My new 69Z's progress

[PhillipM]

Just thought that I would share a few progress pics of my other Z car. Enjoy.
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That is about it for now. Now that the cage is just about done I can start on fitting the t56 and the LS6.

[lower90xcab]

Looks like a fun little project. I like how the cage is tucked up in the car, so that you can hardly see it.

[PhillipM]

Yeah for my first cage I am happy how it came out. I used a JD2 bender to do all the bending.

[VenturaII]

I used to look at these cages and think, Oh a few pieces of tubing and a bender and Voila! After getting the bender,etc. I learned different. Very nice cage, looks to fit really well.

[olds87]

Coming together nicely. Is it the same car you show as before on the other thread for first gen camaros?

[dropit69]

wow very nice job..that cage came out sweet..

[formula98]

Wow Nice progress! I would like to see pics of the LS6 install.

Keep up the great work...

[PhillipM]

Coming together nicely. Is it the same car you show as before on the other thread for first gen camaros?

Yeah this is the same car. The last picture was taken last weekend, I am hoping to stab the LS6 in it in the next few weeks.

An interesting note about this car is that those first few pictures are not only the first time I saw this car but was also the first time the previous owner had seen the car in more than 10 years. He couldn't even find the keys to the storage unit for a few weeks before we went to meet him over there. The only reason we got a hold of this car was because a friend of ours that owned a concrete company was pouring a new pad at this guys house and asked if any of the cars were for sale, the guy initially said no, but than said that he did have another car that he would get rid of. And that was this car. I actually found a 1989 Phoenix Suns season ticket tucked up under the seat!!! Those finds are the best! :)

[olds87]

Cool

[KHShapiro]

now build me a cage just like it!

[PhillipM]

Ummmm I don't think so :). But thank you for the complement!!! I have got about 100-150 hours in the cage to get it this far. While I probably will do other one for my 65 Corvair i'm not looking forward to it!

[jack67rs]

cage looks good, nice fit. Will this car be more like your dads?

[PhillipM]

Umm.. yes and no. I stole the old LS6 that came out of his car, and I also copied his cage design almost right down to the T. The overall theme that he was going for was more of a late model performance by using the Due front end and the Dana 44 rear, along with now, the LS7. What I am really going for is to put up older based technology like solid axle w/ traction bars; updated global west front suspension with the updated steeringbox. I will be using 15" minilite wheels and basically stock "style" brakes front and rear. I may upgrade the rears to aluminum finned 11" drums but I am not sure yet. You can see that I'm even going to run long wheel studs for the right look:) From a distance I really want this car to look period. But as you get closer you will see the entire drivetrain has been updated. Will it be quicker around the roadcoarse than his? I don't know. A smaller course probably yes but as the straight aways get longer probably no. The other reason I don't want to follow in his footsteps is MONEY. I don't have the resources that he does!! :eek: But I do love the way his car came out. My dad always seems to pull of something that I originally looked at him and said that will never work and look good at the same time. I think that my ultimate goal with this car is to run the Silver State in the 100-110 mph class. Nothing too crazy if I like it I will probably build my Corvair to go faster. This will get my feet wet and see what it is like.

[Leadfoot1]

Ok....Tell us it was your first time bending tubing now:kewlpics:

Really neat.

Lead.

[olds87]

Phillip,

How is your car coming along?

[vanzuuk1]

I want that cage!

[vanzuuk1]

Also, any photos of the bars in the trunk would be great.

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

one serious cage there..

[PhillipM]

Thank your for the complements guys. I have only worked on the car a little bit over the last few weeks because I had finals to attend to which went well. I graduated from ASU with my last day of school being last wednesday!! I will try to remember to snap some shots of the rear bars but they come down through the package tray and land right on the rear subframe. I plan to basically make a cradle that will go through the floor and weld to the rear subframe to reinforce the top plate. And yes this is the very first time I have ever touched a bender or designed/copied my dads :) cage.

[Leadfoot1]

OK,

Thats it then. I'm officially borrowing my friends bender and getting some practice done!:box2:

:-)

Lead.

