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**waynieZ** · #**131** 09-09-2010, 09:19 AM

It looks great Rich, your kicking some butt now. Thats a big chunk of the tedious work done. Keep us updated.

67ragtp · #**132** 09-21-2010, 07:16 PM

Im pretty pumped up tonight, got the engine off the floor and in the car. It really went smooth. Im shocked how much room there is up front, it almost looks like the engine is set back an inch or so, but theres plenty of room in the back as well. Can't wait to get the gear box back from Liberty, I sent it over there about 5 weeks ago, they should be shipping it back to me this week. Ive talked with Paul and Brad a few times. I figured since the TKO 600 is going behind a motor that can turn 6500+ it better shift nice. I have one already in my 67 and its a bit notchy and not so smooth. It will be interesting to compare the two once I get the new car on the road. Its nuts how nice that engine fits in there. Cant wait to get the pipes and RD radiator in.

Rich

**waynieZ** · #**133** 09-21-2010, 10:05 PM

Rich that looks sweet in there, you must be pumped. Who's headers and mounts are you using? So are these going to be his and hers Camaro's??? lol Keep up the good wrok and the pictures.

Vegas69 · #**134** 09-21-2010, 10:31 PM

She's looking sweet.

67ragtp · #**135** 09-22-2010, 04:32 AM

Thanks guys- The headers and mounts are all DSE. Its to bad I didn't get the car back 3 months earlier, I may have had it done. Oh well, we can feel the fall/winter knockiing on the door here in Jersey.
Rich

**DOOM** · #**136** 09-22-2010, 05:10 AM

Rich...... Keep the pictures coming... Looking good !!!!

'02ta · #**137** 09-22-2010, 06:59 AM

Awesome build! Everything looks top notch. Keep up the good work

Regards,
Ryan

CKTA · #**138** 09-22-2010, 07:02 AM

I saw the '67 at Wyckoff last week.......didn't see you, but I was wondering the progress on this one. Looks great!

**tones2SS** · #**139** 09-22-2010, 07:36 AM

Very nice. Looking good. That paint looks sick. That engine looks right at home in that bay!

67ragtp · #**140** 10-17-2010, 08:17 AM

Got things moving this past week, Sent the trans out to liberty gear 6 weeks ago and finally got it back. They did everything you could possibly do to make this thing shift nice and handle the power and still have full syncros, great people to work with. Once I got the trans installed I started looking at my drive angles, was not happy with 4.1 degrees down. Big thanks to Todd and Greg for helping me understand the geometry. Ended up having to cut the top of the tunnel to lift the tail housing , lots of surgery/welding to get her back together. I believe once this car starts pulling at high rpm it should run out smooth. Also got the alluminum driveshaft from inland empire, those guys are fast, they made the thing in one day and shipped it across the country in 4 days. Installed the dse pipes, I think that was the first time in 35 years of working on cars that I didnt have to lay the pipes in the engine bay then install the engine. They would have fit from the top or the bottom, fantastic not having that big old steering box on the frame rail to get in the way.

Milled some slots into a thick piece of 304 stainless sitting under the trans mount, tools were crying cutting that stuff. And still added another plate above that.

Fabbed up an alluminum plate bolted to the tunnel, tapped around the shifter for the lokar boot bezel. You can see the tunnel is lifted 1 inch tapering up to about 2.5 inches up towards the firewall. Any higher and the bell is comming through.