I picked up all the new sheet metal bolts, shims etc. the other day and we are going to mount the doors and fenders and hood so we can layout stripes. I found a place for the sleeved body washers so I can complete the body to frame mounting....It is nice to see it coming together after what this car has been through....:beers2: thanks Dave
Well, it has been going a bit slow lately, but progress is being made...took my 200 mile round trip yesterday to work on the car a little. Got the body securely mounted on new rubber from Then and Now restorations. There kit was awesome and made the kit I got from PST look mickey mouse...rebulit the door hinges and hung the doors. I am going back tommorrow to hang the front fenders and we are getting ready to layout the stripes....Does anyone know if there is a rear spoiler gasket available??...Hopefully we will have it striped by next month, we will see how it goes..... http://s1126.photobucket.com/albums/l608/dragracer5344/GSX door mount pics/
Well, made another trip and hung the fenders and hood today...plan on laying out the stripes and panting them next Tuesday, decided against using a stencil..will layout to factory specs....I have benn looking at this car over thirty years , so I think i will be o.k.....time for a few of these.:beers2: http://s1126.photobucket.com/albums/l608/dragracer5344/GSX fender and hood mount pics/
Well, I made the trip again today to layout the stripes and get them painted on...we did a pretty good job for a couple of rookies......hope to start to assemble the firewall and dash mounted stuff soon...more pics to come..:kodak: http://s1126.photobucket.com/albums/l608/dragracer5344/GSX STRIPE PICS/
going down to do the hood stripes and the final 3 to 4 coats of clear on the body tommorrow...then I will pull off fenders and doors to bring home and start mounting all the firewall stuff......more pics soon :beers2:
Went down today to see the hood striped and polished, along with the doors and fenders...I will bring the chassis home next week to start to do firewall assembly and complete wiring etc. After all mechanical stuff is complete we will assemble the sheetmetal for the final time. The owner came up from Texas to see in person and could not be happier........Dave http://s1126.photobucket.com/albums/l608/dragracer5344/GSX striped hood and door pics/
Well, I finally got it back from the paint shop yesterday, I will start assembling the firewall and misc. stuff over the winter and may even fire it up!!! :3gears: http://s1126.photobucket.com/albums/l608/dragracer5344/GSX IS HOME/
curious about the valve cover painting... are those black? Not that I'm bothered just that it struck me as unusual.
you are correct!!! ding ding ding.....they are black....just an old set I had lying around, waiting on new chrome repro's with correct part numbers, but thought these would do to keep the bugs out of my top end until then.... :idea2:
Thanks,it is coming along..here are a few pics of going thru the steering column today...more to come..:beer http://s1126.photobucket.com/albums/l608/dragracer5344/GSX Steering column rehab/
Starting to get things together for the firewall assembly, Have the heater box and a/c box close to being ready, steering column is close, fitting new dash insulation , e- brake bracket and brake pedal/ booster bracket, pics at link below......:beer http://s1126.photobucket.com/albums/l608/dragracer5344/GSX Firewall assembly/
Very nice progress so far. That's going to be a heck of a car. Definitely keep us updated with photos. Great job!!!:TU:
Thanks for the kind words...It is a ton of work as most of you know, but it is coming along. I have a few new pics, got the steering column done, the a/c box is done and all firewall insulation is in.......:beer http://s1126.photobucket.com/albums/l608/dragracer5344/GSX Firewall assembly/ http://s1126.photobucket.com/albums/l608/dragracer5344/GSX Steering column rehab/
a few of mounting the rear bumper http://s1126.photobucket.com/albums/l608/dragracer5344/GSX rEAR BUMPER/
Here are a few pics of completed heater box rehab and new firewall padding....hope do mount the steering column after new intermediate shaft seal replacement.... http://s1126.photobucket.com/albums/l608/dragracer5344/GSX heatr box rehab/
Got the intermediate shaft pin today from George Nenadovich from Buick performance, I really appreciate it. Finally completed the rebuild of the shaft. Waitng on firewall mounting plate gasket, then will mount in car...so I got a lot completed today after screwing around with piddily stuff for a week now..:beer http://s1126.photobucket.com/albums/l608/dragracer5344/GSX Intermediate shft rebuild/
