Guess it is time to post some pics. The car has been done except for some minor items I still want to do, but if I wait for everything to be as I would like it I would probably never say it is finished. Here are some pics.
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Looks great Sam!!! I will see it in London Ohio
Monty Rohrbeck
Nicely done Sam.
looks great Sam, hope you have summer filled with cruising....
Sam, what did you use for the hood to body bumpers? I see them in the pictures, but maybe a closer shot would be helpful? Thanks
Mark
Ok. I'll take some better pics tomorrow. I'm trying to remember where I found them, but not coming to me at the moment.
Sam
Mark, here is a close up pic. I think I got them at the hardware store or McMaster-Carr, but I have 6-8 of them left and you can have them if you want.
Sam, those look pretty easy to come by, just could not tell from the picture. Appreciate the offer, if I don't find something close I may take you up on it.
Thanks for the close up pic. Trying to get the hood on in the next few weeks.
Mark
Looking AWESOME Sam. Really nice work.
Time to enjoy your car. Hope to see it someday.
-- Russ
Killer car Sam!
How many miles did you get on it this summer Sam? Any high lights or memorable drives?
ken
Fuzzy, only once so far. Had a tire/tires out of balance on the front so backed out of it on the interstate. Have to find somebody who can do a good balance. A little over 200 miles on it so far, so am still doing some minor tuning/fixing as they pop up.
Sam
Did you put a heater in it so you can drive all year round? You seldom get snow correct? I had mine out again yesterday to pick my daughter up from school. She likes the attention. She's about 4'6" / 6th grader, and asked me yesterday if I could teach her to drive it. Luckily she can't reach the pedals yet. It would be really tough to leave it in the garage if mine looked like yours. Hope you get it sorted out soon so you can get those miles rolling.
Fuzzy, I went with seat heaters for colder weather driving. As long as my butt and back are warm, I'm good to go. We do get snow and ice here several times during the winter.
Sam
I'll post the newest pics under this finished thread although as long as I own it - it will never be finished.
Decided to put new tires on last week because the BFG's were 11 years old with under 700 miles on them.
I couldn't stop there so off to the powdercoater to do the wheel centers black. These changes along with
Classic chambered exhaust made it a different car. The Cooper Cobra tires made a huge difference in the ride.
I'm thinking about putting the wipers in the trunk and making some wiper post covers this weekend. Like I said
it will never be done. Dan #1011
Looks great Dan and I like the black wheel centers!
tell me what you went with on the Classic Chambered. Length and which direction for the cores?
Matt
Matt, The new mufflers are 24" body, packed with the louvers facing forward. They are
louder the originals mainly because the ID is bigger. The sound is much better but the biggest
difference is the power increase. I do know that if the louvers were facing backwards and
they were not packed, it would be to loud. I took a friend down the highway last weekend
at 75-80 mph and about 2200 rpm we could easily carry on a conversation. It has a nice deep tone
cruising and a bit of a thump at idle. Like your engine and mine they are capable of making good
horsepower but not with the old pipes.
I really, really love those Torq Thrusts with the knock off caps.
Black Cobras rock.