Last time I checked I had a heartbeat! Good to be back.Knowing you still have a heartbeat is all we require here!
Yes I still have the COE. I have no interest in getting rid of it anytime soon. I thought last week about getting rid of the red 63 Corvette. It is a beautiful car but I have only had it out 3 times since I owned it. It is nice to have something that is all done and nothing to do but drive it. Just for the heck of it I started it today to see if it had a battery drain. Nope, it sat over 2 weeks and other than having to pump the accelerator a few times it fired right up. I get about 8 hours in the garage each day and I keep on keepin on so by the time I come in its time to eat and relax. Although I watch a movie every night I have my computer with me and I order or research parts I need for whatever project I am working on.I here ya about dinner and done and the older we get the sooner we're done..
Good to hear from you again, can't wait to see the new car and the van on the road!
Hope you still have the cabover also.
I thought it was a pretty cool car too and cant wait to drive it. The Lt-4 is installed and so is the 8L80 transmission. We had been waiting for an accessory drive that would work with this motor and also to fit between the frame rails. I had them narrow the front track width so I just made it much more difficult. However, the pace has been very slow and I have just started to put pressure on them. I am thinking about flying to Vermont for one day to meet with them. They are great guys and always answer their phone when I call but we have to move on with what they are doing..........custom fuel cell, one off billet hood hinges so the hood hinges from the firewall instead of the core support, one off billet LT-4 supercharger cover, and a few other things.
LOL for a minute there I was wondering if I did in fact have a nephew in New York! I am installing a battery kill switch and will be working on going through some of the electrical system. I do plan on pulling the dash as they did not do a real good job covering it. I must admit I am spoiled by the fact I had a killer interior shop at GodSpeed Rides so I am pretty picky. I was thinking of putting 24" wheels on the car but the 20" billet aluminum replica wheels look pretty nice on it. The 24's would give it pimp status. I need to work on the sound system. It wasnt a very clean install so I am going to organize the wiring, remove the aftermarket radio they installed under the dash and put in a blue tooth system so I can stream music. I will take some photos of the interior to show you guys. Its pretty cool.
and the timing is just a bit late for me, I just installed my order of the traditional 5 spoke wheels on my '86 C10. curious... what did you do in relation to emissions for the van? do you require any emmissions?That was the easy part. I put a new GM LS3 crate motor in the van and the only part of the emission equation I didn't do was the catalytic converters. Here in Florida we dont have any emission inspection so I am good to go. Do you have to comply with any emissions on your 86?mark, nice update. I would'nt mind the wheels, but they are outta my league!..
thanks for the posts....
Ha ha I completely agree with you. I would never have done white either but I think it really makes the car. I am considering white/ black in the 63 Corvette because I think it would look awesome not to mention you dont see many white interiors. It may sound kind of funny but if Lamborghini can get away with it so can I. I am really heading toward a European styling on the vette.
Thank you but I do rely on others to do a lot of the specialty work. Like many of us on the Garage Journal I am a jack of all trades and a master of none! I am very excited about the van as it is slowly taking shape. I only wish I knew I was going to replace everything on this van except the steering column because I would have done it totally different. I have been overwhelmed with the interest on social media when I post van pictures. I have seen only a few vans that have been customized with a good paint job and nice interiors. I have never seen a "pro touring" van that has been lowered with an upgraded suspension. The low stance of the van and those big 14" wide rear wheels make it different. I cant wait so see what we do with the interior.
There is finally lots of things going on with the vette. Now the engine is mocked up they are doing quite a few things. The motor sits pretty far back so for balancing the car it is a real advantage. It also gives lots of room for the radiator, air intake, and plumbing. We just got confirmation from Lingenfelter we can use their logo on a custom billet aluminum LT-4 blower cover. You guys are the first to see the design. Rothspeed will mill this out on their CNC and I think it will be badass. They are also building a custom set of stainless steel headers. This car is really starting to excite me with the level of detail we are looking for
Thank you. I saw a Lamborghini with a lime green interior and I thought that was awesome. I try to have an idea what I am going to do but I never lock myself into anything until the time comes. I change my mind alot so I need to be careful buying parts to much in advance. I am heading back over to West Palm tomorrow to check on the van. There is some good progress going on with the van and I think we will be starting it in the next 7 days.
