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Hey Mrquick I need those ATS spindles!!!
Young Gun I spent about 2 years looking for a finnished car. I live in the north east , I made 2 trips to Virginia 3 to New York and many short trips. While I was doing that a friend told me to look at his old car it was parked in 1991 and covered the keys were still in the ignition. After all those trips I went and saw the car . original except for paint SS/RS 53,000 original mile on title matching 350/300motor turbo 350trans and 4:10 12bolt rear. When I got it home I changed fluids primed oil presure and drove it for 2 yrs.I will try to post pictures of when it came home. I was going to redo it slow, I wanted a complete job. I had GM quarters 1 door skin 1 RS fender tail pan upper and lower valances. when I took it apart it needed a right and left floor. I checked around the prices were very high. one guy wanted 10000 labor to use all my parts and no where near this work. I went to see Mike we talked and I decide to use after market quarters and tail panel and roof .I sold the NOS parts to help pay for the work. The nose is all GM doors are original trunk lid is GM. I was worried about fit ,so he said that was his problem. I went to NY to see a car he did it was awsome. The owner spoke very well of him so here I am Wayne
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man, it always AMAZES me to see those cars with so much metal cut out but knowing that somewhere some guy has a plan to bring it all together again. Wlecome and good luck.
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purchases
No new pictures yet but I bought some stuff tonight. First I got a set of Z51 corvette brakes calipers rotors pads abutments and brake lines. They came off a 2008 C6 with 17 miles on it. the car is getting Z06 brakes.
Second I got a Moser center section for my Fab 9 it has a pro nodular case Auburn pro posi unit 3:50 pro street gears, Daytona aluminum pinion suport 31 splines and a 1350 yoke. I know I won't sleep tonight!!!!
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Holy crap... and I thought I had alot of work.....
That's exactly what went thru my mind...at least my Vette's body is still in one piece.
Well now that you shown us the Camasaurus skeleton what are the plans, obviously complete rebuild but what will be the mods.
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Mods
sudframe will have all seams welded and any repairs will be done then powdercoated tubeular DSE UCA's and delrin bushings for LCA's all new steering gear including box. droped 3", smooth fire wall move wiper under fender. Set up for Vintage Air hoses coming out under pass.fender. Having convertable rockers installed sub frame will be tied to rockers and have frame connectors. DSE mini tubs and springs. trunk will stay stock. Shock mounts will be under trunk floor, tank will be trimed in rear for offset shackles.
The Engine will be motown 454 small block cooled by an Afco aluminum radiator. I have a spec Stage 3 hydraulic clutch with a Viper 6 spd. The rear will be a Chris Alston Fab 9 with a Moser 31 spline axles Auburn pro posi with nodular case powdercoated. Exhaust is a 3" stainless Mgnaflow x system. I have a dark smoked glass kit from Prodigy customs.
When I get the car back it will be a roller. The bottom and fire wall and inner fenders will be painted black with Sikens paint.
If you want to see more pictures of my car go to
mikescustomcars.com look for Wayne Mendoza . I know I'm forgeting some stuff. WAyne
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Mucho cool project.
I'm just trying to immagine the scene, You get to the shop and know the car will be dismantled and find a sceleton like that. What a shock!
Hope you were warned about it before you got there. LOL
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Yes I was warned they gave me an oxygen mask when I got there,then took me to see it :seizure: Wayne
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Its been a while but here are some up date pictures on my subframe. It has been blasted and the seams welded up, the body mounts have scence been fixed and its almost ready for powder coating.
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I saw a guy start with an ash tray and ended up with a Z28. LOL!
I am totally fascinated with your project! Have fun and good luck.
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Its been a while but here are some pictures of my car I changed directions on the rear suspention to an Air ride G bar. here are some parts the original radiator suport and inner fender. one picture is of the convertable rockers to stiffen the body . My Rushforth's should be here in a few weeks so Mike can start the Fan 9 . I haven't talked to him this week end so the sub frame might be together.
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Sweeet! :twothumbs
Starting to look like a car again. :drive1:
Phil
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Progress
I changed my mind and decided to go with Speed Tech lower control arms instead of the factory ones with the DSE bushings. Getting a great deal on them couldn't pass them up. The sub frame had some old damage on it so Mike fixed it . Instaed of putting it back factory he set it up for a rack . So if I decide to put one its all set. Here are a few pictures of the sub frame.
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And here are some of my Livewires
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Looking good! When is the car scheduled to be completed?
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It seems to be a floating finnish date. He keeps working and I keep changing things. At the beginning of the build he asked if he could finnish Brian Halls car ,so it was put off for a little while. Soon I hope, I can't wait to see it . The last time I could get there was last September. But it will be worth the wait.
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This all looks great Wayne. I love the way your wheels and subframe came out. Can't wait to see a rolling chassis.
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Boy, Dynacorn has NOTHING on you!!! You will have a BRAND NEW CAR when it's all said and done...
Great work... Keep the updates coming! :cool:
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Wayne, you are nuts! That thing is built from scratch. No suprises though man. Long road ahead but it will be a quality car.
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Thanks guys your builds keep my spirits up . I can't be happy I have this sweet 454 sbc and all I think about is an LS2 or 3 or LS7 . Its driving me crazy. Thanks again.
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