[73z-6sp]

Hey Phillip!

COngrats on graduating! I cant wait for that day!

The car looks great! I cant wait to see it finished? What are you gonna do now that school is over and you have to get a real job? J/K! Are you staying in Arizona? What is your degree in?

[zman1969]

Hello phillip
I think I have met you and your father before - at the start of the 04 p/t in arlington tx -I fell in love with your dads car - sweeeeeet - I really like fathom green color. so far im in touch with you on your build and its really nice too - too bad alot of us are funds limeted :rolleyes: also. keep up the good work :woot:

[PhillipM]

Unfortunatly I won't be able to work on the car for a while because I am currently now living in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. But I will certainly update when I get back home and started on the car again later this year.
PS If you liked his car in 04, you should see it now with the LS7. Its crazy.

[olds87]

That car is sick with that engine and spintech mufflers. :drool:

[PhillipM]

Thank you for the compliments:)

[PhillipM]

Well holy crap… I can’t believe this car is seeing the light of day! After a few years of being on the back burner I have finally found the time to get this thing out. A lot of things have happened that have impeded my working on this car but I am now back on it! We have moved into our new shop and below are the first pictures of the car off of my body cart in 3 years. We also got the motor out and installed the Front Runner system on it. At the moment we are fighting the transmission not wanting to go on the motor. I also recently picked the car up from having the roll cage welded in for me by a professional. Dang if feels good to be moving forward on this car again.

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[Motown 454]

Wow I almost forgot about this car. Glad your getting back on it . Keep the updates coming.

[BossaNova]

Last I looked you had just graduated. Did you get a high paying job to finance that project?:lol:

[BIGX69]

she's lookin killer!!!

[PhillipM]

Last I looked you had just graduated. Did you get a high paying job to finance that project?:lol:

Yeah right.. not in this economy! Ha!
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[PhillipM]

Well after a rough couple of days trying to install my new D&D T56 I had some help come over and learned that I was using the wrong roller pilot bearing… So alas the trans has found a new home and is mated to the engine. While I was working on that part of the car I thought that I would install my new ATS transmission mount. Only to learn that it wasn’t designed around lowered body mounts. But, as with every car that we seem to build it wasn’t anything the mushroom tip on the air hammer couldn’t take care of. I was able to “clearance” the floor just enough to give me the room I needed. I was also wearing about 5 pounds of sand by the time I was done with the air hammer! Guess I didn’t quite get it all out after the blaster! Tonight I plan to slide the motor in and begin to modify the tunnel to house this package.

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[mdprovee]

Nice job. I like the roll bar.

Glad to see you working on it again. Keep the work and pictures coming.

[PhillipM]

mdprovee- Thanks for the compliment.. That is the first cage I have ever built. Was a lot of work but totally worth it.

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Well it was a pretty good weekend. I was able to work on the car Friday night and again on Sunday. Friday we slipped the engine and trans into the car and learned that lowered body mounts make this swap a little bit tougher. To get the ATS transmission cross member in there I had to cut out the humps on either side of the tunnel to make room for the new mount. We also had to cut the top of the tunnel off and raise it about 1 inch to give the proper clearance. I also mounted my e-brake on some plate to spread the load out. I am thinking of lengthening the handle which explains why it is sitting back a little bit. Plus I am about 6-4 with shoes on and have to move my seats 4 inches back from stock just to drive these cars comfortably. Well that is it for now. I am headed to the mid-west this weekend for a wedding so I won’t be able to get to the car until the week after. Bummer.
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[Rybar]

Looks awesome Phillip, you are doing some very nice work.

[SaturnVUEguy]

Looks like you've made some nice progress. I'm also heading out of town next weekend for a wedding in Iowa

[Code Red]

nice man

[olds87]

Nice to see you get back to your project.

[PhillipM]

Well I am back from IA and fully expect to get some work done this weekend.. Hopefully! Haha

[olds87]

What the specs on the LS6?

