Well some progress on the OLD TRUCK.

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No visible chains or cables.

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Mock up tailgate latch handles to mimic the original chain.

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The grille is FINALLY fully welded.

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More details and even more.

Goodguys Giveaway car progress

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The Peterbuilt Air cleaner that will help us pull off our stock appearance theme under the hood.
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The body on a separate chassis going to Kenny to get body work.
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Take the bumper on the "OLD TRUCK" and make it the same shape as the grill... :unibrow:

We talked about it, but thought it might look like a train. We have some more parts to build for the front end.

" I hear the train a comin...... It's Rollin round the Bend..... And I aint seen the sunshine since I don't know when......."

As much as I like Johnny, We wanted to avoid that. That angle of this picture does the front end no justice. Plus the lack of splash apron and the last lower grille bar treatment will finish off.

I love those tailgate latches! Very nice!

That air cleaner is a nice touch too!

First let me say....NICE WORK and PROGRESS!!

Looks like the hood hinges on the 57 allow the hood to open a lot...that's nice to see! It's a major concern for Greg and myself ya know!

Have you considered a carb-style intake with a 4 into 1 elbow or a carb style TB for the 57 and relocating the coils? Love the air cleaner....just thinking out loud! :thumbsup:

Oh, and nice to hear your voice in the background the other night...see ya in a few weeks! :cheers:

We cannot do anything to the engine as far as smog stuff goes. We were a little apprehensive on changing the valve covers until it passes emissions as a 2010 special construction car. Since everything is brand new, chassis, body and engine it has to be emission compliant. Hence the use of the Erod engine. The Engine has to stay true to what the 2010 camaro has.

I understand! It was just a thought! :thumbsup:
I remember seeing a LS transplant in I what I remember being a shoe box, they painted the whole engine orange, now valve covers, ect...you had to look twice to notice it was a LS! Someone posted pics here not to long ago....perhaps you have seen it? It was very cool in/for a rather stock car.

Very nice Rodger. You guys do great work.
I'm really digging that truck the more I look at it.:thumbsup:

Packard update pics
 

Well we have gotten the Packard on the road. It handles great and sounds like a big boat. We drove it over to a local BBQ last night and displayed some other cars. The interior is almost done. The customer has not seen the car in a few weeks. Just a a spacious cruiser. We drove it out to Famosa today for to want some heads up drag racing and a highway shack down. I could really get into a simple car like this. It sure does turn some heads.

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You can see the Truck and the Camaro in the back ground.

Congrats. :thumbsup:

Really like what you did to it Rodger.

Any late model big cars you'd compare the ride and drive to?

The only late models I drive are an F-450, way smoother then that. 2008 Jeep Wrangler on 37's, way better then that. We also have and HHR SS my wife drives, it is not a tin can as that. So I'm not the guy to compare.

It just makes the rough roads around here seem nice. One hand on the wheel at 65. But I'm sure the car weighs well over 4500lbs. Of all the cars i have I would drive this one across country first. Lots of leg room in the front or rear.

It is a big car. Maybe I can figure out how to do an in car video. I bet it would get boring after 20 seconds. It is really quite and just smooth.

Car just oozes class.

With that long hood it looks like it's askin' for a Falconer V-12. ;)

^^What Skip said. Very classy. I love the color on it.
Very nice.:thumbsup:

Rodger that Packard is sweet, what work did you guys do to it?

.... Oh ..... Just some minor rust repair..... and some paint.


--Eric

It's way too much car for a flat biller....

You might say we made a few patch panels. Or the bottom 4" of the car.

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She just needed some TLC. She got an Ls engine 4L60 trans, custom front and rear suspension, New brakes and a ford 9". Other then that she is 100% stock.

This flat biller took it for a 50 mile cruise Saturday to the drags. I would not mind this car for one sec. I would not have said that when we started that's for sure.

WOW is that a finished car from IRONWORKS ?

:wow: Oh no you didn't! :wow:

Well let's not get our hopes up. It still needs kick panels, a center console and the AC charged.

WOW beautiful car. That would be great to cruise cross country in.

its all good humor between roger and i .

I know. This has been discussed several times at the Texas Roadhouse in Columbus! :thumbsup:

It does not bother me that you said that, We are the most famous hot rod shop that never finishes anything.

What does bother me is the fact you have to be funny with my jokes. That joke is mine. Be funny on your own. So really that is Rodger's joke that I'm trying to get a laugh off of.

And just to be clear this is the 10th car we have finished. But we have done fab work on something like 200 cars in a little over 9 years. There are about 10 big project cars we did most all the fab work on and never got any credit.

All I read was Wah wah, poor me, I wish I was Chris Foose etc.


:-P

Tyler

thats funny tyler!
btw- the packard turned out f-ing sick but you might as well make that 11 cars that you wont get credit for!;)
people will look at this car and say "no way this is an ironworks car, where's all the dimples (some will say holes) !:lol:

Actually funny you should say that, the packard has the most bitchin dimple died under structure for the truck lid that is riddled with dimple dies stock. Seriously it is awesome. I will get a picture soon.

http://www.flatbiller.com/

Love your sense of humor Rodger, love the work you guys do as well.

Beautiful car.

Darren

There is pic here that shows it....Looks awesome Rodger, great job! :thumbsup:


http://www.ironworksspeedandkustom.c...s.php?album=36

I always thought this was so cool.
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The customer does not know alot about cars and I told him one day that alot of guys would spend hours and hours just to have that same look. Pretty cool for 1946.

Yup, bomber seats come to mind.

of a dynamated trunk. I know it takes a long time to put that stuff down.
you must be talking about the dimpled trunk lid though.

It comes out that way because the picture taker is near giant.... Ho Ho Ho...

Uh Yeah welcome to the middle of the conversation Bob. Please scroll up.....:D

Speaking of that Greg I need some chassis shots and my lift is broken, Might you be in the neighborhood anytime soon...

Thanks:D

Chevelle frame? :drool:

........:cheering:

I know what you were talking about, but the picture wasn't that great. I see more dynamat then dimples.

I think it's a cool muther " " :thumbsup:

Where are you mounting the nitrous bottle?