I Just found my flanel jacket - any chance I can stop by and join the party

Greg, it is looking good. If I can't have a ride in your mustang, maybe this.

You guys better shorten the door length. Greg will be so close to the steering wheel that the distance between his back and the rear of the door will seem like a country mile ! And dont even get me started on the distance from his back to the C pillar :lol: Perhaps thats the design so Rodger can sit in the back seat and get chauffeured around.

j/k... lookin good !

What's a Flanel Jacket. We have Flannels and we have jackets but those are 2 separate things around here. Is that one of those fancy jackets you get when your wife dress's you and tell you that you still look like a man after you shave your legs and chest. Just Sayin :D :D :D

Hey -- My tailor measured my inseam as 27".... that's not all that short.... is it?:D

Well Greg maybe this will reassure you that we both can drive this car. It is crazy how much travel these seats have.

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I think I could get into the back seat with out having to flip the seat forward when it's all the way forward.

Brock is knocking out the headlight swap for you. Looking good.
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Rodger

Did you mistake that for an arm measurement? :D

My off-road riding buddy's is 28.5" and he was a 400 & 800 meter relay specialist on the Oregon track team in the early 80's and his dog is a Corgi.

Kidding aside getting down there and having that seat set-back and height custom tailored is a good idea. :thumbsup:

Maybe if you were in the 4th grade.

Mine is 38.

Custom seats for any future Weld clan 'lil shavers?
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wow no need for a four door when Greg is behind the wheel.

^^^^^^^^^^^ A prime of example of "way too much time on your hands"....


That's funny! But that kid looks just like CHARLEY.....:woot:

Those are just bad ass!


WHOOOOHOOOOOO:woot:

Unsadly, yes.


:lol:

I'm sorry but am going to have to laugh.:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: That's some funny SH!T.

I'm developing headlight envy. :thumbsup:

Those headlights are certainly some of the icing on the cake. :thumbsup:

Seeing all that is/will be going into this build, I would think it would be hard not to drive this car...a lot! :unibrow:

Looking forward to some first hand feedback on how much a top notch chassis/suspension adds to the driving dynamics of these big cars.

Thanks Scott. :D

Those lights fit pretty good, Not bad lookin at all

Ugliest head lights I've ever seen in my WHOLE life.

I bet Todd is on the phone ordering some for himself right NOW!!.:rofl:

Love to see the backside of that headlight tray - what is it made of ? pot metal ?

I have just found that sometimes making "small" fabrications like mounting headlights, fixing trim, etc. can be a much harder job than a big job like welding on a 1/4 panel, so I"m just curious how and what you did to the backside to mount those headlights. I can't follow every post but those are new aftermarket headlights or something from OEM ? They kind of remind me of mini headlights except they are not round.
Never mind I went back and found out.

If you guys didn't pitch so much crap in these threads we'd have room for some real tech !

Can't remember what those seats came out of either. (never mind I went back and read).

They look like they weigh 158 lbs apiece.


Another thing I"m curious about is the brackets holding the seat rails look a bit crude and one big problem I have when building is going from a basic easy to build bracket to something that can be covered cosmetically so you don't just have a .120 plate hanging out of the carpet - I will be interested to see how you end up with that thing aesthetically.

Greg lives near me, and I find it interesting he is using a shop in CA. I've often wondered if there are any good custom fab shops up here, I never seem to hear about any other than way out of my time and money budget Divers.


>Yeap, I will let you know when it's cargo short and salmon colored collarless shirt day.

best zinger yet

Welcome to Lat-g. :D :D :D

The outside seat brackets are just for mock up, we don't intend to run the blocks of wood either. Just to be clear. :D :D :D :D

Getting work from other parts of the country is not uncommon in most shops that do quality work or high end work. I'm not sure if Greg liked what we did or just felt sorry for me. But I think most of the guys who understand the work and are able to have this kind of work done understand the likely hood of having someone down the street pull this stuff off is not the norm. Greg sees pics 3-5 times a week and we talk a couple times a week and probably email daily. He lets me sweat the details and I just bounce ideas and direction stuff off him try to build what he wants and is willing to pay for. Evey customers involvement is different. The effort these projects can take are crazy. That 48 truck we just finished for a local guy was built is about 15 months. There was about 2-3 full time guys on it almost the whole time, except when it was at paint. But we still had things to do during that time also. The customer of this truck has a few other projects lined up and has told me if I lived 60 miles away we would not be doing anything probably, because he likes to be involved in the entire project. The end result of taking the project home when your done is just icing on the cake.

