Slowly working through all the things that don't fit.

Put the front clip back on:
http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l...Install051.jpg

Still need to play with the front clip a bit to get the gaps better. Least now I have an engine bay:
http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l...Install050.jpg

Now to put the car on the alignment rack and do a basic alignment to get it at least close.

Next up fuel lines, rear brake lines, gauges and all the electrical (along with battery in trunk and electrical head light door conversion). Getting exciting, so close.

LOOKS GOOD ED!!!
She's coming along very well. GOOD JOB!:hail:

Great progress, Ed. Love the wheels.:thumbsup:

Looking good ! When your done give the address to the shop and I'll send you mine to put back together. lol Your getting close now.

Thanks for all the compliments.

Another update -

Car is now officially back together and is a roller. Even has a working parking brake:
http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l...Install055.jpg
http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l...Install052.jpg


Just some random good pics:
http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l...Install057.jpg

http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l...Install058.jpg

Car has some minor front end damage (guy I bought it from said a truck backed into it). Needs a new grill, upper and lower valances at least. But I'll worry about that when I do paint and body. Must get it on the road and drive it :machine:

Looking good your moving along pretty well Keep us posted.
Wayne

AWESOME!!!
Enjoy that bad boy!:thumbsup: :cheers:

Twist Machine stuff arrives!
 

Haven't done an update in a while so here it is:

Car made PHR's under construction section here is a post about it here:
https://lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=17547

Told my instructor who told the school's PR department which ended up doing a couple stories one in the tech bulletin that goes out to all the JCs with Tech schools and the local paper. Never thought there would be so much interest. But I guess a computer guy going to school and doing this while he is learning is a story of some interest. Been pretty stoked about it.

Towed the car out of the College shop and home (long story).

I been working with Steve and Twist Machine and Bowler Transmissions to hook me up with a 4L65E-RR package with paddle shifters (since my old trans won't do):

New Trans Painted with Por-15 and their Chassis Black:
http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l...ssion016sm.jpg

I gotta say working with Steve was amazing. He made a custom adapter for me so I could run a wheel that keeps with my stock interior:
http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l...n/IMG_0189.jpg

Even better looking in person. Steering wheel is a Grant wheel made for a Corvette (since you can't run a deep dish with the paddle shifters). I can't wait to bolt this thing up. Got a nice crossmember from GForce to go with the trans as well. My hat is off to Steve for providing such great products and services!


Since the car is now home I decided to do some of the things I had been putting off at the shop at school. I hadn't painted my trunk since mini-tubbing and it has some rust issues I need to address. So I have been stripping off all the paint (and some bondo :( ) out of the trunk. Looks like they used a bunch of bondo to cover up some rust problems in the trunk.

http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l...h_Trunk004.jpg

Got most of the paint, undercoating and rust off now so I can see what I am dealing with:
http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l...h_Trunk007.jpg

Not certain of what I am going to do yet. Probably need a new trunk pan if I was going to do the fix the right way. Just I want to get the car on the road and metal work seems to take me forever to do. Thinking about using of the Por-15 products to fill in the rust holes and then paint up the trunk with Por-15 then splatter paint it and seal it.

Along with doing the same to the interior floor boards as well (which are in actually very good shape (no rust or bondo). Then once all that is done using Second Skin's Damplifier pro and insulate sound proof the bottom of the car. I also have a bunch of Lizard skin left I figure I'll use in the doors and hard to reach areas of the interior.

Also rolled my rear fender lips on both sides as I need to do that as one side was a bit close for my liking (don't have pics yet).

Been very busy with the holidays and such (built an entertainment system for my folks as my brothers and I went in and bought them a nice big screen LCD TV for Christmas). Hopefully should be able to pick up some steam and get the Trans in and get the interior painted up and insulated.

Well time for a big update.

Had the car towed back into the College shop for a winter class. The tow truck driver ended up dumping my car into my planter (drive way is really steep). Had told him that I only had a parking brake and that we needed to go slow due to the steep driveway. But he was in too much of a hurry and didn't listen. Looks like the parking brake won't hold the car on that steep an angle. Going to need to make sure I get at least the driveshaft in before towing back home again. I was lucky another 6" and it would have dropped 6 feet into my neighbor's front yard. Ended up putting a small gouge in my new wheels thou on the driver's front side. Talked to Jon at Driver's inc about getting it fixed he thought that they could make it look as good as new.

Time to install the trans:
http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l...mission035.jpg

Ends up thou that the flexplate that eagle gave me is some odd one that only has one bolt pattern (11.50") instead of a dual bolt pattern.
http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l...mission017.jpg

If I was going to run this bolt pattern it would require a lot of changes to the Bowler/Twist Machine setup. Eagle wasn't much help as they were not sure why the flexplate only had one pattern on it (claimed it should have had two) and didn't know the balance weight on the flexplate. Finally after a lot of help from Steve and Twist machine I bought a TCI one.
http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l...mission033.jpg

Just to be certain both flexplates had the same counterweight (the TCI one was almost a pound heavier), I put both flexplates on a manual tire balancer and they both had the same out of balance weight within 0.1oz. One problem solved.

Started mocking up and installing the trans wiring along with Fast's A/F meter and dual wide band O2 sensors. Trying for a really nice clean install so that its not noticeable. Drilled a second hole so I could route everything (too much wiring to go through the stock single hole). Tried to offset it the same least give it some symmetry:
http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l...mission047.jpg http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l...mission046.jpg

Had to clearance the trans tunnel a bit in a few places (around the accumulator pump and on the Passenger's O2 sensor. So far really happy with the install. Unless you are really looking for it, none of the wiring or O2 sensors should be visible:
http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l...mission051.jpg http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l...mission048.jpg http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l...mission049.jpg http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l...mission050.jpg