Thanks guys. Slow progress, but I guess slow is better than NO progress :-)

Scott, I will be at Goodguys Charlotte in Oct. Are you planning on coming down again?

Kevin and I are planning on coming down agian this year.Would like show up wed evening and have thurs to mess around.:lol:

Jay - looking good! Let us know how the Hotchkis subframe connectors go in!

Great Progress!:thumbsup:

Well, its been awhile since I last updated but Im making progress. I decided to go with DSE subframe connectors and modified them to bolt subframe in.

I got the steering column rebuilt and sprayed the trunk and floorpan with Raptor bedliner. I really like how that Raptor sprayed and I think it turned out great.

http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/p...t/IMG_0610.jpg

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Jay,Looks awesome.:thumbsup:

So did you spray that in your garage Jay? If so tell me how messy was over spray/clean up. Did you find a better deal then Ebay $. I still wanna stop in maybe next weekend if you free to see your cars/get a few tips/talk a little.

Sprayed it in my shop...no mess or overspray. I got it for $99 a kit from TCPGlobal.com.

I will be working on it this week/Sat, so come on down.

Jay its lookin great !:wow: That Raptor is a good product you can get some nice textures out of it..

Thanks Mario. Im really happy how it turned out. I like the texture and everyone who has seen it personally really likes it.

Dropped the car off last week to get painted. Here are a couple of progress pics.

http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/p...t/DSC01264.jpg

http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/p...t/DSC01268.jpg

Coming right along now. What color you going with?

It looks good!

John, It will be painted Glacier blue (original color) with Cortex silver DX1 stripe.

Thanks Wayne..so does yours. You are bout ready for paint too right?

Thanks Still need roof seams and block sanding but Some other stuff to do first.

Looking good Jay.

Must be getting close now.
 

Is your wife getting excited? This is her car right?

Wow!
 

Jay,

Just read your whole thread. Awesome looking job. I'll have to check out Dan's shop since its about 2 hours away.

Jon

Look's Good bud.:thumbsup:

I thought his name way Jay.

Some progress
 

Cleaned, painted and installed BAER rear intergral brake hub, bracket and new Moser axles and aluminum cover

http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/p...t/IMG_0645.jpg

Car is ready for blocksanding

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I just went through the whole thread. Awesome project!! Dan does amazing work for sure and makes it look easy.

Nice job on the rear. Its looking good.

bought used stainless headers
 

Since my plan has been to use a ZZ427 in my wifes car, I have been looking for some headers. I found a super nice set made by Calvin Elston of Elston headers. They were custom built for a 502 crate engine in a 69 camaro with PS.

What is the best method to remove the gold and blueing? Is Glass beading ok or should I use some type of polish like metalwax, tumbling with media, etc.

I know they will turn again...just want to clean them up a bit.

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Jay --

Mine are polished --- and that took a lot of sanding (various grits getting finer) and then they were polished. They have turned gold and blue in a couple spots (like where 4 and 6 are going from the individual tube to the larger tube)... and I've re-polished them... and they're gold and blue within the next 25 miles...

So my advice is to just bolt them up... anything more is a complete waste of time if you plan to so much as start the motor ONCE!

They're going to look EXACTLY like what they do now -- unless you ceramic coat them. I talked to my coater and he told me he could "cut" the amount of bluing etc by coating ONLY the insides... so maybe I'll have him do it this winter.

PS ---

I was TOLD that if you BARELY WARM the header --- and then liberally apply Simichrome and allow to "soak" for 3 minutes or so... then polish off... that it does a good job of removal of the gold... and it supposedly retards it's return.

The same company sells a product called BLUEAWAY... I've not tried it yet - but plan to. It's for removing bluing from exhaust... like on motorcycles... so maybe it's just the trick.


http://www.competitionchemicals.com/blueaway/

thanks Greg. I have heard of Blue Away. I know they will turn blue and gold again, just wanted to clean them up some and was told chemicals like metalwax and blue away would help the bluing from coming back as bad. Its not a major deal, just thought I would ask.

Camaro's deserve clean, shiny headers. However, a junky ol' Nova -uhm like mine- they would be well suited for. You should just box them up and I'll take them off your hands :D

Those are nice looking for sure. Nice score. The car is coming along nicely. Can't wait to see some color pics.

Lookin good Jay.:thumbsup:

haha! Thx...my wife can't wait for it to be painted also. I saw your car Sat. It's looking great. I wish I had a T-56. :yes: I also like the weight of your hood.


Thanks Scott. Let me if you are able to make it down to Goodguys Charlotte. Its coming up fast.

If you search some of the Harley-Davidson boards you'll find several methods and products that they claim work really well for the blueing, both removal and prevention.

Been biting my tongue on this topic. Not that anyone is wrong here - especially you Eric since I quoted you - but my personal experience was that the blue gone products suck. Now it's been a few years and maybe I did it wrong (possible but I seriously doubt it), but it only lightened up the blue a little bit. It did dull the chrome and the blue came back maybe 90% on the next heat cycle. I'm certain my (dyno)tune was correct so that wasn't the issue. A plating shop told me that the heat which causes blueing permanently changes the compostiion of the chrome. Stainless might be a different story?

Just my .03 and I've built a bunch of Harleys...

Its been awhile....
 

Car is painted and needs to be wet sanded and buffed. My wife also got an early Christmas present today. Man Baer makes some nice stuff.

http://i416.photobucket.com/albums/p...t/IMG_0046.jpg

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SS4's for rear
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YEAH BUDDY! Don't you just love THEIR birthdays and THEIR Christmas presents.... :D

The paint looks great, and I agree they do have some very nice part!

TRUST ME --- Stainless isn't any different -- the BLUE AWAY dulled the polished surface (was like a mirror - maybe even better!).... and it all discolored within a couple minutes of firing it off... JUST A GIGANTIC WASTE OF TIME.

Jay....I love the color! The car is really coming out nice.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Yes, I do :unibrow:

Thanks Wayne and Curtis. That is the original color (Glacier blue). My wife and I cant hardly wait to see it in person.

Car is coming along nicely Jay!!!!!

Sweet
 

Hey Jay met you and your wife and kids at Dans on the open house, the car is looking fantastic, paint looks awsome, just went Sat (5th) and picked mine up from TN, cant wait to get it taken apart, and over to Dans so he can work his magic on it. I might post up some picks of it if I can find my camera,