Project 1969

[Intimidator3]

Originally Posted by waynieZ

Looking better every time we see it.

Thanks, Wayne.

[Intimidator3]

Originally Posted by Jay Hilliard

Car looks great and you are doing an excellent job. Keep the pics and progress coming.

Thanks, Jay. More to come soon.

[Intimidator3]

Originally Posted by Sonar Chief

Man that's a good looking blue!!!

Who made the halo headlights? Those look cool fer sure!

Thanks, Chief. Here's the link from e-bay. Not too bad. The LED HALO's are really bright. But the bulb for the headlights were a little yellowish in comparison, so I went to auto arts switched the bulbs out for a whiter bulb. Looks good now. Can't complain for the price.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/360914729670

[Intimidator3]

So here are a couple of the latest. This one I really like. The sun is poppin the metallic so I had to take this one. Still does not give it justice.



Got the front of the motor back on and it is waiting to be dropped in.

[tubbed69]

That color is very nice out in the sun,your building a great looking car.I am building one this color for a friend and the color really does pop outside.

[KPC67]

[Intimidator3]

Messed around in the garage on Saturday.


Gotta get a new belt since I am taking the vacuum pump out of the equation to make it more streetable. Just going with duel breathers on the new valve covers.
Previous picture from when I first put the motor in the car before the massive teardown and paint:


and now


Focusing on the front of the car, I like these headlights, but the only thing, they are apparently slightly smaller than the original 7" headlights.

Notice the stainless ring is slipping off slightly at the bottom. Small adjustment, but no big deal. I'll figure something out.

Moving on to the interior, I began to lay the molded carpet. Went with cut pile instead of loop to give it that more modern feel. Great pre-molded kit. Just had to line up and cut bolt holes out and trim slightly in places.


Installed the sill plate for fitting.



...and the door vent


Installing the glass is one thing, but adjusting it is a whole other chore.

So many factors and since these are new doors, I can't go by the old markings still on the hardware from before.

Think I finally got it... Lining up nicely and in the channel of the weatherstrip.


More to come... Thanks again for lookin'

[Justin@EntropyRad]

That thing has come full circle! Love the wheels and the gauge cluster

[Intimidator3]

Still cranking along. Spring is here and got all the yard and garden stuff done the past couple of weekends so now I can turn my attention back to the Beast. Got a couple of big items this week.


I went with Stainless Works on my Headers. Looks to be really good quality... except for the greasy finger prints left on this one from the factory! No worries, it wiped right off. Heard a lot of good feedback on these, and so far, I am not disappointed.


The stainless fuel tank from Rick's Hotrod Shop is off the hook! It's a shame something this pretty will mostly be hidden under the car.


Supposed to rain like the next 7 days straight. Need a good sunny day to drop the motor in. No worries, I can work on interior stuff. Got my new window track in, so I can finally get the passenger glass in. The old track had been "engineered" which explains why the nylon rollers on the regulator were in such bad shape. (the original door took a hit 2 paint jobs ago with the original owner and I guess they tried to salvage the track)


https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Pho...MG_3949-XL.jpg

Got some brand new rollers on the regulators now, but this track would have destroyed all the work...lol

That's it for now. I'll see what I can get done this weekend.

[SiniSSter]

Fantastic build. Love the color.
I'm somewhat biased since I have a blue 69 Camaro also.