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Actually I had kicked around yellow,(not literally) but I think I'll be going with dark blue or black. Then again I could change my mind again, never know.

Car looks great Pro60. I bet you're counting the days till the track opens up again !!!!! What's your son doing to his maro this winter?????

Hi Dave, It's so frustrating to know that I am ready this very minute, and I still have 92 days to go, but who's counting.

The Camaro is just going to be freshened up this winter. He is getting new rear tires, and wants to release some of that power that is locked up in that engine. Now that he has been in the 10's, he wants to get into the 9's. I wonder where he got that from. hehehe

hello everyone. congrats to everyone just finished building there car.

I have many projects going right now, " as always to much to do".

Im getting close to finishing my 1959 imperial crown 4dr ht. here is a before pic

and the next pic .

the car has came along way since these pictures were taken.
as soon as I can find the disk I stored all of restoration pics I will post them unless I have to take new ones. but then you wont see the work that had to go into this car.

stay tuned. will post an update soon.

I'm doing a 54 Chevy Pick-up. My wife's actually.

It started out as a sight unseen purchase. She wanted a truck to pick up gardening supplies, her hobby.

She sent a buddy of mine 50 miles to look at this for her. He called her and told her to by it. She had HIM write the check, and the old owner delivered it to my home. I asked everone that was hanging around my place if they knew what this was all about. I had intentions of building her a 65/67 shortbed. She wanted a 54 because that's when she was born.

A few days later I test drove it. NO WAY she was gonna be able to drive this monster...a 1 ton chasis. That was the begining, 3-1/2 yrs ago, and a lot of pocket change.

It wasn't suppose to be a show truck either. But every time I talked to someone, they ended up talking me in to top quality stuff.

I'm all the way up to re-installing the windows, then start the interior/sound system. I hope to have this project completed by mid spring, for all the local get togethers.

Seems most projects go that way JD. Starts out to be something simple, ends up being a major transformation!!! Heck, if it was easy and quick everybody would be doing it !!!

Finally got the chassis off the jig and built a rotisserie so i can weld the tough to get at stuff.

I know what you mean Dave. This started out as a mild street build.

Wha-happened???

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYBODY AT CHR

hey pro70z28 it looks good and i know it right . but my back is getting sore just looking at all that tig welding. thank god for thumb wheel on the tig torch hope you have one ?or your leg may fall off to. my new welder has one . i shure like it to .i use it on headders and over head welding hard to run the gas pedal somtimes

Looking very mean pro60, I think that baby is going to fly! I love the look too, got to be the baddest 60 out there!

jdcone, I know exactly how you feel, I guess you really can't determine how much of everything a build is going to take untill you get into it. Looking forward to pics.

What engine does the car have in it fordsfairlane? Thats alot of car, should have a monster motor for it huh?

Happy new year to you too Pro70 (and everybody) looking forward to seeing the body on that monster, it's going to be one mean mother!!

the car has the original 413 engine in it . and yes its very big .




i guess thats why I like it so much, you cant beet the way the big cars would seem to float down the road.

Looks like you have a bit of welding time in front of you, Pro Z. What's next?? About time to start fitting the body shell???

I'd like to get the rear end together and the front suspension / steering set-up by this spring so we can take it through the tech lanes and get a sticker on the cage. Problee' will expire by the time it's running but at least I'll know it will pass inspection.

So you can go through all the inspections without having the body on it Pro70? Sounds like you'll have it pretty close by that time huh?

I got some great news today, the opening finally came up at my bro's shop so I will be getting my car in to work on it! I am stoked to get started, I have alot to do before the first run in the end of march. New engine, finish interior, trunk, engine compartment and paint the body. Don't know if I will make it but I know the mechanical part will be done before it comes out for next summer. I ordered my new aluminum radiator tonight along with a reistate controller for the fan too. I have bought new "Cool Hose's" for it, all chrome pans for underneath, new hard fuel line so it will be solid from stem to stern. I also bought a whole stereo set-up from a bud including amps. 15" subs, 2 more pairs of 6x9's and an equailizer. I can't wait to get started!

Sounds like you have your work cut out for you Brick!!! The end of March will be here fairly soon...... Good to hear you have a nice shop to be working in now, makes everything go a lot better.