kev Posted August 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/data/500/medium/DSC06005.JPG http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/data/500/medium/DSC06003.JPG Finished Product (except for doors, didn't do those yet) http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/data/500/medium/DSC06112.JPG http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/data/500/medium/DSC06111.JPG http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/data/500/medium/DSC06110.JPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev Posted August 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/data/500/medium/DSC06115.JPG http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/data/500/medium/DSC06114.JPG http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/data/500/medium/DSC06118.JPG http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/data/500/medium/DSC06117.JPG http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/data/500/medium/DSC06119.JPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev Posted August 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/data/500/medium/DSC06121.JPG http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/data/500/medium/DSC06120.JPG http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/data/500/medium/DSC06123.JPG http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/data/500/medium/DSC06122.JPG http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/data/500/medium/DSC06124.JPG http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/data/500/medium/DSC06126.JPG As said, still have the doors to put MLV/CCF on. Need to run the wire harnesses, put in window, etc prior to doing that. Have a couple 'holes' that are too big (rear seat belts, etc) that I will be making a 'washer' out of MLV to fill the un-needed gap during assembly. Have test fit a few interior pieces so far but still have more to do. Hopefully everything fits up good and that the MLV/CCF did not take too much space due to its thickness. Also the stock firewall pad will be placed over the new firewall pad for double protection. The stock insulation/mat from the trans-tunnel was used in lieu of CCF for the tunnel (its under that MLV...sorry forgot to take a photo of that). Can't emphasize enough how much help Don Sanbrook of sounddeadenershowroom was! He took his time to write detailed emails and provided photos, techniques, etc on cutting and installing the material. Plus he has more 'hidden' pages on his website that he provided with detailed step-by-step process photos. Have also talked with him on the phone from my garage getting tips/opinions during the install! He has been so interested in the restoration of this car and even sends emails asking how it is going and if he could do anything to help. If you are buying sound deadening products, give him the business! His prices are the lowest anywhere and his support is second to none! You can't beat the service of a small one maned owned business! Especially when that one man is an acoustical engineer/researcher/scientist! He knows his stuff! Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komeuppance Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Man that thing is gonna be quiet. Nice work. -Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
25gconquest Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Just went through the write up and sum it up as amazing and awesome work and attention to detail. See you in the charlotte area if you need help with the electrical and time is not of the essence I be more than happy to help. Conrad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bld127 Posted August 19, 2011 Report Share Posted August 19, 2011 Wow!! Looks like the car is really coming along nicely. I wanted to come out and visit but too many other things going on. Give me a call sometime.Brett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev Posted September 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 Well one of my 3/8" SST fuel lines was bent incorrectly, so I had to shelf the fuel/brake lines until my new line is bent from inline tube. So I jumped back to the door assembly with mounting my shaved door lock actuator solenoids. I bought a 50lb solenoid kit from summit racing. It is made by Electric Life. It came with the mounting brackets. I wanted to mount these without drilling any un-needed holes in the doors. On inspection, this turned out to be a simple task. Just simply used the mounting holes of the existing OEM door lock solenoid bracket. All I had to do was drill one more hole in the aftermarket solenoid bracket and bolted it as shown. Definitely use lock-washers so it doesn't slip! I probably should have tack welded the mounting bracket to the lock assembly for added assurance, but oh well. I used the original lever arm that use to run up to the door handle. I rotated the lever arm so it pointed down and rebent it as shown (it is some soft metal so it is easy to bend). I ran a die up the arm to continue the threads. The threads didn't cut too well on the arm so I used two M6 nuts to position the original pin that use to connect to the door handle. Then I tack welded the lower nut just it case it were to rotate or pull off of the weak threads. I had to open up the slot on the solenoid just a hair for it to accept the stock pin (just a few thousands using a small grinder on my dremel. To keep the pin from slipping in the slot of the solenoid, I used some SST washers to take up the gap. I tried to find an E-clip that fit the stock pin good but didn't have luck, so I used some SST lockwire. I forgot to snap a pick of the assembly in the car...I'll follow up with that next time. But everything clears the window/etc. Now the unit is self contained, didn't have to use aircraft cable/etc. and the inside door handle still works perfectly like stock. I powered up the solenoid using my 110V/12V transformer and it pops these doors no problem! Oh and I tack welded the lever system on the stock lock mechanism such that it can't inadvertantly lock for any reason. If it locks, the solenoid won't work to pop the doors (but the inside door lever would). You could just run a piece of lockwire around the lock mechanism to the frame to achieve the same thing but I already had my welder out to tack that one nut, so it only took a second. Shaved Door Handle Lock Solenoid Mounting: http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/data/500/Shaved_Door_Handle_Solenoid_Mounting_Page_1.jpg http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/data/500/Shaved_Door_Handle_Solenoid_Mounting_Page_3.jpghttp://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/data/500/Shaved_Door_Handle_Solenoid_Mounting_Page_2.jpghttp://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/data/500/Shaved_Door_Handle_Solenoid_Mounting_Page_4.