[PhillipM]

It is a 2002 LS6 with a blueprinted oil pump, ARP rod bolts, Comp XR281HR Cam, ATS oil pan, and I am running a stock computer. I'm also using Stainless Works headers and ATS motor mounts. I'm not sure how much power it is going to make but I think high 400 should be about right for that cam.

[PhillipM]

Well I didn’t work on the ZBeater very much this weekend but the time I did spend on it was a rewarding escape from doing other things. We named this car ZBeater a long time ago and like many projects the goal has changed slightly but the name has not. This past weekend I extended my Lokar emergency brake handle to something a man older than 5 years can grab onto. I used 1” .120 wall tubing to extend the handle a total of 8 inches. At first I thought the 1” tubing was going to be to large but in the end it worked out perfect and feels good in the palm. The inside of these things is very basic and includes all thread and a spring with a few retainers. I went down to Ace hardware and bought a couple new springs and a longer piece of all thread to make everything longer. The total project really only took about an hour, and that included riding my bicycle over to Ace! I have included another before picture for reference. Moving on to the A/C system I made a couple new brackets so that I wouldn’t have a bolt through the firewall and also so I would have more room to route my hoses after the dash is back on it. I welded a tab onto the roll cage on the right hand side and just moved the mounting screws. I will fill the old holes with some 3M glue. The bracket in the back of the unit now goes straight up and bolts in through the cowl area. Well that was really it for Sunday. Tonight I plan to weld the dash back in the car.

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[PhillipM]

Well tonight I was able to tack the dash back in the car for the first time in years. What a difference! It's looking like a car again.

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[1969CamaroRS]

Wow awesome metal work, coming along nicely. Keep posting pics please!

[PhillipM]

Thank you for the compliment! I have about 7 months to finish the car. And seeing as how I really only work on it about 2 days a week that is about 56 days to finish. I'm sure as we start to get really close I will have to work a few more than 2 days a week, and at that it is really more like 1.5 days a week. But we will get it ready for Power Tour. This car will make it!

[PhillipM]

Well I just got back from SEMA and had a day to work on the car.. I decided to do some more work on my cage. Here are the results..
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[rlplive]

Bad Ass

[ROACHZ28]

At first I was thinking how were you going to take the crossbar off if you need to work on the engine once the car is done. I was thinking it was welded on. Now I can see it`s not.

[olds87]

Are you going to have the cross bar bolt on and are you going to be at the Good Guys show this week end?

[syborg tt]

nice work - thank you for the pictures

[PhillipM]

Are you going to have the cross bar bolt on and are you going to be at the Good Guys show this week end?

Yeah I am waiting on some weld bungs from Kartek in California cause I'm to lazy to make them.. The whole unit will unbolt and pop out.

We will be at goodguys but we are bringing the Oldsmobile's instead of the Camaro's. One is a blueish grey 65 F85 and the other is a seafoam green 64 cutlass.

Hope all is well, stop in and say hi if you see us.

[rlplive]

Also I am kind of new around here, is there link to your dads car? All this talk has me wanting to see it. And your car is going to be sick!

[PhillipM]

Also I am kind of new around here, is there link to your dads car? All this talk has me wanting to see it. And your car is going to be sick!

Unfortunatly I don't have many pictures of his car but here is the jist of it..
LS7/ Wayne Due front clip/ C4 Dana 44 IRS and a TKO 600.

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Thats pretty much all the photos I have of his car. Its an awesome pice of machinery thats for sure.

-Phillip

[olds87]

Yeah I am waiting on some weld bungs from Kartek in California cause I'm to lazy to make them.. The whole unit will unbolt and pop out.

We will be at goodguys but we are bringing the Oldsmobile's instead of the Camaro's. One is a blueish grey 65 F85 and the other is a seafoam green 64 cutlass.

Hope all is well, stop in and say hi if you see us.

How Long you Going to Be there at Good-Guys show?

[sik68]

Phillip! Lookin awesome! Your car makes me want to tear my car apart already and build a cage...almost. Hehe. I'll be keeping tabs!

-Steven

[PhillipM]

How Long you Going to Be there at Good-Guys show?

