I'm a little late to the thread, but I couldnt agree more, I'm really liking this type of trend and I know we'll be seeing alot more of it. Great work guys!

I love the first picture. The motor looks killer in there.

Thanks guys. We are excited to start seeing this one come together. We should be getting the custom gauges, machined parts, custom wheels, and a few other unique items right after the first of the year. The car will really take shape then. We will add more pics as things progress.:thumbsup:

Time for some updates!
Realized I omitted a couple of pics before the body went on from the last update. Hope nobody minds...just some gratuitous IRS/chassis porn.:unibrow:

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And now with the body on the frame:

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All business:

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that is one great looking engine and killer job on this car,great work as always

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If ever a car needs a 'hood delete' option, it's this one. However, the 'sleeper' theme is rounded off with the hood going on.

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The gauges also arrived last week from Classic Instruments who did an awesome job making them look as factory as possible. The speedo is now 160mph (110mph before), they created an 8K rpm tach and clustered the Fuel, Temp, Oil and volts into the left side pod. The numbers also 'float' on the lens like the original factory piece. The surround will be re-finished and chromed/painted to match the other dash pieces and the AC/vent piece posted previously.

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WOW, just awesome. I love all the color/finish choices.

Is it bedliner you use on the floors? Looks great and still provides some contrast against the frame.

Man that looks Awesome I can't wait to see it on Friday.

ps I am going to steel this idea for the Riv I am working on

Incredible. :cheers:

Flawless!! :thumbsup: Love the old school, off-white color.:yes:

Just bitchin. Executed perfectly in every detail. Just a warhead wrapped in a plain white bag.

Please tell me this car is getting a red interior?!

These days no muscle car can really be a sleeper anymore but if anything qualifies it will be this. I can just imagine when that "nice little old white Falcon" fires up the engine and it sounds halfway to a top fueler.

Thanks, and yes - the floors and inner fenders get a full spray of the bedliner.

It should raise an eyebrow or two!

We thought about it, but the owner wanted to be as true to the 'wolf in sheep's clothing' as it could be, so it will most likely be from the grey side of the color wheel.

Nice way of putting it! :thumbsup:

Thanks!

Amazing work.

Any chance we can see the corner weights on this before it goes back to the owner?

Wow that thing is cool.

If anyone gets to the Chicago area you need to go by the Roadster Shop.

All top shelf and great guys.

Mark

Every time I see one of these I wish I went IRS.:wow:

This would make a perfect grocery getter:unibrow:

Outstanding!

Them RS boys did the impossible...caused a bunch of Camaro fueled gearheads (mainly) here to give a '63 Fairlane a 2nd (and 3rd and 4th...) look. :cool:

RS,Just Outstanding.The build is so simple (Forget that over the top crap) it's amazing.This is what a SMOY really should be.IMHO.I must come for a visit.RS is Prob. the Leading Hotrod Shop in the country.:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

I agree. Trend-setting hot rod shop continually raising the bar, and great guys to boot.

Every time I see it I'm loving it more and more! Beautiful!

Thanks for the kind words! It means a lot. We really have a good team here that make all the ideas come to life. Hopefully it pushes the industry along and inspires others. :thumbsup:

Time for a quick update too!

Wheel progress: Some of you might remember the concept - a 'factory' looking steel wheel and cap in an 18" diameter.

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And the concept for how the whole thing would bolt and mate together to appear as if it just came that way:

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Some fine engineering, tweeking and refining later, we have the beginnings of a proportionally correct 18" billet 'steelie'. (Even the wheels on this car are sleepers!)

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Those are just beautiful. Flawless to the 10th power!!:hail: :hail:

How much is just one billet for the center section worth?

Looks gorgeous.. keep up the awesome design work!

Very Nice!

RS.Those wheels are going to be Amazing.:relax: 1st.Class.:thumbsup: :thumbsup: I can't wait to see this build in person.

Although, oh-so beautiful, the owner better hope he never....never.....never, ever, ever, ever scrap a curb or anything with those babies.:bang:

awesome :thumbsup:

I think "if you have to ask, you don't want to know" may apply in this case. :D

It just keeps getting better:D

So who is making the wheels?

Those wheels are crazy !! Can't wait to see more of this build.

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AWESOME BUILD!!

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Tom

Haha too true.. not that I have delusional thoughts of milling my own wheels!

I've never seen roundbar in that big of a diameter.. I always thought wheels where milled from gigantic square-profile billets. Anyways the 5-8" round bar we machine at work is f***ing expensive so I can't even fathom the cost of 18"+ diameter bar per foot!

Excellent work. A testament to your abilities. I would never give this car a second look before you guys put your hands on it. :D

Joe, I didn't know that it is 18" roundbar. Don't get me wrong, I'm no expert either. I just though it was raw billet poured into a round mould. For real...:lol: :lol:

Any updates/more awesome pics??