The devil is in the details.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Only Todd!!!

Greg lives near me, and I find it interesting he is using a shop in CA. I've often wondered if there are any good custom fab shops up here, I never seem to hear about any other than way out of my time and money budget Divers.


Just look up Gregs other thread and you'll find out why he goes to Cali..

There are a few very capable shops between Seattle and Cali. Its the owners decision and I'm sure research on who would build his next car.
When money isn't a factor the owner can get the car built anywhere he wants.
I know I like to keep things local cause I can't afford all them trips to cali.

I think in Greg's case it more of a relationship thing. You know "opposites attract" LOL..

Yeah I'm well aware of the whole shop issue. That's why I asked if there were any recommendations in this area. I do all my own work, so mostly I am just curious, but you never know there may be something I want to fab out someday. I'm good at the fabricating, just not so much at the cosmetic finishing thing. Really amazed to learn about his troubles with SAR, I always assumed they were top of the heap with what they do, what with all their custom fab panels from scratch and what not.

Love the build btw, if I could go back and start over I would definitely do a "barge touring" car. Right now my hot rod is pointless because I can't take my family in it so I only drive it for joyrides. Always wanted to do a '67 El Dorado in deep gloss black.

Just keep it streetable smooth, smooth, smooth.

Fuel tank progress, CTS-V pump in a stainless tank that fits in the stock floor. Should be right around 23 gallons.

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Bubble top build off??? I think so!!!! East vs West... The showdown of the century!! Who will be finished first??? Who will be faster on the autocross??? Lets go boys!!! Lace em up! Bwahahahaha :cheers:

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Why does anyone do anything.....


Because they can.


Because they want to.


Preston -- I've built more cars MYSELF than many of these shops have done - EVER... But it takes longer and longer and the skills needed are higher and higher... and I'm older and older and frankly -- I'm building other stuff...

There's lots of DECENT shops around locally --- and Timmy Diver is a personal friend... but builds like these are all about relationships and who has the idea you want - or thinks like you do... and Diver doesn't do "pro touring" - he only uses crate motors.... and his cars are mostly like what SAR does - SHOW CARS.... I don't do show cars. I like drivers that are built to show standards. Plus I like fine metal work (divers does this as well -- as does SAR)... But SAR proved they can't build a driver. Plus he has an attitude. I don't do attitudes. Somehow I always figure I'm the customer... he thinks you're lucky just stepping in his shop. Oil and water - they don't mix.

There's about 5 other shops on LAT G that I'd have build a car... just off the top of my head. None of them are "around here".

Sorry Greg thats what I meant to say..... I'll shut up now!!

Greg you say 5 Shops? Are any in the beautiful state of Pennsylvania? I think you own some apparel from one I know of? :thumbsup:

THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN' 'BOUT!!

Can't wait to see what you're going to build! This will be fun.

Sure, whats the bet? SEMA 2012.....

This one will be nice that's for sure.

Just tell me that's not an 80's Ford bronco getting the RPM treatment in the back ground.

Are you billing me for that stick?


Oh wait -- this isn't Ned Jacksons thread.....:D :woot:

The Bronco is top secret... That is all you can see and hear for now.. Lets just say OJ is not guilty and likes RPM's style...

I like the cardboard baffle! Big Bucks right there! :thumbsup:

Good call Greg! I haven't told anybody, but this truck we are building is just my job application for RPM! :P

Well come on with it!! :thumbsup:

Im feelin the love! If you ever want to make the trip you can stay in our summer home free of charge! The toter home is very accommodating!!