Thanks John I appreciate it!!

Thanks Marty!! I think :action-smiley-027:

Thanks, I think it will look real good when done.

Got a few more pics! The exhaust tip cutouts are pretty well done except for a little bit of grinding.
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Starting to fit the front end :hairpullout: Oh boy!!
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A few more pics of the rearend with the new DSE floater ends. I installed some ARP studs and bolted the brakes on. Of course had to have a look with the wheels on.
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Almost forgot, 1 other piece arrived this week from Wegner. I opted for the WAR economy valve covers!! Dynoed 657hp/565tq
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Steve the car looks great and keep posting pics as it keeps us all motivated.

Looks great! Hard to understand the hood/fender issue. Can only assume the molds started with factory parts, so that much of a difference in the joints seems like it came from the hood warping after it was removed from the mold?? Assuming you are painting the hood, it could be fixed with some cuttin' and glass'n. Feeling your pain!! Engine looks sweet!

Thanks Marty, I'll keep trying to post progress pics, it seems like we're barely making any headway!! :bang:

Hi John I should have posted a little more info, the hood fitment is not as big of an issue as the picture makes it look. The top and bottom halves have not been bonded together yet and it's pretty easy to pull the "corners" down into position. I'm using Aerocatch supprorts at the corners and that should work well. The nose piece, that's another story :confused18:

Love this build. Keep up the great work!

Thanks I appreciate it!!

A few pics of the progress fitting the front end together. :hairpullout:
It is getting closer, the hood actually opens and closes!!
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A few pics of the progress fitting the front end together. :hairpullout:
It is getting closer, the hood actually opens and closes!!
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...923/GJgTeo.jpg
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Trying to find stuff to do while the crate is at the body shop.
Made brake lines for the rear end
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Looks really nice and now I am going to pull my rear end.


Marty-MJ

I just went back to see what I missed. The engine looks sweet! and nice numbers. It's looking good Steve.

Carbon body panels are always a hassle to fit but are so worth it once they are!

Any new news on this awesome build!!?

Well I suppose I'm due for an update :buttkick: Just about the time I made my last post the metal work was pretty well done on the car but I was waiting for the flush mount glass from Fesler to be available. I decided to take the car back to my shop and work on getting everything done that I could while we waited.
I built the exhaust
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I took some clamps and drilled 4 holes in them to allow us to tack the pipe up once we were satisfied with the fit
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The only dual black set of tips I could find was this Corsa set for a late model Mustang. They're made staggered but we just had to cut a few stitch welds, cut the pipe off about a 1/2" and slide the tip back
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Taylor cut these on the waterjet to hang the tailpipes.
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I also got all of the brake lines and fuel line fabricated and mounted. Taylor cut these to mount them.
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I got all of the suspension installed and got it back on the ground for the first time in a while (too long).

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I also got around to finishing mocking up the dash
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The Fesler glass showed up!!!!
The windshield fit very well
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The rear window not so much, but only by the quarters and after replacing and stretching them that wasn't too surprising
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Looking great. I like the exhaust clamp for tacking idea. Might have to steal that one.

Looks mean sitting on the ground, Steve. Congrats on making that milestone.

Awesome as usual.

PM me regarding the back glass, i've got some suggestions if you do not want to go back to metal work. I did my own flush mount kit and have some data on the rear.

Can't wait to see it done.

Thanks, yeah the clamps worked real well especially when some of the pipes weren't perfectly round, mostly when cutting the elbows. Oh and I'm pretty sure I stole that idea from someone else :P

Thanks Trey! Those pics are actually from last November/December! I've got a lot of posting to get caught up on.
The work was going so slow earlier this year at the body shop I was starting to lose interest :rolleyes:

Thanks Mike, all of the metal work has been done for quite a while.

I should have explained better when the pics I posted were taken!! I received the Fesler glass in late November IIRC. I had the exhaust, brake and fuel lines done by the time the glass showed up. I got the IIMuch vents mounted and plumbed, and some other miscellaneous stuff done and the car went back to the body shop in early Feb. Also decided I didn't like the cowl area and stole an idea from John (Goosesdad)!! Thanks buddy!
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Much better!!
The guy that was doing all of the carbon fiber fitting and glass work had a serious medical issue and missed a few months of work.
Random shots from the body shop mid summer
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Then the shop moved into a new building first part of August.http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...923/g7x8k9.jpg
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I'd been trying to decide if I wanted to do some kind of venting in the hood. I liked the vent in the Z28 so much I bought one , got up the nerve to cut a hole in the hood we had already spent a ton of time getting to fit :hairpullout: and.........
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Made a cardboard pattern for a retainer to fasten the vent down from the underside, cut the actual piece out of 1/8 aluminum and rolled it to match the shape of the hood.
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I decided I wanted to use Anvil inner fenderwells but they didn't fit the stretched fenders too well
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So we cut the outer third or so off and rebuilt them with fiberglass to fit the fenders.
Cardboard backer in place
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Cardboard ground away and adding more fiberglass
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Finished product, painted the fiberglass areas black and then matte clear over everything.
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We got some of the clear primer that Ringbrothers talked about in their carbon fiber video series and shot the hood and nose. Works very well for filling in pinholes and wet sanding the entire surface
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Here's a shot of the bottom of the hood, had a lot of work to do on the outer area so painted that black, left the center carbon and then matte clear again over all of it
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...924/EOXjBl.jpg

cutting up a carbon hood ..... big balls ..hats off to you. I tossed around the idea . My balls aren't that big lol

I had the pattern for the cutout made and taped to the hood and was still trying to decide if I had the guts (or the balls, lol) to do it. My boys were saying they weren't sure and then I sent pics to Randy Johnson (D&Z Customs). In his words "Just do it, it's only carbon fiber" :superhack:

:G-Dub: :G-Dub: :G-Dub:

You only live once and you can't take it with you.

Very nice work sir....very nice!!

It's been great following along on this build, and I can't wait to see it all come together! Awesome work!

Those quarters look great.Did you have to use two quarters to make one in the fabricating process?

Mike,

Steve this thing is looking Good!! I really like what you did to the hood, and the inner fenders came out nice.

Steve the car looks fantastic !!!!!

oh and that Randy Guy he is a very very bad influence

Awesome...Awesome!!!

LOL That's the motto I live by:thumbsup:

I appreciate it guys Thanks!!!

Thanks Mike, yes we did.

Still trying to get up to date :thumbsup:
Here's some pics from 2 weeks ago
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Early this week
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And finally, Wednesday :D The color we ended up with is the 2016-2017 Camaro Hyper Blue with Matte clear
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I love the color, especially with the Mat clear. Very Nice.

Looks great! I like the direction you took with the build.

Love the color choice!

Paint Day is a Great Day!!

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Wow. Very cool.