My new life in Pro Street lane.

[awr68]

Car turned out great! What a happy time for you....you get the car back with great body and paint and a new baby too....I guess you can 'have your cake and eat it too'?

I think the car looks cool the way it sits....but we both know it will be more enjoyable if you head the PT direction again! But it's your car......

And don't sweat the slow responces to your pics.....I have found that things slow down during the summer months as people are away on vacation.

[GHOSTDANCER]

Looks great. You have nearly 4000 views. Keep the updates coming

[Leadfoot1]

well...

i have been working on the car slowly again. I had to go thru back surgery again (Feb 2011) my doc had me in his office to look at some films he had taken with the magnetic resonnance machine (term?) cause i was complaining from pain all the time and when he saw what my spine looked like he said (it was a Thursday) ; '' i have to get you under the knife monday morning first thing...I dont even get why you are still up, you should be in a wheelchair''. My spine was compressed over 75%.....Talk about recomforting someone!! ( i had all sorts of neurologic problems that i will spare you guy's lol!!

Anyway, that is somewhat behind me and i'm strating to get back in shape but i have to live with a continuous pain... Good thing is i did not sell the car ....yet. I keep doing it as i can but i have to be honest, it is soooooo frustrating.....

Anyway, feels good to complain once in awhile ( i really need to vent it out). but that is not why i come here, i just feel like i need to excuse myself for the loooong way to the top.

So, without any more crying, here is where i am now, i figure anywhere from 2 to 3 weeks and it should be out. Only needs windshield, exhaust, finishing to put the interior in and some small bits and pieces to be at least driveable;

did the dynamat and some dynaliner kinda stuff over the whjole interior





carpet is now all trimmed and installed



i did change my shifter



got my Strange chromoly shaft



new canvas top is on





bought the belts



i also got a tilt column, all the rubbers and felts, battery kit and wiring and so many parts i prefer to loose count!!! You know what i'm talking about right....

Anyway, i tought i would post where i am now. I'm looking at selling my wheels for some 18's (x9 and 13) sometime during the summer if everything goes as planned. I had the starter crank next to the car last week so its almost alive!!! Few things to finish before starting it up but i'm getting there.

Sorry for the long update but i have a long way to catch up!!! I am somewhat ahead of these pics but you get it, its really on the last miles. Just hope i dont get into another mishap or this might be the FOR SALE sign that will be the next posted picture!

Hope you guy's like it!

Lead.

[Ralphlovs72chev]

you best not sell it!!! if you do you will be like me missing my baby lol.... anyways its looking so awsume Iterior looks really good too. I like the welds but maybe new wheels would be cool to. ever thougth about keeping those welds as back ups? I plan on having a few sets myself just to change the look of the car once in a while. Who said a drag car cant be a PT car? depends on how you set it up i know but i belive with the tech we now have we can have a little of both worlds.
Take care of that "Back". I know working on that car keeps you motivated and maybe even bent over for a few hours. Take it slow. Rather have you keep it and enjoy it than never walk and have to sell it. Keep up the great work. Im watching this post......

[Leadfoot1]

Well, life is full of surprises !!!!!

To make a long story short, the friend i had sold all my PT stuff and i just came to an agreement. I'm buying everything i had sol him back....with his Camaro project on top!!!!! LOLOLOL!!!! I'm about to be getting seriously crazy with this build!

So it means i'm getting my Forgelines, (19x9 and 20x13), T-56, 6.0L a new camaro body (this one a coupe w/ full custom front and rr susp) C6 Z06 brakes and much much more!!! All the stuff has been mounted fo =r fitting but thats about it, everything is still ne.

The good news is that at the price i got everything back, the car comes almost free! Patience does pay off it seems! I am kind of tight with the move but i could not pass it up.... Wife said you know what you are doing so go ahead, no need to say it twice my love!!!

I just put some original repro SS396 wheels on the car to replace the welds a month ago so i will take the car out and finish the summer and see over the winter if i do the swap over to PT now or maybe enjoy next summer too (yeah right....) but having the parts here and available is calming me somewhat. I think after all those stories i learned to slow down a little. I consider myself lucky at this point so i willl be carefull not to mess it up.

I might do the brakes and wheels rapidly but i wont swap the t-56 or move to the 6.0L all at once, i want to do it gradually. I have my (new) old hooker ceramic headers, mounts, oil pan clutch mount etc etc all in one package so it will be ready when i decide to pull the trigger but whew!!! One at a time!