We'll be there all day on Saturday.

[PhillipM]

Phillip! Lookin awesome! Your car makes me want to tear my car apart already and build a cage...almost. Hehe. I'll be keeping tabs!

-Steven

Thanks for the good word Steven. Don't worry, we'll hit up some Track Days and you can check the cage out in person! Haha

[PhillipM]

Got a little more work done on Sunday.. The seat and the harness bar are now mounted and tacked in place. I am waiting on some parts for my welder so I am holding off the final welds untill I get them. I thought I would support local businesses and order it from the welding shop but was quickley reminded why you don't do that. First by the price and second by the rediculous wait I am going through. But I had to pre-pay for them so I guess I will continue to wait. I also need to call Mark at Arizen seats, as you can see my seat doesn't sit level and that's becuase one of the sliders is thicker than the other.. Weird. Here are a few pics of the progress.. Enjoy :twothumbs

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* Edit: The seats and seat tracks were fine.. Turns out it was my floor pan. Thanks. -Phillip 11/22/08

[Steve68]

Has a little slant to it, looks good

[PhillipM]

Has a little slant to it, looks good

Yeah the seat is leaning and I'm not sure why yet.. The brackets looked funny so I still need to look into that. But the bar it's self is straight in the car.

[4406]

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[4406]

car looks good but i hope its not a real z/28 thats going under the knife.

[PhillipM]

car looks good but i hope its not a real z/28 thats going under the knife.

Yes it's a real Z/28. It was missing the engine and transmission, plus, I'm not the build it original type of guy.



As for the seat issue for some reason my original seat pans are not level in the car. So I went ahead and spaced up the rear outer part of the bracket and everything seems to be happier in that department. Last night I got the drivers side removable door bar installed and tomorrow night I will get the passenger side built and mounted. I am using these to make my bar removable, they are from Kartek.
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[PhillipM]

Well I ordered my wheels today... This will be my second set of Rushforth wheels and I can't wait!

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[BossaNova]

Nize.......v. nize.

[BMF Machine]

Z/28 or not? HacK on Bro, HacK on! That is looking Sweet!:yum:

[lh_kustoms]

lookin nice gonna look good when its done

[PhillipM]

Thank you guys for the compliments!

I have not gotten done as much as I would have liked to this past week but I guess that’s how it goes. I would say I have about 20 to 25 hours total into the cross brace above the engine but I am really happy with how it has turned out. The fit is exceptional and the bolts line up without any persuasion needed. Along with the cross brace I got the door bars finished up and they come in and out with just a little bit of help from a soft mallet. I also received some loooong awaited parts including a header from Stainless Works and an ATS/Lee steering box. I am happy to report that using these headers with the ATS engine mounts does fit a 600 series steering box without modification. Stainless Works may have changed their design slightly because I have plenty of room unlike earlier versions of this header. Here are a few pictures..

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[1971CHEVELLE]

Well I ordered my wheels today... This will be my second set of Rushforth wheels and I can't wait!

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Wow nice wheels:)

[Btefer]

Just to put it on record I think you should keep the car the banana yellow. Its a good color for all of us to see as where passing you on the track!

[PhillipM]

Still can't figure out that spell check huh Brian!! Hahaha

[Rybar]

Nice work! Those headers look to have a TON of clearance!!

[FirstGenZq8]

if you get the wheels w/o tires would you mind weighing them? thanks!

[Young Gun]

I look at that engine bay and it just looks sick in raw metal...I cant wait to see it finished!

[PhillipM]

if you get the wheels w/o tires would you mind weighing them? thanks!

Sorry they are coming with tires from Jon. But you could probably just call up Driverz Inc. and ask them how much they weigh.

[PhillipM]

Nice work! Those headers look to have a TON of clearance!!

Yeah Scott over at Stainless Works said that this drivers side header is like their 3rd or 4th redesign. The passanger side is and older design from a pair that we bought years ago. Has a thinner flange and hangs about .25" lower than the new design. Doesn't seem like much till the car is sittin low. Then you can see the difference.

