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surreyboy

03-20-2011, 03:06 PM

3 year work in progress, finally nearing completion, its been so long i forget half the specs

6.0 turn key engines ls2 engine
art morrison chassis
forgeline wheels,
year one bumpers,side flares
flush mount front and rear glass
led tail lights
one piece front headlights
piaa driving lights
hand made dash , mfd+fiberglass
fesler hood hinges
fabricated rad support
fesler hood hinges
electric ebrake
random crap

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surreyboy

03-20-2011, 03:07 PM

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Six_Shooter

03-20-2011, 03:09 PM

I like it.

67blacklist

03-20-2011, 04:30 PM

looks great, I love the old pontiacs, you doing the work you self?

The Stickman

03-20-2011, 05:33 PM

Great looking car.

cobragt

03-20-2011, 08:25 PM

Nice T/A!

formula

03-21-2011, 03:58 AM

d-d-d-damn! very cool build. Looks like you're implementing a lot of ideas I've been rolling around in my head...keep us updated!

PoundinPoncho

03-21-2011, 08:16 AM

Very nice! Keep posting pics. I love the late second gen stuff.

whayden2003

03-21-2011, 09:50 AM

are those hood pin cut outs. more pictures mikey likey

T_Raven

03-21-2011, 10:07 AM

Very nice

jy211

03-21-2011, 10:19 AM

love the wheels!

The Stickman

03-21-2011, 11:35 AM

are those hood pin cut outs. more pictures mikey likey

They look like cutouts for aerocatch hood pins. But I don't see the latches yet.

Ok just took a second look. They may be there just in the closed position. Hard to tell as the latches are black.

Rybar

03-21-2011, 01:23 PM

I've seen the car in person, it's a sick build. Same shop just did the work on my car: http://www.radicalrides.ca/main/

MrForce

03-21-2011, 01:44 PM

awesome work!

surreyboy

03-21-2011, 02:25 PM

Thanks for the kind words. Like ryan said its at radical rides and they have done all the work. Killer team down there for sure. And yes those are aerocatch hinges.
I wish they would make them in alluminum

BirdsThaWord

03-21-2011, 04:15 PM

That's a slick ride! I bet you're going nuts cause yer so close!

TEXAS PAUL

03-21-2011, 05:00 PM

VERY nice car!! Was the flush mounted glass hard to do? How do you like those machined hood hinges I have been trying to justify a pair for my T/A.

surreyboy

03-21-2011, 05:16 PM

They seem to do a good job of keeping the hood up which I've had problems with before on my old camaro. The front glass was not bad to do they used flat bar all along the channel to raise the surface up and cut the top part of a stock windhshield and it fits well. The rear also had to have the channel raised up but the entire glass is custom made. They had to make a form which the glass guys melted a piece over then laminated another piece on top. Yearone doesn't sell the glass but they do list it in their catalogue.

TEXAS PAUL

03-21-2011, 05:30 PM

Are those hinges ring brothers? That's awsome you went that extra mile for the smooth look with the glass, I knew Yearone offered the back glass but nobody offered the front. If your glass guys are interested in making more drop me there phone #. Where did you get the weather striping that fits between the glass and body?

thanks,
Texas Paul

surreyboy

03-21-2011, 05:51 PM

The hinges are fesler. Yearone shows the rear glass in their catalogue but when i called they said they were considering selling it but at the moment they dont. Im not sure if they ever sold it? The guy who did the rear glass has been very unreliable its taken almost 2 years to get it done,he does yacht windows and thats his main priority it seems. And its very fragile and im sure would break if shipped .I think ppg has custom glass at certain locations so you might want to look into that. The weatherstripping is just some standard stuff the glass installer supplied. Im sure its easy to source from someone local to you. I can find out what exactly it is if you like.

94SNGLTURBO

03-22-2011, 05:45 AM

very nice

cdoggy81

03-22-2011, 05:07 PM

Good stuff!!!

TEXAS PAUL

03-23-2011, 05:22 PM

Thanks for all the info I'll check with my local glass supply.

opnwide

03-23-2011, 05:35 PM

Sweet ride! I'm just glad you're far away from me so I don't have to worry about you parking that car next to mine on a Saturday night:)

SD455

03-23-2011, 05:37 PM

I've seen the car in person, it's a sick build. Same shop just did the work on my car: http://www.radicalrides.ca/main/
Seen it in person,incredible car. I had them do my cage,they have a very talented fabrication team and the owner is as solid as they get...gave me a quote-stuck to it ,and did a wicked job.

hustleandflow

08-14-2011, 11:33 PM

Great car, Love the way its turning out. Cant wait to see it on the street soon

SS PUNISHER

08-14-2011, 11:44 PM

Drools.... wonder how hard it would be to flush mount the glass on a g body.....hmmm.....

