Guys project 74 Z28 by olstyle

9 minute(s) of a 380 minute read

Only been at it alittle while but fabing these shifter rods is driving me crazy lol
Finally got the 1/2 and 3/4 workin great. Ya can see in the one pic where I had to heat the rods for some minor bending to get the ends to line up flat at each end. Got a small alingment prob with reverse. No biggie, I'll just drill a new hole in the reverse arm and flip the rod n see what happens lol

More to come in awhile.

Ahhhhhhhh thats better. just gotta cut that 90 off the one end and weld them together. And still got adjustment on the threaded end.

Bottabing Bottaboom....one customized reverse rod

After all the heating, bending and welding got everything primed and painted gloss black. Also cut off the extra metal on the mounting plate.

Alll the fab work on the shifter install is DONE mark that off the list(if I had one)

3-2-2009

I am surprised the trans cleaned up nice. Ready for some primer  

Got the trans all primed. Tomorrow gotta get some more Hammered silver.
Thats it for today.
24 comes on for 2hrs tonight.

3-3-2009

Wow
Looks like the trans wil look pretty good behind the bellhousnig

The shadow on the tail housing in the last pic is from the engine hoist.

3-4-2009

I love when plans come together  

Got the master n remote resivior mounted permanent for the throwout bearing.

Also test fit the shifter for the last time before final assy

Hopefully tomorrow will very productive. Should be in the mid 50's here so.......................I am planning on putting on the 2K primer.

3-5-2009

The big brown truck came today  

Got my ceramic coated headers and 2 1/2" X-pipe kit from Summit. Both are Summit brand.

Enough chit chat for now lol back to getting ready for the 2K primer.

Heres a few pics real quick between coats.

I would have to say I am pretty happy after the 2nd coat  
When I started I was using the 1.7 tip and went to the 2.0, much better with the 2.0.

3-6-2009

Here are some more pics for your wiewing pleasure. I rolled her outside to make it easier to sweep the garage.
Then I realized this is the first time she has been outside on her own 4 feet in almost 3 years.

In the pics you will see me, my 2 youngest grandkids and of course the car lol.

I figure now is as good a time as any to fix the huge run that was on the firewall. Will get back on that latter today.

Ok, that looks better  

Been lookin for stuff to do since I can't put the engine n trans in permanent yet or start block sanding so I sandblasted n painted the front inner fender supports. Was hopeing to install them tonight, but don't think I can handle them till tomorrow  

I did get both front inner fender supports mounted. They dried quicker then I thought they would.

Thats it for today. Hopefully more to come tomorrow.