[PhillipM]

So I guess I’m at this stage in my project where aligning sheet metal either drives you to produce a piece of work that you will admire for years to come, or, it drives you literally insane. I am not sure where I am at with that question but after an entire weekend of rust repair and panel fitment on my second driver’s fender and trunk lid these pieces seem to be fitting better. Before I started putting this car back together my Dad and I triple and quadruple checked that the sub-frame was straight. Not only by it’s self but installed in the car because it is for all intensive purposes not removable anymore. So now coming down to installing the sheet metal it has proven necessary that the fenders needed a push here and a tug there to get the gaps non pinky compliant… Meaning I don’t want to be able to slip my pinky in them like some cars that we all see now and again. The only aftermarket piece on the car is this hood. And already it is giving me a run. We need to slot the holes in the hinges to allow a little more adjustability because although we have got it straight it needs to slide over to the drivers side about 1/8”. That doesn’t sound like a lot but I’m learning that just that little bit makes a difference. I also got a little work done around the inner fender wells closing out the notch around the roll cage. That’s all for today, thanks for looking.

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[Motown 454]

Phillip The car is comming along great . Your making some nice progress.
Wayne

[Btefer]

Power Tour is only 150+ days away. It has been over a week since we have seen any updates on his car. Do you think you have all the time in the world or what?

[PhillipM]

Well the car is currently getting painted and you know I will picking and proding untill I get it back! I'm hoping to have it back by the end of February but we all know how these things go. This could make or break this car making Power Tour. Lets hope everything goes smoothly.

[olds87]

Hay Phillp,

What color did you go with, is it same as your dad car?

[PhillipM]

nah I changed my mind again on the color... I think I will wait to say what it will be untill I have pictures to post.

[srh3trinity]

Phillip, what car is that in your profile picture. Any pics of that? The Z is coming along nicely.

[PhillipM]

Phillip, what car is that in your profile picture. Any pics of that? The Z is coming along nicely.

Its actually a picture of my Dad's 65 Olds F/85

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[marksp]

Nice build Phillip! Anxious to see it in person!

What was the original color of the car?

[PhillipM]

Hey Mark!

The original color of the car was blue with white stripes. I just got a call from my buddy Scott last night and was updated that everything but the hood and a few spots on the passenger fender and door are blocked out for final prime. Maybe this thing will make it on Power Tour! hahaha

[Renner]

Hey Mark!

The original color of the car was blue with white stripes. I just got a call from my buddy Scott last night and was updated that everything but the hood and a few spots on the passenger fender and door are blocked out for final prime. Maybe this thing will make it on Power Tour! hahaha

Maybe.

[ZZ427]

Awesome Ride !

[olds87]

Is there any update Phillip form paint shop?

[PhillipM]

Yeah he posted 2 ahead of you..

Anywho, Scott is working on it and we will see. I just don't know if I can put the car together quick enough after I get it back to take it on Tour.

[Btefer]

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[tones2SS]

Awesome build Phil.
You're doing a great job on it. Your welding looks good too.
Keep us posted!!:cheers:

[PhillipM]

Awesome build Phil.
You're doing a great job on it. Your welding looks good too.
Keep us posted!!:cheers:

Thanks! As long as my welding skills are better the BTefer's photoshop skills then I'm safe :smoke:

[Btefer]

:bsjerk:

[Renner]

Awefull pics. Proper photos to come this weekend.
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/02/022609007-1.jpg
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/02/022609008-1.jpg
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/02/022609011-1.jpg
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/02/022609009-1.jpg
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/02/022609005-1.jpg

[GHOSTDANCER]

Those garage scene's make some killer photo's. Looks good :twothumbs

[PhillipM]

So the car is coming along nicely. I went out to see it on Sunday and am really getting excited! Soon we will blow the front clip off of the car and I can finish up a few things under there. Then it will be time to paint the roll cage and firewall and move on down the line. Things are trucking along.

[Btefer]

The big banana is looking nice...

[PhillipM]

Primer so bright... I gotta wear shades!