I'm picking it up next sunday. gotta clean the garage a little.

I dont plan on keepin the other shell tough, i have a spare BB / th400 combo i will put in and since every panel is new on the car and i have a harwood ''Show'' series 4'' hood and a lot of PStreet stuff i will make a nice package and put it up for sale round here and try to come out even with my purchase price so the parts dont cost me anything. If my calculations are allright i should do finee (i usually do very good at this little game so guess we'll see!)

Just wanted to let you guy's know its movin more than i ever tought!!!

Dont you just like it when life gets to you with some nice surprises from time to time!!!

Pics to come!

Lead.

[70rs]

Congrats on getting all of those parts back Mario! Nice move. Can't wait to see what you do with all of it this time around.

[Leadfoot1]

Lol!!

At this rate i might change my signature .....to one like yours!!!!!

Its cool, i'm pickin it up nxt Sunday. Its going to look good in the garage, one Pro street and one Pro touring!!!



Mario

[Leadfoot1]

Well.... Got the car!

We went from Montreal to Quebec city ('bout 3.5 hour ride each way) and we got chased by ''IRENE'' on the way back!!! Man i was thinking about Wayne all the way lol!!! (WainieZ member on here that was supposed top get his car at Mikes Custom but postponed due to Same IRENE condition).

Anyway, i tought you guy's would like to see it, it has parts you have already seen lol! But my friend really started a killer project... There are so many small details ant attention to them it takes time to sink em all in. For an amateur (as in garage built) its something...

It has a completely built front clip (off Morrisson GT sport sub specs) and using a C6 crossmember and suspension hung from Qa1 coilovers.It also has a very nice splined sway bar.

The frame connectors are out of view and of way being ripp offs (lol!) of the late (not wayne due the other company, cant remember just now, they did IRS for first gens...come on brain come on, i'll remember) and they follow the rocker panel (inner side along the pinch weld) and attach on the sides of the front and rear subframes, real nice.

The front sub attaches at original mounting locations and instead of being welded and not removeable, its bolted per its sides to the frame connectors whom come to meet it on each of its side (2 big bolts on each side solidly add retaining force the holes are sleeved and everything is welded and shaved to a clean install. I tought it was a very nice set up, i usually always want to weld everything but yeah, cant remove it afterwards, i thing this is a very nice compromise and its really solid and reduces flex a lot...

The rear is the same, it is built off a set of (cut and modded of course lol!) CE rails. The suspension set up is a 3 link with panhard bar and is also hung off coil overs. There is a big anty sway bar up top and it has a killer look as well as a complete adjustability. The nice part being custom made is that he built it to lay soooooo low and has a ton of adjustment while not protruding inside the habitacle.

The rest is a bran new body (full 1/4's, complete doors, composite fenders, header panel, valence, tail panel, 2 inch cowl hood...name it.)

Wheels are my old (still yet to turn a mile on the road lol!!!!) ZX3p Forgeline's in 19x 9 and 20 x 13 w/345's and my (same age and story) Z-06 Brake set up at 14 and 13 inch front and rr rotors.

Car is mostly complete parts wise and basically needs some finish, paint and assembly.

I tought i would buy it, strip it of what i wanted to Pro Tour mine and flip it but the more i look at it the more i realize he did such an awesome job it deserves to be done well and finished.....Dammit!!!

I have the T56 and 6.0 sitting in it and i'm taking them out also.

I'll see. I started to think of maybe finishing the season with mine and selling it off and start on the coupe... I guess i like building them more tahn riding them !!!

Enough of my ongoing typing...onto the fun stuff;

[Leadfoot1]

here's some more...had to take a break :-)































this is ride height (5 inches) with everything all tucked up) and clearing, it can even ride lower w/o problem. The suspension has been done by a local Pro shop that builds Nascar series cars. The rest was done at home by my friend (body and sheetmetal).

What do you think? pick it clean and update the 'vert to PT? Just sell it as is (flip) and make a buck? finish it as an over the top contender(i was already building brake ducts in my mind this afternoon while looking at it lol!) or what?....

Lead

[Leadfoot1]

A few detail shots....













I might start a For sale thread next .......

I'll see.

Thanks for the support in my sickness of ''Going merry go round'' guy's...It is, nice to know there are people who understand...

Lead. .