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The owner was looking for a new dash and interior with the goal to emulate the look and feel of a European sports car. The rear 'seat' area will become more of a luggage area similar to the back of a Porsche/Ferrari which will also house the audio setup.

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...0%2012/IMG.jpg
http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...2/backseat.jpg
http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...seatrender.jpg
http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...ture224068.jpg
http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...ture224286.jpg

And of course the Pantera! We have a few Pantera fans here at the shop who were pretty excited to see it come out of the trailer...

As mentioned, we received the car like this from another shop which will be doing the full build on it. We are in the beginning the stages of an IRS chassis for it, I'll post chassis pics as it comes together.

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...2/DSC_0054.jpg

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...ture223578.jpg

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...ture223584.jpg

Nice project!

Glad to see you guys protecting the windshield! I made the mistake of using a cut off wheel (when cutting out the floors) of my brother in laws Camaro -- and the sparks/debris RUINED a brand new windshield... :faint: I learned something from that... :D

Very nice work guys. I prefer version 1 of the firebird hood.

We also just finished up a couple of chassis for Cope Customs: the first was a 66 Lincoln and the second was an IRS C-10 chassis set up for a 572 engine.

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...ture223972.jpg

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...ture223918.jpg

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...ture223910.jpg

The IRS C-10 chassis:

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...f/DSC_0006.jpg

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...f/DSC_0007.jpg

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...f/DSC_0010.jpg

That should do it for updates for now! :thumbsup:

VERY cool projects Chris! :thumbsup:

Really, That's all? :rofl: Very nice stuff guys. :hail:

AMAZING!!!!, Thanks for updates.:wow:

Looks like it's time for another road trip

Any more info on the IRS C10 chassis/build?

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Originally Posted by ScotI (Post 431487)

Any more info on the IRS C10 chassis/build?

Sure, what would you like to know?
The chassis is our production C-10 FAST TRACK chassis - http://www.roadstershop.com/products...ick-up-chassis
Cope Customs ordered this one with the IRS setup. In addition to the chassis specs in the link above, you can check out the IRS system here - http://www.roadstershop.com/products...dent-rear-unit

Also a nice little write up from Chevy Hardcore recently on the chassis:
http://www.chevyhardcore.com/news/ro...ling-fortress/

Wow a lot of awesome builds going on Chris. Beautiful work.

Thanks for posting! :thumbsup: Can't wait to see some of these projects come together. The bird looks like it will be stellar project coming out of RS.

Functional automotive artwork guys! :thumbsup: :hail:

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Originally Posted by RS-Chris (Post 431463)

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...2/DSC_0054.jpg

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...ture223578.jpg

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...ture223584.jpg

Posting those pics is just unfair to those of us who have something else in the works other than a Pantera...:(

:lol:

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Originally Posted by waynieZ (Post 431498)

Wow a lot of awesome builds going on Chris. Beautiful work.

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Originally Posted by Al Moreno (Post 431499)

Thanks for posting! :thumbsup: Can't wait to see some of these projects come together. The bird looks like it will be stellar project coming out of RS.

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Originally Posted by Ron in SoCal (Post 431511)

Functional automotive artwork guys! :thumbsup: :hail:

Thanks !!

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Originally Posted by compos mentis (Post 431514)

Posting those pics is just unfair to those of us who have something else in the works other than a Pantera...:(

How do you think we feel!!? We cant even mess with the rest of it after the chassis!! ....oh, the things we would do it....:unibrow:

what do you do with all the OE frames? scrap?

I want to see what you come up with for the Pantera... keeping it a ZF box? or going to something newer like ricardo or xtrac?

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by RS-Chris (Post 431460)

The new hood, per owner request, was to retain both the center cowl and the dual snorkels. Our goal is to try and make the shapes a little more 'cohesive'. Some concepts:

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...ture223597.jpg

Or it is so obvious it just can't be ignored. :wow:

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Originally Posted by RS-Chris (Post 431463)

And of course the Pantera!
http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...2/DSC_0054.jpg

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...ture223578.jpg

http://i563.photobucket.com/albums/s...ture223584.jpg

I am in love with that Pantera. That is all. :faint:

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Originally Posted by RS-Chris (Post 431516)

How do you think we feel!!? We cant even mess with the rest of it after the chassis!! ....oh, the things we would do it....:unibrow:

:lol:

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Originally Posted by Flash68 (Post 431796)

I am in love with that Pantera. That is all. :faint:

Does Lily know? :_paranoid

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Originally Posted by RS-Chris (Post 440070)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8176/8...c8b5d7c9_b.jpg

MASERATI?????? New company car?

Awesome work on the Pantera! You guys continue to raise the bar!

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Originally Posted by HWY Nova (Post 440074)

MASERATI?????? New company car?

Maserati wanted to improve the handling and feel of the car so they sent it to RS for a new chassis. ;)

I'm really excited to see the progress on the Pantera.

Can't wait to see the Mase...

Pantera looks awesome slammed and with the big tires... Cant wait to see more... :cheers:

Looking forward to seeing more of the Pantera as well!

Matt

I have to start checking this thread more often. The Panteras and the Biscayne/Impala builds are cool if you are into great lines or classic iron, but the 75 Firebird is where it's at. I have a 74 and these are the forgotten years. I am hoping you can pull off one of those hood concepts. The one that is on there now has too much going on.

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Originally Posted by RS-Chris (Post 440070)

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8462/8...18460bdb_b.jpg

When you have a minute, any info on this paint color or code of the 64? I'm liking it :unibrow:

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Originally Posted by srh3trinity (Post 440358)

The Firebird has a lot more custom work done on it. A lot of the exterior mods will be to eliminate the mid 70's plastic look that these cars had. The owner is also into the Italian sports cars and wanted more of that vibe on the inside of the car.
The hood is one that we were racking our brains on. The customer had to have the shot gun style, forward facing Firebird scoops because he had a 75 Firebird in high school. The car came in with the Firebird scoops and the T/A shaker hood scoop. It was the first time we had seen that done before... The car had a 502 in it and the entire carb was through the hood with the stock GM intake and a small air cleaner on top of it. That was the reason for the shaker hood. The new build has a 572 with a higher intake, nitrous plate kit, and needs a sizable air cleaner on top of it. So, we are dealing with 15 lbs in a 5 lb bag! Having the forward facing scoops really makes the rest of the hood complicated since it needs to be raised about 6 inches in the center to clear the carb. We will see how things progress once we get into it!

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Originally Posted by 65_LS1_T56 (Post 440361)

When you have a minute, any info on this paint color or code of the 64? I'm liking it :unibrow:

Not sure on the color. The owner thinks that it is a House of Colors take on the original 1964 Granny Gold color. He bought the car already painted so I can't say for sure... and we just had all that color media blasted off!

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Originally Posted by Roadster Shop (Post 440395)

Thank you, my 65 is granny gold (seirra tan) and it's just that...a bit too granny. Looking for something similar but a bit more modern. The 64 looked a bit more copper in color, is why I asked.

Thanks again, and as always nice work :thumbsup:

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Some of us might remember that Ponch/Eric Estrada had a TA with that hood.

Wil.

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Originally Posted by Roadster Shop (Post 440376)

It needs a cross ram setup with the airboxes lining up with the hood scoops.