[Motown 454]

it looks nice and straight. sweet build

[1971CHEVELLE]

looks good :)

[PhillipM]

So this weekend I should be able to go and drop off my spoiler that I forgot to give to Scott, and pick up my inner fender wells so that I can finish metal working them. Things are moving along slowly but hey, if you want it done right it takes time. In the mean time I have been working a little here and there on our Oldsmobile. New 4th Gen Trans Am seats and a few other things. Gotta keep busy :)

[CruizinKev]

Awefull pics. Proper photos to come this weekend.
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/02/022609008-1.jpg

very nice project! I just saw the grafitti in the garage saying "german folks".. why is that? you're german?

[PhillipM]

Nah man. My painter is (was) really involved with Volkswagens and German Folks is a Volkswagen car club here in the States (with a few chapters in Japan and England) that mainly build show quality cars.

[Leadfoot1]

Wow Phil, its been awhile. Coming along very nicely!

I had forgotten about your car, but sure am glad its back on track. I liked your cage layout so much i copied some of it (with some variants in the rear cause its a 'vert) but the front is looking very much alike. So much so, i was looking at your inner fender pics and remembered i have to notch mine too just the same! (they are on their way as of right now) Lol!!! Tell me, anything else i forgot??? Lol!

Why did you have the tail panel lines filled tough....Its a no-no in my book, but hey, to each its own. Maybe a reason other than taste?

keep it up man! Great work!

Lead.

Here is what your inspiration did in mine...I really liked how the front down bars we're close to the inner fenders, so;

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/03/DSC08246-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/03/DSC08266-1.jpg

Its quite ahead of these pics show now, the whole front susp is on and the sub-frame and firewall are filled and painted too as is the underside of the car, waiting on body panels on order (doors, inner-fenders and other front panels)....Moving slowly too! :crying: I moved from my 19-20" forgelines and the PT style back to street machine look (30x13.5 ET street) for now tough, sold everything PT and now all wondering again...Damn it! I need 2 cars!!!

[Code Red]

come on man get er dun lol (like i have room to talk)

[PhillipM]

[quote=Leadfoot1;509368]Why did you have the tail panel lines filled tough....Its a no-no in my book, but hey, to each its own. Maybe a reason other than taste?quote]

Well I actually filled them in for three reasons. First, I actually like the smooth touch on the rear. I think it is just enough to make a difference but most wouldn't really notice. And second, that was the first quater panel that I have ever done and I really cut and welded it without much experience. It was just a lot easier for me at the time to smooth it in then to recreate the joint. And third, the drivers side gap on the lower rear valance was so wide I could fit a 1/4 in piece of round stock in there and still have room to weld it up and metal finish it. My car was in a pretty good accident at some point in its life and that is probably when that body gap was widened. As for the inner fenderwells you will definitely need to notch them. It's not too difficult. Now you just need a cross over brace that unbolts and you will have that front section done! Haha

[PhillipM]

come on man get er dun lol (like i have room to talk)

I hear ya man!! Going slow but hey.. it goin!

[PhillipM]

Well we went and looked at the Camaro last night, and let me say that it is looking mighty fine! I picked up some parts to work on and some to just store for a little while until they are needed again. I also picked up my camera which has been over there for for a while. Pulled a couple pics off that I thought were pretty sweet.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/04/DSC02235Small-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/04/DSC02233BWSmall-1.jpg

[1971CHEVELLE]

very cool pitchers car is looking good

[bwhinnen]

Nice work on the cage, no low to high cross brace at the back?

[BossaNova]

Rock on dude!

[PhillipM]

Nice work on the cage, no low to high cross brace at the back?

Yeah I knew someone would nail me on that.. If I weld that in then I won't be able to install my back seat as it wont fit through the holes.. Or if it does I'm a dufus cause I could barley get it in there now! I figure I could TIG one in later if I need it for an event.. We'll see.

-Phillip

[olds87]

So what next on car Phil? Nice to see you back here.

