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20 August 2010

Frame almost completely assembled

From this.................................waiting to go to the sand blaster...............




..............................to this.







So how DO you flip over a frame to paint top and bottom when you're alone and only have an engine hoist....hmmmm...another...crustacean??!!








Mods to suspension/brakes:

Vette Brake and Products (vbandp.com)

1. Performance Plus Suspension; new box tube upper & lower control arms, transverse front fiberglass spring replaces coils, new vbp rear fiberglass dual mount transverse spring, vbp adjustable rear struts, vbp offset training arms w/SS parking brake and new bearings, Bistein shocks, etc. yada-yada-yada. All powder coated pewter.


2. Rack Attack rack and pinion steering


3. New VBP SS brake lines. New VBP stainless steel O-ring calipers, powder coated pewter.


Next: clean, repaint gas tank/cut hole in it (wait for news flash from CT - "Retired soldier blows up self and garage welding gas tank - PTSD blamed!!!!") and install 2000 Camaro in-tank fuel pump and run custom Russell fuel line.


MO to follow.