Rybar

08-15-2011, 05:10 AM

Paul we need some updates buddy

surreyboy

08-15-2011, 03:39 PM

Its close. Interior is all built and wrapped. Carpets in. To finish it needs the glass installed. And the interior installed and headlight bezels put in. So another couple years outta do it ,fml

454bug

08-15-2011, 06:22 PM

Hey Paul,

The Trans Am looks great!! It will be an awesome stable mate for the yellow '69 Camaro.

I look forward to more updates! :cheers:

Torquedork

08-15-2011, 07:18 PM

Awesome car!!!

Where are the Snowflakes from with the optional widths and offsets and what size are they???

surreyboy

08-16-2011, 05:51 AM

Thanks 454bug! I sold the camaro a few years ago,your car is looking good! Torquedork the wheels are from forgeline. I dont remeber the specs i will have to look them up.

WS6

08-18-2011, 02:32 PM

Good luck getting ti finished soon. It's a damn fine ride.

LeighP

08-19-2011, 05:37 AM

Darned sweet piece of design and execution....can't wait to see the finished product!

Rybar

08-19-2011, 10:22 AM

Pics, we need pics Paul. C'mon

opnwide

09-18-2011, 06:17 PM

Update?

Joker69Camaro

09-19-2011, 05:18 AM

Whoa, Focal subs, customized dash with a 4" and tweet!? This thing will image and sound as good as it looks and performs! Very nice.

Rybar

10-26-2011, 12:26 PM

Updates? :D

SOLICIT

10-26-2011, 01:18 PM

x2 on the update.

Radical Rides

11-01-2011, 10:06 AM

Ill fire up some updated pics later today or tommorrow the Bird is on the hood custom grilles finished just assembling all the small pieces should look like a car later today ....finally ...lol

Radical Rides

11-01-2011, 10:26 AM

Some new pics

Happyfunballs

11-01-2011, 10:42 AM

oof

SecondGenFan

11-01-2011, 11:06 AM

Wow! Nice build! Lots of thought has gone into this build! Sick! Keep the focus and keep us posted!

LeighP

11-02-2011, 03:44 AM

Slick as...looking long and mean!

sixfivepost

11-02-2011, 06:26 AM

Love it! Good to see these 2nd gen cars saved and getting popular!

SOLICIT

11-02-2011, 07:09 AM

Vicious and sinister. Cool.

CruizinKev

11-02-2011, 10:28 AM

wow looks cool!! :twothumbs

joeko23

11-02-2011, 10:35 AM

Sweet

compos mentis

11-02-2011, 10:53 AM

Great stance.:twothumbs

qnitro

11-02-2011, 10:56 AM

I love this car..

Radical Rides

11-02-2011, 11:05 AM

Thanks guys I apreciate it ...this car has been a very long process to build ...all my guys have worked there butts off to try and get it right...and the customer has been super patient....I cant wait to finish it up and get it to him...definetly one of my favourite cars that we have built

surreyboy

11-02-2011, 11:47 AM

:woot:

Rybar

11-02-2011, 12:37 PM

Looks killer guys

opnwide

11-03-2011, 10:56 AM

Super cool stance. I hope you can do a better job that I did in keeping those tires out of the inner fenders.

Procharmo

11-03-2011, 12:22 PM

Bad boy stance!!!!

canrc

11-03-2011, 05:07 PM

:woot:
Congrats Paul!!

Now I gotta see you do that dance in person!

surreyboy

11-10-2011, 01:38 PM

almost done!
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Rybar

11-15-2011, 12:03 PM

Damn that's a nice ride!! Way to go Paul

solarguy09

11-15-2011, 12:32 PM

Super sweet car....Nice Job...

coolwelder62

11-15-2011, 04:09 PM

Very Nice.Awesome looking Black paint.

CruizinKev

11-15-2011, 09:51 PM

omg wow looks amazing!!

LeighP

11-15-2011, 10:33 PM

Yeah...that works!

surreyboy

11-15-2011, 10:50 PM

:bananna2: Thanks for the compliments. The guys down at radical should have it buttoned up this week,i will take some better pics once its all cleaned up

ryeguy2006a

11-16-2011, 08:35 AM

nice project.

ed1le

11-16-2011, 07:23 PM

Out of this world! I love that the shaker scoop is still functional!

Radical Rides

12-22-2011, 04:46 PM

Dropped the car off at the customers this morning we are still waiting for the rear glass to show and a couple odds and ends on the interior but for the most part shes togetho52931]

RS_Customs

12-23-2011, 07:05 AM

Very nice! I really like the look of the interior. Will we see this at the PT events?

Robert

rfalker1

12-23-2011, 07:15 AM

That is one sinister car!! you guys did great on it!!!

NOT A TA

12-23-2011, 07:24 AM

Very nice!

SOLICIT

12-23-2011, 08:01 AM

Amazing build. The interior is awesome.

syborg tt

12-23-2011, 09:00 AM

Looks Awesome - Looks like i know what I am going to build to next

surreyboy

12-23-2011, 10:42 AM

Im feeling under the weather but boy was this a nice christmas surprise:). I have over 500 pictures of what the car started off as and how bad of a shell it was,thanks to the guys at radical for making my dream come true and sticking to the exact price we agreed on years ago,thats something u seldom see these days. I will post a whack of pictures when i can.

