the hassle of having a battery in the trunk. Ron from Wilson Muscle Cars and I designed a factory fit Billet Tray for the battery. Actually it was my idea and Ron drew it up and I had TJ make a few of these.

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Since I am running the Anvil Carbon/Fiberglass Inner fenders. I can't use the inner fender to support the battery tray in the front. My solution is to drill a hole in my inner fender and run a support rod up from the Core Support bracket.

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Good News...I found something to replace the Chunky Bars.

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Wiring, Wiring & more Wiring ((09-07-20 ))