it doesnt look like much, but ive kept myself busy on this old girl. in the past few weeks i built the whole exhaust, 3" mandrel bends with dynomax race bullets that im hoping arent too obnoxious for long trips. i got just about all the plumbing done in -8 stainless braided, of which i stripped the anodizing off all the fittings and polished them out, i also built stainless rad hoses, which are of course, polished. this weekend my friend and i aligned the car, and i got a few more pieces painted. the trans tunnels been modified for the six speed, and i got about a third of the car buffed out too. i also got a bunch of the trim repaired and back on the car to boot.
ive also been really busy with my dads car, his 496 big block powered 66 chevelle. this winter he picked up a jeffco transmission, which is clutchless, and like a lenco has a lever for every gear. it is straightup badass. well, that transmission isnt shaped anything like the richmond 6 speed that is now in my car, so we had to make a few, er mild changes. the middle three feet of the floor was cut out and reshaped. a removeable tunnel was built, runners were ran on the frame for strength and an easier way for a tranny mount, new trans mount was built, new 4" exhaust was built that doesnt hang so low under the car and its got new carpet now and a new parking brake lever from lokar. it was an exhausting project, but we knocked the whole deal out in about 2.5 weeks.
and a video.
let me know what you think guys.