You're really kicking ass on the car. :thumbsup: And I know how hard it can be to juggle work, family and hobbies. There just isn't enough time in the day.

Awesome
 

Looks great. Keep the updates and pics coming. Best of all....cudo's on taking time to worship. :thumbsup:

Jay

Thanks Jay. I look at it this way. The human condition is very much like a high performance engine that needs regular and continued maitanance to perform at peak capacity. When left unattended for long periods of time it tends to lose power, run poor, bilch and kick smoke all over the other cars, and pretty much run itself into the ground. You gotta keep good quality fuel in it and give it regular tune ups to keep it running smooth. Well, I depend on a regular pause to set my priorities straight each week and get a good tune up to make it through the rough times. Without it, I am a mess!

Waiting on the glass guy to show up right now. Got the rear window cleaned up and ready to seal down. He is bringing a new front glass to install. I prepped and painted all the window channels so it will be sealed all the way around.

Tonight is family night, so I will be hammering like a mad man come Friday night! Going to attempt to get the body panels all lined up for the next step.

Virtually all the body panels are on now. I am really fighting to get a decent alignment and gap. It won't be perfect, but at least it will be consistently off all around!

The aftermarket cowl hood appears to simply be too narrow, or the aftermarket core or front nose piece is too wide. Either way you could drive a mack truck down both hood gaps.

Of course I chipped some of the jam paint while fitting the doors/fenders. Oh well, nothing a touch up brush can't handle.

I am working my way at this point to start long blocking and priming the whole ride. Got a few more mechanical and body fit items to fight first.

Computer shipped out for programming. Headers mods pend.

Some how I pinched a wire on my power windows and they are blowing a fuse now since I put the doors back on. You got to just step back and laugh, because yelling doesn't do any good!

Anyway, hope to kick some butt this weekend and move closer to getting some paint on the skin.

Got the radiator tied up with hoses, etc, and am moving down the "to-do" list as fast as I can building to that day when we twist the key and see if the shade tree rebuilt LSX motor fires off!

Status report:

1. Paint on (wet sand and buff pends after engine running, etc).
2. Header FINALLY roughed in and test fit last night. It fits!!!!!!!!!!! It is DARN close to the neck on the steering rack, but I think it will fly.
-I ordered some of the Edelbrock couplings to weld to the collector so the rest of the exhaust can be bolted up with no gasket needed and resused:

Ball Flange Collector

Going to spend the weekend getting the weather strips and minor trim on the car. Preparing my list of "have to order" items to wrap up the body.

Once the Ball Flange collectors come in I will take the headers back to the shop to TIG weld up the mods to the driver header and add the ball flange. I will send them out to be coated, then the next trip will be to the muffler shop!!!!!!!!!

You know what that means? It means I will then get to see if the motor will actually run :willy: and...maybe, just maybe....go for a drive! :D

I am thinking I am two weeks from hearing it run (due to the header coating, etc), and then another week from driving it putting me smack into MAY. That gives the remainder of May to get the buffing, interior, and trim done, then start flogging it out on the street to see what is going to break before the big trip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Incredible! :hail:

Your not working fast enough.

Faster...FASTER!!!


...just messin with ya. Car is coming along great. I just have a few trim pieces to put on the floor in the kitchen tommorow and it's back to the garage. Finally!

Looking Good,
I will be looking Forward to seeing it in Columbus.

Kevin

It runs! It lives!!!!!! It ROARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sort of.

Got the headers back. He suggested running them in, then yanking and coating them for a better bit on the ceramic. So, I bolted them up, did the last minute hook up including the computer back in the harness. Said a quick prayer and spun it over. It hardly made two spins when it sprung to life. It is loud as heck (open headers). It took a few for it to build oil pressure and other vital signs.

I was able to add fluid to the trans and power steering.

Plan on running it to the muffler shop on Saturday morning.

This afternoon I fired it up and put it in gear. It moves!!!! This is great because I won't have to winch it on the trailer.

RIght now I have a code P1336 (crank sensor re-learn). My buddy at the GM dealer is going to re-program that (common problem). We then have to let it learn the base idle. Right now it won't idle on its own, but I am also not able to let it run much because it is too loud.

I will upload a video clip this weekend!!!!!!!!!!!