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Hit a milestone tonight
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I finally hit a milestone tonight. I have a rolling chassis......thanks to the help of my daughter.
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Sweet, looks great. Free help is awesome too!
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Looks like your pup was there for support too. Looking good.
As I like to say, you can see the light at the end of the tunnel. |
Very nice! I am just about there .... side tracked with the engine right now.
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Looks great and some quality time with your kid to boot.
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The best part of all this.....is when the kids help. They will remember that a long time from now just as I remember 30 years ago when my Dad brought this GTO home.
Hopefully I will have the engine in the frame this weekend. Took the heads to the shop to have them cleaned up. Waiting on a gasket set, then I'll paint it to look pretty. I want the engine in the frame so I can tighten up the suspension and then start the body work. Need that weight in there for that. |
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Thanks to my son, we got the engine in tonight
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Looks great, lots of family help. Is there a coin toss for which one drives it first?:drive:
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So you set the engine in the frame with no tranny? I might have to do that too, how well does it sit there? I assume you have to hold the back up with something?
I also plan on assembling the entire rolling chassis with engine if possible before dropping the body back down. |
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I had the jack under the oil pan to level it out til tonight
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Awesome stuff and love the fact their helping the old man. It will make the whole thing more special when ripping it to prom or taking it out for a joy ride when you & your better half are out on a vacation. :) Seriously though, its hard to get kids involved todays day and age let alone everyones schedules..cheers on the good work and not only on the car but being a great dad.
P/S where did you get the car rack?? |
I made the rotisserie myself. I'll be dropping the body on the frame soon, then selling the rotisserie
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Any info on the rotisserie? Brand, price ... are you happy with it? Can't decide whether to buy one or build one.
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I built it from scratch. I made it so it could fit a variety of cars because I knew I was going to sell it later
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How much would you sell it for? and would you change anything?
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I wouldn't change anything g if I did it again. I have 8 ton ram jacks on each end and 10" wheels that roll easily in and out of the garage with the car on it. Each weld was a triple pass mig. I never extended it to its full length so I don't know what that measurement is but it's made so that if you had to, you could buy a longer connecting piece on the bottom to stretch it out. I'm will to say it would handle a good number of muscle cars. I've had my GTO spun 360 on this one.
I'd sell it for $500 |
Okay, Im fine with that. Broken down will it fit in a pick-up and or whats the longest piece? Im thinking I'd like to try to reach out of my comfort zone on this one.
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It will all fit in a pickup broken down. You may have a piece sticking over the tailgate, but I just strapped it down. I've had this in my truck when I moved.
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Okay, perfect! Sounds like it will fit my needs I guess its only a matter of a green light at your end? No hurry either way since Im still collecting parts..
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Sounds good to me. You have the first shot at it. I'm trying to get the body on the frame by the end of the month
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