[Red Goat]

As was posted earlier this summer, I purchased Greg's 72 Lucerne Blue, 4-Speed TA and will be finishing up what he started. This was an amazing car to begin with and together with the piles of NOS parts that Greg had collected really makes this a great candidate for restoration!

I've never bought a car that was spread around the midwest like this one is, so I was a little nervous. Most of the car was in Lincoln, NE and the engine was in Abiline, TX! However, the work that Greg had done to document and start restoring this car, as well as the amazing work that Steve Schappaugh and Jim Robertson had done also helped to close the deal.

After several months of waiting to get back into the production line at Steve's shop, things are again progressing.

I'll post up some of build pictures, but here is one of the car as it sat when Greg purchased it, and another of how it looked when I bought it.

[Red Goat]

OK, I guess I don't know how to make the pictures bigger! Can someone help me with that?

Cheers...

[Formulabruce]

sure..

[Norwood]

I have the shaker....

[165th]

Up until a week ago the gauge cluster was in Virgina with Gentry at Auto Instruments. I heard the gauges were delivered last week so things are definitely starting to migrate to Nebraska just in time for winter where there's nothing else to do but work on early second gen TA's.... Right Steve???

Good luck with the balance of the restoration and keep the pictures coming. It's pretty nice having Lucy and Adrian in the same shop.

I'm not sure the shaker in Norwoods post is Lucy's. I think it's one he finished 4 years ago.

I have this nightmare there will be two cars at next years TA Nat's with holes in the hood. But they will have pretty hood latches so maybe no one will notice the missing shaker

[Norwood]

Its all packed up and awaiting shipment on Monday to Nebraska.....Have faith Greg.......

[Red Goat]

Awesome... Thanks Craig! I let Steve know to keep an eye out for it. I'm looking forward to getting all the parts in one state ;-)

[Tazzz2]

Originally Posted by Norwood

Its all packed up and awaiting shipment on Monday to Nebraska.....Have faith Greg.......

Never fear when Craig is in the case,,,,, not to mention that nice little shaker in the pic is still sitting on a warm shelf in my basement and always available to Craig any time should life happen to get in the way of production schedules..

He's not only the best at what he does,,, but has quit a few people who'd back him if he happen to stumble from outside influences of day to day life......

[Red Goat]

Craig is a master of TA stuff, for sure... and generally a decent guy! ;-) I had a great time hanging with Craig, Uncle Judge and Brewster last year at the TA Nats. Only wish I could have made it back this summer! If all continues on schedule for "Lucy", I'll bring her out to the POCI and the TA Nats next summer...

[Red Goat]

Here are some pictures that Steve sent this week. Looks good with the red oxide and the blackout on the dash and firewall!

[Red Goat]

Formulabruce, how do I make the pics bigger? Must be something I'm doing wrong when I upload em!

[johnta1]

Your pics are big enough.
What you're probably wanting is to make them inline and not just as an attachment.

After you do the uploading of the pics, look on the main page by the Manage Attachments button.
It will now show the links for the pics you uploaded.
I open the links in a separate tabs and copy the link.
Then in the reply window, put the cursor where you want the pic and click on the little icon next to the 'Quote' icon, looks like a picture with mnt and sun.
Then paste the link there.
It'll come up with the pic.
Then do each other one like that.

[johnta1]

Here's one of yours:

[johnta1]

Here's a pic of posting pictures in the main body of a post:

[Red Goat]

Thanks John, I needed to change my message editing preference in my profile to be able to find these icons!

Now I can look like I know what I am doing!

[Red Goat]

Here is the engine beauty shot as it sits down at Jim's place. Tomorrow is the big day... break in on the dyno! I'm lookin' forward to some pics and video. Hopefully all goes well and I can get it on the way up to Lincoln.

[165th]

Originally Posted by Red Goat

Here is the engine beauty shot as it sits down at Jim's place. Tomorrow is the big day... break in on the dyno! I'm lookin' forward to some pics and video. Hopefully all goes well and I can get it on the way up to Lincoln.

I'll be there also to record the momentous event with my new Go Pro. I have to be the film director to try and keep from getting my hands dirty

[165th]

Had fun today on the Dyno at Winger Maching Shop in San Angelo TX tugging on Red Goat's 455HO WD for Lucy.

Jim Robertson (from these forums) built motor.
Stock appearing.
Standard bore!
Factory exhaust manifolds.

Final pull:
466HP at 5,200rpm and still rising
536Ft. Lbs torque at 3,800 rpm

Congratulations Jim Robertson for a great engine build and Congratulations Tim for the results.

['ol Pinion head]

what C/R? am assuming ported 7F6's...

[johnta1]

Congratulations!

That some good numbers and should work great on the street.
(especially with stock HO manifolds)