454bug

12-24-2011, 12:06 AM

Hey Paul,

Now that is a GREAT Christmas present!!

Great job!! :cheers:

Doug1

12-24-2011, 05:19 AM

Beautiful work as always. That is one sweet ride.

pedro gonzalez

12-24-2011, 07:35 AM

Looks awesome,diggn those monster nitto invo tires!enjoy!

surreyboy

12-24-2011, 01:36 PM

Hey Paul,

Now that is a GREAT Christmas present!!

Great job!! :cheers:

Thanks! I cant wait to see your bug done!

Rybar

12-24-2011, 09:55 PM

Paul get your lazy sick ass off the couch and post those 500 build pics. ;) and oh yeah merry christmas to you too. Enjoy the car can't wait to see it in person.

tattz

12-26-2011, 10:21 AM

cool

Radical Rides

12-26-2011, 10:40 AM

I doubt we will make any of the pro touring events no time shops swamped trying to get some of these cars finished we have a ton of projects on the go and people waiting to get theres in we will have it at some of the local shows and a couple magazines want to do a article on it

Flying Bandit

12-26-2011, 10:59 AM

Can those headlight be purchased from year one or did you fabricate them? If you fab'd them up what lights did you use and where do we get the mess? Awesome job on the car!!!

Radical Rides

12-26-2011, 03:34 PM

The lights we used where from a 96 chev silverado truck they where profection replacements they take alot of fab work to make fit to say the least lol ...and to get them angled right so they actually function it was a ton of screwing around im not sure how you would make them work in a factory rubber bumper we had the luxury of having a fiberglass nose to work with so we basically cut out all the factory headlight provisions and made a fiberglass bucket with adjustment screws in them then built the headlight surrounds and grilles out of some factory plastic pieces and plastic welded them togethor did a ton of body work and painted em....not sure Id want to do it again lol

LUV2XLR8

12-27-2011, 01:46 PM

what acessory bracket did you use on the ls?

Radical Rides

12-27-2011, 06:33 PM

It is a custom setup we made inhouse we couldnt really get anything that was readily available to fit properly with the chassis and the engine set back ....most of the cars we do we end up modding the accesory brackets to fit

surreyboy

12-29-2011, 10:37 AM

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surreyboy

12-29-2011, 10:39 AM

ryeguy2006a

12-29-2011, 01:32 PM

That is an amazing transformation. Something to be really proud of. BTW What was the frame that you used? Art Morrison?

surreyboy

12-29-2011, 03:57 PM

Yeah art morrison max g

LeighP

12-29-2011, 04:24 PM

Man, these pics are fantastic! Love the fabrication work!

Do you have any more pics of the centre console being built? I'd like to do something similiar for mine.

Rybar

01-03-2012, 02:26 PM

Looks awesome Paul, thx for posting

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01-04-2012, 06:45 AM

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That car is a sexy beast! Nice work. I can't wait to see this one finished.

Radical Rides

01-04-2012, 05:36 PM

Back Glass is finally done fitted it this afternoon almost done FINALLY ..lol

solarguy09

01-04-2012, 06:03 PM

Oh man , that is Sweet..

Doug1

01-05-2012, 04:49 AM

Yeah art morrison max g

That's the same front frame we are using in the Triple Threat TA. Nice piece.

That car has really turned out stunningly. That has to be one of the coolest TAs ever.

mrbigblock

01-05-2012, 03:55 PM

very nice, the stance is dead on. Best T/A I've seen.
That's the same front frame we are using in the Triple Threat TA. Nice piece.

That car has really turned out stunningly. That has to be one of the coolest TAs ever.

Radical Rides

01-05-2012, 05:23 PM

Thanks everyone I am glad that you guys think its cool...and even happier the customer likes it lol...ill tell you it makes all the headaches and problems you have to deal with when building these cars worth it when you finally get it done ...and even more so when the customer and guys who build cars truly apreciate it ...its one thing when people who dont build cars give you a compliment it is whole other world when people who do build cars and no what it takes to get it done give ya kudos on them

very nice, the stance is dead on. Best T/A I've seen.

Rybar

01-06-2012, 11:06 AM

I agree Bill, you guys did an awesome job this thing needs some publicity or some magazine coverage IMO. Or maybe you can get some professional photos of it done, if you need a guy let me know.

Radical Rides

01-06-2012, 12:45 PM

What ya saying my photo skills arent up to snuff ? lol.....I should prolly get some pro photos done of it and some of our other cars we have done and maybe get ahold of a few magazines see if there interested in doing something on the car My media and marketing skills definatly suck lol...

I agree Bill, you guys did an awesome job this thing needs some publicity or some magazine coverage IMO. Or maybe you can get some professional photos of it done, if you need a guy let me know.