Wow very healthy sounding. :cool:

Sieg...FTW.

Again.

:D

:ups:

Hurst sent the new T56 shifter upgraded with an internal seal! This seal looks nearly identical to the factory Tremec seal, my guess is with the shifter mounted in the forward position there will be no seepage issues.

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hey scott, what is the part number on that bad boy?

Thats looks to pretty to install

Nice looking piece. Hopefully it solves the issues you guys have been dealing with.

Shifter = Magnum Blackjack

Offset for shift lever = MAGF 68-69 STUB

Contact Jim for details and availability.

Sexy isn't it! :unibrow:

I'm 99.8% positive. :thumbsup:

Instead of installing the new shifter today I headed 100 miles north to met Dale and buy him lunch for picking up my Craig's List score that he compromised his personal safety to handle the transaction for me with the seller in his area. This meeting worked out well as we both needed an excuse to just go out and drive and I wanted to see Dale's car and work in person.........I was very impressed! :bow: His car is a very good looking sleeper and built to drive hard.

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The Craig's List score:

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Thanks to Brett at Fab53........I also ordered one of these in 8" on Friday:

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Great day, great lunch company, and two fun 100 mile sprints on the interstate. Old Norwood even managed 17.2 mpg. :thumbsup:

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

That looks like a nice score. :thumbsup: Better than that flight upgrade you got the other day.:underchair:

:cheers:

Bestest (being funny) tool that gets used A LOT is my #2 Beverly Shear....


So let me hazard a guess here.... there's a roll bar in your future?

......or a stout walker, can't start retirement planning too early right? :D

Need to acquire a tubing bender before a roll bar is an option. After seeing Dale's car yesterday feelings of bar desire have occurred among numerous other manly want emotions......

Beverly Shear or would this be bestest?

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I don't have any experience with the rotary style shear.... but my guess is it would work just fantastic. It's hard to imagine doing any sheet metal work without my Beverly shear. And the Woodward tool would be the same if that's what a guy had.

I'm pinging the city, and Idaho power - to see if I can't get 3 phase in the new shed.... and then we'll see if I can't assuage some of those manly dreams!

I NEED A WALKER TOO! OH WAIT I HAVE A TUBING BENDER ;)

Trade you some Dawg Biscuits for that bender. :rules:

Scott, I was happy to help you out. When I drove into the neighborhood to pick up the notcher for you I was a bit nervous... and left my wallet in the truck, Lol. Anyway... the notcher looks like a good one, I'm sure you'll get good use out of it. Now that you have a tig welder and a notcher I might pay you a visit when I'm ready to upgrade my 4-pt roll bar.

During lunch we were talking about rear gear ratio's... if you want to go from 3:31 rear gears to 3:55's let me know... I have a brand new set of 3:55's that you can have if you want to try them. I bought the 3:55's and then decided to go lower and went to 3:73's. The 3:55 gear set only has a couple hundred miles.

Your car looks great... thanks again for lunch :thumbsup:

Since the weather's going south around here......7.08" of rain in Sept. vs. a 1.29" average........I decide to remove the back seats and create a seatless option as future plans don't include hauling 4 passengers.

Everything is sitting loose now so any suggestions are appreciated.

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take that fiber panel out and transfer it to a sheet of 14g AL. dzus or screw lock fasten to existing trunk reinforcment.

you can kinda make it out in this picture of gaes camaro. Note, on his only the center section is removable.

Back seat's out....Mini Tubs!!!!

or a fold down panel so you can access the truck to store your ski's or golf clubs.

Drag racers..........:rolleyes:

Budget Dawgy Budget :D

I'd love to but tubs lead to numerous other "wants" and I certainly don't need anymore of those right now! :lol:

At SEMA last year I had a chance to see Mark Stielow's "Mayhem" Camaro. He did something that I thought was very cool. There was no back seat in the car... and if I remember right he added a panel that went over the top of the trans tunnel all the way across. This created some enclosed space that he utilized for storage.

We were talking about transmission gear ratios and he went back there to retrieve some information. There were hatch doors over the openings with latches if I recall. I thought it was a great idea.

I hear ya. How about a nice sitting area for Tucker and Rev!! I do like the open hatch ideas!!

Fixed it for ya. :unibrow:

What were those seats out of, GTO?

I like the removable center panel idea, just not certain on what material. Acoustically that 1/8" plywood panel works as it also has a lightweight needle punch carpet on the backside. Firewall wise it's not exactly the ticket. Boeing has a honeycomb structural panel with aluminum bonded on both sides that's cool, but they closed their Kent, WA surplus store down.

I may fir the panel out from the package tray and bring the bottom forward to make a clean seam at the seat pocket panels........need to sit in the car and do some more :headscratch:

Scrap it! I know where you can find a nice Torino capable of holding Tucker and Rev and we could even get Stella and the girls in there too!. Cheap!

Yes, that system is very nice...........little too tall to take Tucker cruising though. :RunninDog:

OMG he'd take a dog in his car! Yup, two favorite pastimes are better than one. :thumbsup:

Scrap it! That's some of the finest OSB know to man. I asked Tucker about cruising in a Torino and he said "everyone should two Torino's.......one to poop on and another to cover it up with." :underchair:

Note: The two car line was first used on me and my come-a-dozen Camaro

Where did you see the Torino for sale? I once heard if I have one I need a second one.:guns:

So Sieg you bought all those metal working tools and have spent all this time on welding and you are using OSB for your rear seat floor:headscratch:

:cheers:

reverting to primal thoughts. lol

Those are templates :twak:

In your case is the second car a "parts car" or "monumental yard art" or ???

OSB has it's place! Recently I've seen some pretty trick structural joists in commercial applications.......it is also relatively lightweight compared to plywood, though I digress. When properly supported it is a suitable surface to adhere cheap carpet to and test my sophisticated design temporarily then use for future templates. Most importantly in my case..........it was cheap and I had it in stock! After all this is just a dime-a-dozen Chebby not a state-of-the-art Ferd. http://s3.amazonaws.com/advrider/Rogue.gif

:poke: Any pro-gress yet there Mr. Pro-Tinkerer?

Happy New Year Norwood:weld: :superhack: :weld: :flashie:

:popcorn2:

I heard he's trying to shape some OSB mini tubs -- and doing port and mill work on some MDF heads.....

Norwood is hibernating the New Year will bring new tie rod ends, ball joints, and front suspension geometry alterations. Possibly control arm bushings front spring rate change and Hotchkis front bar depending on stock arm geometry calculations and ride height. Pro low budget Tinkerer. :thumbsup:

R I G H T....... This one started out as just a simple "bushing" replacement.... HA! They ALWAYS start out with just a simple little "upgrade". :D







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Don't tell me you hit your head skiing this morning too. :sieg:

I busy building front door art to protect my door front a meat-hooked dog that doesn't bark to come in he gives the door one paw swipe...........you've seen his digging ability and it's not a good when applied to nice wooden doors. :D

The frame is 46 x 26 and my welding table 22 x 36........let's just say it's a slight PITA.

I see a 30 x 48 x 3/8 table in my future. :sieg:

Well........my brother in law isn't capable of doing what I want. :action-smiley-027: :twak: :D

The beauty of making first tracks (I was on the second chair load this AM) -- and having a seasons pass... It's XMAS week --- the thundering herds are here - on my third run - I took one look at the line at Challenger -- and took the bus home.

There goes my thread and your post count. :slingshot:

Most just give their kids a key to the door :rolleyes: