Project Sinister Update:

[96z28ss]

Originally Posted by coolwelder62

This is One outstanding build.Awesome to say the least.Iner fender's turned out great.I would luv. to have one of them there Pullmax thing-z.

It could of been done with a bead roller before it got welded in. However this was an afterthought on my part so instead of doing it over. We had it done on a big machine.

[Ricochet]

Looks killer Bob! As mentiond a few times - The inners look great! I was wondering how your we're able to do it. I wanted to do mine also, but will not fit through opening of my bead roller. Radiator support looks good also! Nice progress!

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by Ricochet

Looks killer Bob! As mentiond a few times - The inners look great! I was wondering how your we're able to do it. I wanted to do mine also, but will not fit through opening of my bead roller. Radiator support looks good also! Nice progress!

For us mere mortals - without giant hammers and the like -- you can always cut the area out - form it - and TIG it back in.... thus working with a far smaller and flatter piece perhaps.

[96z28ss]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

For us mere mortals - without giant hammers and the like -- you can always cut the area out - form it - and TIG it back in.... thus working with a far smaller and flatter piece perhaps.

That's exactly how it would be done without big equipment.
I had the entire inner fender reshaped, all welded in and then came up with the idea. I didn't want to start over ( neither did my wallet ), luck would have it Tim worked with a guy that had a real big Pullmax with a real deep head, I'm talking clearance in feet not inches.

The core support close out panel, Tim and I did that with a bead roller. It was a 2 person job. It's hard holding the part and feeding it when trying to do real sharp radii.

[Lenie]

Bob, really good talking with you yesterday and thanks for the help. Car looks killer. Your exhaust system is spectacular, I'm going to half to make a drive down soon and take a looky. Thanks again.

[96z28ss]

Small update.
I've been working on the car in my spare time, which isn't much. I decided to remove the FAST intake and do something a bit more custom. While I was at it. I milled the Chevrolet and bowtie off the valve covers, also removed the ribs down the center of the center bolts. Since I was at it I milled the lettering off the fuel rails and cleaned them up also. Fuel lines for the fuel rails are also done.

Here is a before picture of the valve covers.

Here is a before picture of the FAST intake

Here is where I started to get creative. With a factory style intake, it just looks so short in the engine bay. I wanted to take up some of the available real estate. I also tried to tie the intake to the new inner fenders.
My photography skills are lacking. Here is the best I can do to show the outcome.

[GregWeld]

Looks great Bob! I like the way you've carried forward the design in the inner wheel well sheet metal into the intake etc.

SOOOOOO much better than that grey plastic look!

[Vegas69]

Great work Tony. I'm digging it, it's almost like an alien or praying mantis.

[214Chevy]

Oooohhh weeee!! Those valve covers look like they were custom made like that instead of being cast GM valve covers. Nobody will ever be able to tell. That intake is killer too. I like the design on top of it.

[96z28ss]

Originally Posted by Vegas69

Great work Tony. I'm digging it, it's almost like an alien or praying mantis.

It's screaming for a chance at beating up on a big block at an event.
It's getting closer.