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev Posted September 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 Pics of my stainless lines installed. 3/8" OD fuel lines (forward and return) with -6AN fittings. Brake lines are SST with stock fittings. Still need to installed the front brake lines. Lines were custom bent using my originals as a template by inlinetube. Installed using all the factory clamps, etc. Clamps required modification for the larger diameter tube. http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/data/500/medium/DSC04698.JPG http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/data/500/medium/DSC04697.JPG http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/data/500/medium/DSC04694.JPG http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/data/500/medium/DSC04692.JPG http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/data/500/medium/DSC04687.JPG http://www.hotrodders.com/gallery/data/500/medium/DSC04685.JPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goddard Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Awesome man! Great to see the progress. Really makes me want to get back into the game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJpowerHaus Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Nuts dude! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy Posted October 17, 2011 Report Share Posted October 17, 2011 Good resto man keep up the good work that is really outstanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc85 Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 Unbelievable job! This isn't a resto its a frabrication of new car, better than new. Dumb question, are you going to undercoat that beautiful chasis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOHO Posted October 18, 2011 Report Share Posted October 18, 2011 This will be Nicest quest in the world when its done..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtreme Industries Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 this is awesome, you have to have extreme patience, i could not have even attempted this kind of job. this is going to be amazing when it is done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSMvirus1 Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 all i can say is i wish my garage was that big. ( if that was your garage ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autotr8er2 Posted November 12, 2011 Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 Incredible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killtodie Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 I would sooooooooooo love to do this if I had the place, space and funds. gah, boner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev Posted December 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 all i can say is i wish my garage was that big. ( if that was your garage ) Which picture? My garage is just a standard 2 car in the basement of my little split level home. It is 21x23 inside dimensions. sorta small actually. Some of the pictures show the vo-tech school that I did a lot of the body work on the parts in the evenings...now that is a HUGE garage. kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 Man I praise you on that resto. How much did that car dolly cost that the body is securedon and rolled around on? How did you mount it on there don't see a lift? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev Posted December 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 Man I praise you on that resto. How much did that car dolly cost that the body is securedon and rolled around on? How did you mount it on there don't see a lift? Thank you. Dolly was free. Got the steel from a fab shop that I work with at work. I welded it up myself and used some castors that I had laying around. It originally was jacked up with four 6 tons jack stands when the car was dissassembled. I literally built the frame under the car while it was on the stands. It mounts in four places at the same location as the factory cross-members. It is bolted down with the factory X-member U-bolts Dolly will be coming off soon though, I'm just about ready to mount the cross-members. If I had to do it again (which I will on my next resto project), I'll be making a rotissorie. Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 I'm going to pm ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiji_88TSi Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 Did you use any flex additive when you painted the exterior portion of the front/rear bumpers and spoiler? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Is it ok to contact u for a little guidance on my build if you have a little time to spare? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtreme Industries Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 any progress, i am so excited to see the finished project (even though its not my car) i wish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Any updates on this project? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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