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#481 Post by rontoomanyprojects » Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:44 pm

Ron from the High Desert of California. Married, 1 daughter and she has moved out :D . 67 Camaro street car 383 TH350. Best ET at 3000 feet was 12.80 N/A and 11.60 with a 150 shot. Also working on restoring a 69 ss396 Chevelle. And a 67 El Camino 396 4 speed grocery getter.

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#482 Post by TRUUBLE » Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:47 pm

I'm Tad Woods, Phoenix AZ. I race Super Pro and will be racing Super Gas this season. I also do some heads up stuff.

Here's my car:
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#483 Post by BBimp » Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:49 am

My name is Christian i am 36 live in Denmark (Land of taxes) I have a 73 Impala with a EFI BBC 4L80e and 9" moser with 3:89 gears ( That im am the only one that can see it a born race car at 5200 lbs) that i spend way too much money on!!(Hmm can´t seem to get the engine pic on??) I also just got a 69 SS Chevelle from Arisona that i am starting to work on.
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#484 Post by Volvo240GLT » Wed Mar 12, 2008 8:51 am

Hi Christian, where in Denmark are you from? And wahey, you're got a 340 in the bottom photo :wink:
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#485 Post by BBimp » Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:07 am

Just a pic of the Chevelle

Christian :o)
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#486 Post by BBimp » Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:49 pm

I live near Copenhagen. And yes the 343 was a field/dirt car. I have a 740 Turbo for normal use.
Now i finaly got the engine pic on! Weee
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#487 Post by 79 Camaro » Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:14 pm

BBimp wrote:Just a pic of the Chevelle

Christian :o)
BUMPSTEER ANYONE??? :shock:

Cool cars man and welcome!

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#488 Post by pro70z28 » Mon Mar 24, 2008 10:05 pm

Z-28 in progress.

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#489 Post by pro70z28 » Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:18 pm

Little more progress.
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The edge of the fiberglass dash was wavy, had some flaws & needed to be the same thickness as the original padded dash. So, I ripped some signboard & glassed it to the inside edge of the dash.
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I used painters plastic (thin stuff) as a release.
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I laid a thick bead of "kitty Hair' fiberglass filler along the mounting flange.
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Screwed the dash back in place so the bead would conform to the groove to make a new form fitting edge on the dash
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Trimmed the excess glass & plastic off when it started to set up, and let it set overnight so it would hold it's new shape.
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With a little finish work the new dash should fit much better. :D :D
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#490 Post by pro70z28 » Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:16 am

Got it close enough for primer. Time to mount it so I can locate the steering column & install gages. What does everybody run for gages? This is going to be a pro street. Even though it will be limited I still plan to make it street legal sorta'. So I'll need the usual Tack (shift Light), Speedometer, Gas, Oil(electric no oil lines in car), Battery, Temp. Anything else? My guess is anything else can be checked on a data recorder when racing? Maybe trans. temp would be handy??

BTW: Notice I got the windshield wiper sockets back in. I flipped them upside down so the linkage will clear the intercooler duct. Now I just need to find a small simple wiper motor to operate it. Maybe there's such an animal for street rods?
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#491 Post by MOKANRACER » Sat Mar 29, 2008 11:14 am

Yes, there are several wiper mtrs (after-mkt) available. I purchased an elect 2 speed for my 55 Chevy thru classic chevy. You could prob adapt most for your application,Im guessing. Gonna be a sweet ride .. :)

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#492 Post by mytmouz » Sat Mar 29, 2008 5:33 pm

Trucks are for haulin...

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#493 Post by pro70z28 » Sun Mar 30, 2008 6:41 pm

Thanks for the links.
Got the gauges picked out I think. Today I downloaded the ones I want off the net, sized em' to the specs on the site & printed the faces out on the printer. Then I cut some PVC gauge housings on the CNC. They are a little deeper than the actual gauges but that'll insure I have ample room for the real deals down the road. The 5" tach & speedometer might or might not work. Might have to downsize to the smaller ones, but I want to try & get these in there if possible. Old geezers need big numberz'. Now I can make a bezel. That outta' keep me busy for awhile.
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#494 Post by pro70z28 » Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:10 pm

[QUOTE=pro70z28]Got 'er bent tonight. Got it roughed into the dash cover. Still rough but close enough that I know it will fit. The right wing is 1/2" longer than the left wing, so angles are different. I think I got it purdy' close though. Next is to cut the contour in the fiberglass for the oversized tach & speedo.
{that's a relief}

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#495 Post by pro70z28 » Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:11 pm

I made plugs out of PVC to form the gauge wells, since these gauges are too big for the original bezel opening.
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I did the kitty hair "form the bezel to the dash deal" again. Used vinyl & spray Pam as a release agent.
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One last big hurtle for me. TIG welding on the bezel w/o ruining it. I welded some strap aluminum to the top & bottom to stiffen up the bezel & to provide a place for rubber mounting grommets.
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Got the bezel just setting in place. It's being held in by the dash bar. Close enough to see what it'll look like.
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