way to come back Cal!!

Car looks good.

You still on track as far as weight?



Good call on the brushed....I maybe going that route with the FB project myself.

Should be good on the weight. I have the seats in, steering column, pedals and fuel tank. Tomorrow I will put it back on the scales and see where I'm at. Thanks Vince.

Cal

Man, that thing is coming along NICELY!! very well done. Your father-in-law's 2nd gen is one of my fave's.

What is your target weight? Mines just over 3500 with a 1/2 tank.

Thank you. I'm hoping to be between 2800 and 3000 lbs. With minimum interior and a glass doors, nose and trunk lid I should be able to get there. Paul's car is great, I'm taking it home with me to fix little things and I'll probably have to go out and make some test runs to make sure everything is fixed as well!!! Lol

Thanks, Cal

coming along nicely Cal

Cal the car looks great and I love the wheels especially the finish. And it's awesome to see your Father-n-law still kicking butt.

So who's the better driver - you or him

Thank you. I have to say, Jay at Budnik treats me good and Sheila has as well. I regularly order wheels from new suburban to auto cross cars and I always have a twist to throw in. Jay always gets them done. As far as driving, Paul is a great driver. We have to remember he's creaping up on 68. Not many guys his age are still out there mixing it up at his age. I just hope at 68 I have a passion to go fast and compete as he does. I do plan on beating him as much as possible though as he does me. Lol

Thank, Cal

Seats
 

Here is a couple pics of my progress. Had to build new tank straps.

Seats are in and done. The wife can even drive comfortably.

The list gets smaller.

There's s good story behind the sign. It will take some explaining. Theses types of signs were pre wife.

Looking really good man.

I'll get there some day with my 73 :).

Looks great, Cal. I really like those rims. The 11s on the front look monsterous.

Thank you sir. You'll get there, good things take time.

Thank you. I'm glad I went with the 11" wheel now rather than reworked the car later. Now I have to send my rears back and have jay brush those. It's never ending.

Cal

Subscribed, very cool/quality build!

Martin

im getting a bit nervous, I don't see my plate up anymore. :goggles:

This is one awesome build looking forward to the finished product

Thank you. I appreciate the feedback.

Cal

Don't you worry, it's still here aging to to perfection with your name on it. Email me your info and I'll send it your way.

Cal

Thank you sir.

Cal.

Brakes
 

I found another weekend to work on the car. I decided to run a booster so I ordered one up from DSE and went back to using my stock pedal assembly.

I was also able to get my door hinges rebuilt and both bolted on. They need some fitting but are pretty nice for fiberglass doors.

I'm pretty impressed with the doors. Not sure if I just got lucky on the quality and fit but I don't have much work to do on these. And I caught Paul in the background again working away. I have him figuring out wiring and plumbing now.

Paul and I also had some help this weekend. Pretty sure there are several tools, bolts, washers and nuts hidden all over this car. I caught Otto shoving a washers in the end of the subframe. At 3 yrs old, I'm proud knowing he likes it in the shop.

Getting close!!!!!

YES SIR!!!! I have to order some miscellaneous stuff this week but I can see the finish line. Chris from Mast emailed yesterday and my motor is on the truck headed my way. I need some pins for the hood and trunk, some hood hinges(preferable billet), gauges and a fiberglass dash. Im sure there be another list. LOL

Cal

Those doors do look really good! Don't ya love it when a plan comes together...

Do I ASSume then that you're not going to run side glass?? Just wondering.

Thank you. I was skeptical on the glass doors but these fit up nicely. No door glass for this car!!!! I'm hoping to be 2800 ish lbs with fluids. Should make a really fun short course/autocross car.

Thanks, Cal

Should make for a real fun car, in general. :unibrow:

Hey Matt. Your car is fantastic. I keep checking in to see progress. Will we see you in scottsdale in November?

Cal

It's possible. If I have any energy left after SEMA, I'll try and make it out to Scottsdale. Will you and Paul both be out out there driving?

We will both be there but not sure who will drive. Paul won the muscle machine of the year finalist in March and the car has to be displayed in a specific spot for the show. Not sure yet if you can autocross and show as well. I would like to see Paul drive because he's finally having fun and making progress in the car. I will be the pit crew.

Cal

Beautiful work on this car.....keep the updates coming!

Nice updates are awesome. Got me motivated again :tv_happy:

A little more progress.
 

Well, I managed to get a little more time this weekend to work on my car. I installed new door latches and strikers, installed my new Hurst super shifter built by David West, took final dimensions on my driveline and installed the front runner on my motor. Everything worked out fairly good accept the balancer, I have to order a new one as it doesn't line up with the Corvette front runner. Outside of that, it doesn't look like much but it was progress.

Super Shifter
 

I had David West build me a complete shifter assembly. I went with a Super Shifter and I'm glad I did. He put together the shifter, mounting bracket, linkage and pre assembles it on another trans for you. Ready to bolt on when you get it. It's a flawless piece and as he said, fit perfectly when I got it.

Mast 416
 

One of my more favorite tasks this weekend. I assembled the front runner and started getting familiar with my Mast harness.

I also received and started bolting up my clutch, pressure and flywheel. I used Modern Driveline out of Idaho and they are extremely knowledgable and helpful. I used a superior Kevlar clutch, chromoly flywheel, pressure plate and tilton hydraulic bearing and master. The service was fantastic and I suggest talking to them if your in the market. I measured up the driveline and will send the info to them on Monday.

Final fab
 

I'm moving the car next week to build a skeleton to mount the nose, radiator, etc. on. I will take it to my friend Forest Fincher and we will use our bender to build the mounting skeleton for the nose, rebuild the bay bars to miss the booster and tidy up a couple small fab items. Then it is tear it down and start body and paint. I can feel it.

Thanks, Cal