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mexMan · #1 05-23-2009, 10:31 PM

just amazing, I've been following this build from a while ago, and I love it, you're almost finished there, great car, and you're foing an amazing job with it...

gearheads78 · #2 05-25-2009, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by mexMan

just amazing, I've been following this build from a while ago, and I love it, you're almost finished there, great car, and you're foing an amazing job with it...

Thanks its getting real close now.

Well I got it aligned this morning. It took a little while. I had never used and aligment machine and the tech helping me is used to Lexus vehicles not old hod rods with custom suspension. Once I figured out what made what change it went pretty smooth but it was a leaning curve for both of us.

I did find a small problem. I drove it next door to our body shop because several guys have been waiting to see it. Well sitting there only 15 minutes the LH front tire was almost flat. It turns out the valve stems hit the calipers up front and damaged one of them causing it to leak.

ProTouring442 · #3 05-26-2009, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by gearheads78

I did find a small problem. I drove it next door to our body shop because several guys have been waiting to see it. Well sitting there only 15 minutes the LH front tire was almost flat. It turns out the valve stems hit the calipers up front and damaged one of them causing it to leak.

Best to have found it now rather than finding it at 70mph!

Shiny Side Up!
Bill

**syborg tt** · #4 05-26-2009, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by gearheads78

I did find a small problem. I drove it next door to our body shop because several guys have been waiting to see it. Well sitting there only 15 minutes the LH front tire was almost flat. It turns out the valve stems hit the calipers up front and damaged one of them causing it to leak.

yep - been there done that. Actually on a couple projects

Summit Racing sell to low profile stems

These are about 3/4" tall
Summit SUM-G1957

These are about as flush as you can get. I have them on my truck and I ordered a set for a Friends High End Nova. ( No leaks )

Summit SUM-G1958

ps - these are actually made by weld Racing

70rs · #5 05-26-2009, 09:37 AM

Congrats on getting the car up and running! It turned out really nice.
Glad you got the wiring on the starter turned around, that's kind of funny. But only because I have done the same thing.
So lets see a series of pics as a walk around of the car now that it's all done.

gearheads78 · #6 05-26-2009, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by 70rs

Congrats on getting the car up and running! It turned out really nice.
Glad you got the wiring on the starter turned around, that's kind of funny. But only because I have done the same thing.
So lets see a series of pics as a walk around of the car now that it's all done.

Not quite done yet. Still have to button up the interior and lots of cleaning and detail work to do. I will get some complete pics up soon.

gearheads78 · #7 06-01-2009, 09:27 PM

The end is near.............

Well my punch out list is down to just a few items. I finally get to drive it in the next day or two. I have forced myself from starting to drive it because I would not want to go back and finish some details I have been working on. Finally time to reap some rewards of my labor and way too much $$ spent.

Here is the exhaust I had put on last week.

**Ummgawa** · #8 06-04-2009, 10:21 AM

Dude I have to tell you, I am so very impressed with your work ethic on this car. I have spent the last hour reading the progress up till now and I am so stoked for you. In the pasy three weeks, my three car buddies and I have gotten their rides that we have been working off and on for the past 3-6 years on the road. I am last with my 70 GTO. Ain't it amazing what I have read over the past hour has consumed your life for the past 1.5 years.

Now, we all need some outdoor stance pictures asap!!

You have really hit a homerun with this car. What a sweet ride.

gearheads78 · #9 06-04-2009, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Ummgawa

Dude I have to tell you, I am so very impressed with your work ethic on this car. I have spent the last hour reading the progress up till now and I am so stoked for you. In the pasy three weeks, my three car buddies and I have gotten their rides that we have been working off and on for the past 3-6 years on the road. I am last with my 70 GTO. Ain't it amazing what I have read over the past hour has consumed your life for the past 1.5 years.

Now, we all need some outdoor stance pictures asap!!

You have really hit a homerun with this car. What a sweet ride.

Thanks a ton!! Got it's public debute tonight at a weekly show in shine. Lots of attention and positive comments. I'm stoked...

Ignoir the missing center cap and the rear stance. Those will be addressed soon. Here is the first daylight complete pics in 14 months. For grins I added one of the original pics from before I started.