[67SSDan]

Hey, my car is that same funky green too! (well, at least part of it is!) Keep up the good work. Cage looks VERY cool!

Dan

[PhillipM]

So I spoke with Vintage Air and apparently they can convert my sure fit a/c system to hook up to their stream line bulkheads that pass through the fire wall. So the other night I cut out a piece of the fire wall that I had drilled for the tubes to pass through and welded in a new piece of sheet metal that will house the Streamline bulkhead.. Nothing like creating a little more body work for the body man.. Sorry dude!!

[PhillipM]

Thought I would throw up a couple snap shots of the front frame/firewall painted.. Hope that it will be done this year?? Not sure.. Haha

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/06/061009009-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/06/061009010-1.jpg

[olds87]

Nice you got little progress there Phil.

[olds87]

Hi Phil, any updates on your car?

[dmc69]

update! update! update! This is gonna be one bad 69

[PhillipM]

Thank you guys for the kind words!

WELL,

It has been a long time coming but we have finally moved the car to where we can continue to work on it. Some may recognize that the car now resides in our old shop that we used to work out of. It is here that we are going to build a home grown paint booth and finish painting the car. Last Sunday we cleared out what seemed like 50 copy machines that had acumulated in this room to make room for more important things... like cars! Scott finished prepping the cage and shot it in GM Recon black for me. The paint is thinner than I remember so tonight we are going to shoot a second coat on the entire thing. After that we will begin masking off the interior and preparing to paint. I have attached a few photos that I snapped last night of the cage and hope to have better/more pictures this weekend!

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/09/DSC022852Small-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/09/DSC022862Small-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/09/DSC02287Small-1.jpg

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/09/DSC022882Small-1.jpg

p.s.

One good thing about posting pictures is that we have found a few "dry" areas that are hard to see when you are standing next to the car!

[tones2SS]

Looking good Phil!! Keep us posyed.
Do you have any pics of those other Camaro's in your sig?

[PhillipM]

Looking good Phil!! Keep us posyed.
Do you have any pics of those other Camaro's in your sig?

One of the Camaros is this one in this thread that I'm posting about. The other is the Ram Jet 383 car that I have owned for about 9 years now. I haven't shot any pictures of the car in a while now but will see if I can't get a couple in the next few weeks.

[9deuce9rr]

coming along very nice! love all the work you've put into it

[tones2SS]

One of the Camaros is this one in this thread that I'm posting about. The other is the Ram Jet 383 car that I have owned for about 9 years now. I haven't shot any pictures of the car in a while now but will see if I can't get a couple in the next few weeks.

Very cool. Thanks!

[PhillipM]

Very cool. Thanks!

Here is my other Camaro.. you can even see the current project in the background.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/09/DSC014111Small2-1.jpg

[zman1969]

Here is my other Camaro.. you can even see the current project in the background.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/09/DSC014111Small2-1.jpg
SWEET Stable Phillip! I love silver 69's

[tones2SS]

SWEET Stable Phillip! I love silver 69's

I agree. Me too!:1st:

[PhillipM]

Hey thanks guys! I plan to work on the car this weekend but we'll see. I have to get the steering figured out on our Olds as well.

[Motown 454]

Two nice Camaro's .Sweet.

[wolf28]

Good to see you're finally getting Scott to work. Haha

[Renner]

Good to see you're finally getting Scott to work. Haha

Easy bud.
Where's the build thread on that roach of yours, huh?

[DMI-dime]

any more updates phil??? now that im on here regularlly i get excited to see the progress!!

who did your body work??

[PhillipM]

Over the weekend I welded up one thing on my 'cage that I forgot and I seamsealed the bottom of the car where I raised the tunnel and transmission crossmember humps. Not really photograph worthy I hate to say. As for the body work I had a friend do it for me, he is also going to paint the car as well.

[DMI-dime]

nice.. so that mean the car is outta the shop until it gets painted or what?

[PhillipM]

It is actually over at another building of ours now, and thats where the paint work is being done now as well.

[DMI-dime]

this is your lil cousin btw....

what building you guys painting in??