Why are they still metal working on a painted car?
The car had only the first coats of clear on all of the front end components. It still needed to be wet sanded and then clear coated again so we wrapped it up in 3M low tack welding paper and test fit the inner fenders and the core support to make sure the intercooler piping was going to work as planned. But we did complete the shell so the assembly and wiring could be finished due to the time constraints. Thanks for the concern though Greg. Are you gonna be at SEMA? If so I will look forward to chatting with you again this year.
Ah ha! I figured there was a plan... it's just that you don't normally see so much metal work to be finished up and the car in paint... but I totally get the time constraints etc and knew you had a plan.
Yeah buddy! I'll be at SEMA -- get in the Monday night and don't depart until the following Sunday. Gotta get the full monty deal! LOL
See ya there! Assume you'll be in the wheel/tire hall again??
Always a plan...debatable whether it is a good one or not This car will be in the Forgiato wheels booth in the wheel and tire hall again. Maybe we'll get to the hot rod alley someday! For now you'll just have to walk a mile or two through the exhibits to see the bird. See you there.
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Originally Posted by GregWeld
Ah ha! I figured there was a plan... it's just that you don't normally see so much metal work to be finished up and the car in paint... but I totally get the time constraints etc and knew you had a plan.
Yeah buddy! I'll be at SEMA -- get in the Monday night and don't depart until the following Sunday. Gotta get the full monty deal! LOL
See ya there! Assume you'll be in the wheel/tire hall again??
We’ve been going non-stop on the final touches and assembly. We added numerous changes under the hood and the interior that should turn some heads in Vegas. Here’s a sneak peak – hood, center column and heat shield on the fuel cell. My next post will be from the SEMA floor. Hope to see some of you there!
Also, here’s the detail on how we attached the front valance to the core support.
The “Bird” has landed in Vegas and is in the Forgiato booth. I couldn’t resist sharing these pictures where were shot just before it was loaded on the truck Thursday. The car had not been detailed but it was still picture worthy. The guys at All Speed killed themselves the last 6 weeks of this build to complete their vision – especially the engine bay where they made numerous last minute changes/modifications. Nice work boys!
Thanks to everyone for the interest and input in this build and I hope you will be reading about this in some upcoming publications. I will be sharing photos and video of the SEMA show and the reaction to the car. A HD digital camera has been installed in the car so we can share some real-time footage of this beast going down the road.
Thanks again to all sponsors that made this happen.
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This car will be in the Forgiato wheels booth in the wheel and tire hall again. Maybe we'll get to the hot rod alley someday! For now you'll just have to walk a mile or two through the exhibits to see the bird. See you there.
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