Prodigy Customs Going For The Gold Video Updates
 

Well, it has been 2 weeks since I did out little shop tour an a lot has changed in the shop. The black 68 went home, and we are are rapidly finishing projects and starting new projects.

I am going to do a dailey video update segments called Going For The Gold. Long story short just after my last video a couple weeks ago, I was reminded of Ecklers Winternationals event next week February 5th. So I walked out in the shop, trying to firgure out what we could take to the show, what could we finish in 2 weeks. Looked at the blue Dynacorn car, it looks like 4 weeks work...............Michael, how long to finish the Dynacorn car? A month dad! OK, we can do it in 2 weeks! LOL! So another thrash is on, this one handled almost excusivley by Michael alone with a little help here and here from the other guys. But those guys have their hands pretty full right now also. I have helped building the sound system (Badd Ass sound system) and am helping a bit on the engine, but all in all Michael is the one man army on this one.

The GOLD we speak of is the gold award we are chasing. Ecklers has a 1000 point, 3 judge average, judging system. Three judges will pick the car apart (not for the faint of heart) and work with a judging sheet that starts at 1000 points and the judges take deductions. So the judges do not tell you what is good, they tell you what is worng!!!! The system awards 850 to 899 Bronze, 900 to 949 Silver, and 950 to 1000 Gold. This car was never built to be a extreme show car, but it is turning out so damn nice, I think it has a 950 in it. BUT, judging is VERY subjective and i have had my ass habded to me before! But first, lets get this one finished and get it there, THEN we will worry about them picking it apart!. And oh yeah, and we want to DRIVE it to the show!

We are also taking Will and Shanna's Back In Black car, and his dads Chevelle.

Also, in these videos we introduce a REALLY exciting new project, Ted Barrett's 1968 Bull Run Chevelle. Ted is going to race the Bull Run with this car. Not the Fear factor for cars TV show, the Real Bull Run! The Cannonball Run! The real deal. The $10k to enter and nothing to win race from Manhatten to Austin Texas this summer. Ted is a really cool guy, really wants to do this, is already registered and has turned over his baby to Prodigy for a few mild modifications! Every team racing the Bull Run has to have a name, Ted's Team name........Team Prodigy of coarse! The team name was Ted's idea and we are thrilled (Thanks Ted). The Bull Run project another car we will have accsess to and may carry around to some shows as Ted is away on business often. So expect to see a lot of this thing!

What else............Oh hell, just watch the videos!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ligjCt4GQ54

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN6gjsO0KqI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vsjs5IH353g

Like to here it Frank :thumbsup:

More video!!

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Don't forget those other pics you owe me... :unibrow:

Very cool Frank! You can do it!! :thumbsup:

Good luck on the gold

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Keep them coming frank, Wanna see the Sub Box you built.

Quick Update.

Michael made some good progress the last couple days. I helped a little Sunday and we got the heads on, he has been plumbing and wiring and doing a awesome job. Good plumbing takes a while. Michael made all the A/C lines and ran them through the inner fender and over the kick panel in the cowl area to keep them out of site, out of mind. He also made all the braided line for water and fuel under the hood being sure to keep engine heat and fuel separated.

Ran into a big snag with the engine and found out we needed .300 over push rods which is a lot. The Trickflow 280 ovals have very raised stud pedestals which requires longer push rods for proper geometry. So we have some push rods coming in tomorrow and Michael will finish the engine tomorrow

So there is a lot to do. Tomorrow Michael will finish the engine and I will finish the stereo and hopefully install the original tilt column we bought if it gets here in time. If the tilt is not here we may use the original non tilt and get through the show and swap it later.

Weds Michael should be on the lift installing all the fuel and brake lines, Wilwood brakes, fuel tank, Moser 12 bolt, Hotchkis springs, Speedtech arms. Not much at all, LOL!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYh5NsE9CJI

hey cool videos i think someone said we are good narrators lol but any way i was wondering what chemical you use to strip the paint off and why a chemical instead of just media blasting? and does the chemical eat through bondo?

Air craft stripper. We chemical strip almost all out cars and sandblast in hard to sand areas that are stiff / sturdy like door jams, trunk jams, rockers, etc. We chemical strip for cost and control reason. Media blasting is expensive and very messy. Chemical is a little less money and we can do it in shop and see exactly what comes off. Also, there are some potential adhesion problems from media blasting we do not like to deal with.

On this 68 Camaro restoration in particular, we are chemical stripping only close to the edge and are sanding the paint off to the edge, We will probably leave the glass in that car, it is original and perfect, and do not want to remove the original paint on the window edges, or in the jams. That original paint in those areas is perfect primer for us. That restoration is a true "Less is More" situation, and not our normal coarse of business. So most will never have a chance to use that car as a guideline as I have never seen one so nice.