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LQQKin' good Dave. Don't it just make ya' feel warm & fuzzy all over to be workin' on a Chebbie.

Originally Posted by pro70z28

LQQKin' good Dave. Don't it just make ya' feel warm & fuzzy all over to be workin' on a Chebbie.

Not really, more like a whole lot of time holding back the gag reflex!!!!! Hopefully somebody will come along and want it soon, hopefully before it's even finished!!!!!! Just need to make some $$$$$ to throw at some other projects.... Actually, the car has been very interesting to work on---the unibody structure has some good points and some bad points... The frame ties have helped a lot, think an 8 point cage and the right bracing and crossmembers should make it a good, solid car... Full frame cars are a lot easier, but the unibodies do present some interesting challenges. I guess, just between you and me, I do kinda like the car!!!!

I won't tell Ann E. Body.

Originally Posted by pro70z28

I won't tell Ann E. Body.

Thanks man, got my true Blue Oval reputation to consider, ya know??

Thanks for the tip Evolvo. I'll have to find a skateboard wheel and give it a try. Not being a skateboarder where would I look? Also, I wonder if I could round off the sharp edge of the die on the lathe? I'd be burning a bridge if i tried & failed though.

Oh, the electric feed. I thought about setting up a gear reduction deal to power the bead roller, but after thinking it over I decided to just have my son do the cranking. Unless I find I'm using it more than just the one time for the tin work on the "Z", I didn't think it was worth the trouble to build.
If I were to build something, my thought was to put the drive unit on the ceiling with a drive shaft dropped down to the bead roller. Then a quick coupler similar to a PTO coupler to hook it up. That way I could unhook the PTO coupler and slide the bead roller out without lifting the whole thing every time I made an attachment change. Something to put on the "someday" list I guess.

Originally Posted by pro70z28

Thanks for the tip Evolvo. I'll have to find a skateboard wheel and give it a try. Not being a skateboarder where would I look? Also, I wonder if I could round off the sharp edge of the die on the lathe? I'd be burning a bridge if i tried & failed though.

Try the local Goodwill or Salvation Army store. Doesn't matter what shape the skateboard is in as long as the wheels are in good shape. Should only cost you a couple of dollars and you will have several wheels to play with.

New grandbaby on the way! My daughter just called; looks like we got a little girl coming.

Originally Posted by Evolvo

I looked up organized in the dictionary and it showed a picture of pro70z28's shop. Very impressive!!

You'll find pics of my garage in that same dictionary under cluttered!!!! Seems I always end up with more stuff then I have garage....


Did a bit of work on the 'maro today, making some brackets for the 4 link bars, working on the hood, and some tubes to tie the car together a bit better......unibodies present some unusual challenges to say the least!!!! The 'maro has some very well designed structure on parts of it, but some of it is just pure junk!!!! Easy to see why folks running the '82 to '89's have so much problem with flex!!!!! Think I'm getting it tightened up, I'll put up some more pics when things get a bit more together. All in all, the car continues to be a very interesting build!