Project Fool's Gold

[skatinjay27]

after looking at the rendering again it got wondering ifyour gonna run flat lip rims like in the rendering or the new step lip version they now have?

[ParkerRS]

I'll be running the flat lip Forgelines. I ordered them from Frank at the end of September, so they should be here soon.

Tommy

[thedude327]

Great looking project !! Should drive like it's glued to the road. Any more pics ??

Paul

[ParkerRS]

Finally I got around to taking a few more pics today. This is the body as it left my garage.



After blasting and a coat of PPG DP50 I carried it to my friends Brad and Shane at Thunder Vally Customs. They have sanded the bottom side as well as wiping some welding pin holes and seam sealing the weld joints.

The trunk floor will get some modification to help clear the exhaust as well as patch a few thin spots next. I'm using a Rick's stainless tank which I had built 1" deeper than stock as well as 2" wider. The front corners of the tank are clipped at an angle to provide exhaust clearance also. I'll get some pics of the tank once the trunk floor is done and it's mocked up.

[ParkerRS]

The only rust problems were between the door opening and wheel opening which is common on these cars. We are patching these areas.
Right side


firewall being prepped for smoothing, the holes were welded up on the left and wiped, still need to be finished and sanded. The lip between the cowl and firewall was cut off and the cowl smoothed up with a wipe. The right side has had all holes dressed down and prepped for a filler plate to be attached when we drop it off the rotisserie.


The qaurters look great except for the small patches shown above.

The sad news that really pi$$es me off is that the blaster screwed me! Evidently he let a new guy with no experience blast the car and consequently damaged my smooth roof with no filler in it. Now the roof feels like a washboard from being shrunk and stretched in different areas. After two nights of lying awake thinking about it and haveing a long pow wow with my body men we've decided that with the caliber of this build that wiping 20pounds of filler in the roof just will not cut it. I ordered one of the new Dynacorn second gen. roof skins today from NPD. Less labor and a better repair overall it just gripes my a$$ though that they did this.

[ParkerRS]

Well I finished tearing down the 07 LS2 last night to the bare block and got it ready for the machine shop once all parts are here. The pistons, rods, bearings, and rings arrived today.

The crank should drop ship from Callies next week and I'll be ready to machine and build the bottom end.

[Autokraft]

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