Getting closer........

[Jim Nilsen]

Got to be a good feeling getting that close.

I am starting to get the butterflies in my stomach as it gets closer to firing it up.

I need about 3or 4 things to have all of the parts, a coolant overflow tank,emergncy brake cable,the rest of my gauges for the dash,dome light and a few misc items.

I have to bleed the brakes and the clutch,fill the power steering and coolant, check the rear lube and fill the tranny.

It will be a week for leaks if I have them.

I am sure I will think of something I am missing.

After 17 years I still am having a hard time believing it will be able to be driven,lol. Aren't they just garage ornaments!

[Van B]

Looking good. There will be little things that pop up, but you seem to have been very methodical in your build, so you'll probably have fewer problems than the average guy.

[1968CamaroSS_Sam]

It is looking great, keep it going. More pics too please. Glad your health is better.

[awr68]

Coming along nicely, Jim!!

[Jim Nilsen]

Thanks for all the compliments.

Here are some of the new overflow tank after modifying it. I think it was actually a fuel cell because it says ,minicell molded in it, but they sell it as an overflow tank. i odered one that was supposed to be a different shape but it didn't have the cap. when it came in it was completely different but it is actually better. it is a Jaz product.

Only a few more pieces and fluids and the temporary exhaust goes on and we fire it up.

The details are killing me on time but if it wasn't for the details it wouldn't be the car it is.

[Jim Nilsen]

After pulling out the tranny I pulled the rear end out and detailed it along with putting my new 5 way adjustable shocks on. I have an e brake and brakes that work now. The tranny shifts better than ever and the clutch is working better than the 1st version did. Now if the brakes ,clutch and shifter work as good when we are up and running it will be a good day.

Next step is the exhaust ,time the distributor, finish up a few wires and put my Racepac intelligauges in with my speedo and we can try to start it up. So a couple of more days and I might get to hear it make some noise.

So close yet so far away !!!!

[Ralph LoGrasso]

It's great to see you getting so close, Jim. I know that its been a looong road and build. Best of luck on finishing her up, I can't wait to see some pictures out on the road!

[Jim Nilsen]

It was a beautiful day yesterday, so perfect that I painted my Covans gauge panel outside in the sun and it turned out great. The birds the bugs and the wind were on a break for about an hour and that was all it took.

Here it is painted black instead of the silver it came as. Scuffed it with a scotchbrite ,cleaned it and painted.

[Steve Chryssos]

It's very exciting to see one of the original pro-touring.com projects waking from its deep slumber. I remember clicking on ever pic in the Cormaro site many years ago. It took forever to work my way thru the entire site.

Congratulations on the progress Jim. If possible, please try to capture the first fire-up and first drive on video so'z we can all share the moment.

[dropit69]

looking good Jim..cant wait to hear it run !!...

[70 Chevelle]

Just saw this. It's great to hear your back in the shop Jim. Progress looks great. It must feel great to be soo close.

[bigshotsho93]

lookin good Jim. il be over tonight to check it out in person. cant wait for a ride in that awesome machine.

[Billetmaster]

Nice.

[Jim Nilsen]

I am looking at the car and am thinking that Prodigy would have it running by tommorow morning if only they would show up !


I have some more programming to do with the Racepak setup and will be able to finish it up on thurs. when my intelligauges get here.

I keep doing other little things that don't have anything to do with getting it started , but they have to get done.

The hood is getting painted tommorow and that will speed things up a bit for me.

I keep looking at the weekend to get it started ,maybe before?

The front fenders are going on this weekend if it runs or not so that it looks like a car and I can SEE progress.

Here is a pic of the dash and the wheel. Not sure about keeping the yellow? how about you? I can dye it black easily but it can only be YELLOW once.

[Van B]

I would vote for black on the steering wheel.

[John Wright]

I would vote for black on the steering wheel.

+1 on a dark color for the wheel.....for me it's just too hard to resist touching the wheel for just a sec with a greasy hand to straighten up the wheel for some reason...LOL, and stuff like that never comes clean afterwards.

[BMF Machine]

I vote yellow wheel~ It is already done!

Looking great Jim, I bet you are getting StokeD!

[Ralph LoGrasso]

Here is a pic of the dash and the wheel. Not sure about keeping the yellow? how about you? I can dye it black easily but it can only be YELLOW once.

Jim,

Personally I would go with a black steering wheel. But I'm a sucker for all black interiors, so I may not be the best person to ask.

I hope to hear it running this weekend!

[bigshotsho93]

The hood is getting painted tommorow and that will speed things up a bit for me.

i painted the hood for jim on wed. night. hope that moves him a day closer to finishing it up. just glad i could help out and have a very small part in this car getting done. id help out more but im pretty busy lately.

good luck, let me know if there is anything else i can do to help out. and for sure let me know when your gonna take it for the maiden voyage! il hold the video camera for ya.

[Jim Nilsen]

It's going on 6pm and I just got done painting the rear spoiler and doing the double check of the distributor timing and I hope it is good enough to get me running.

Gotta put oil in the engine and the power steering and then the gas. I have to calibrate the sender at the same time.

I thought I would be starting it up today but it looks like tommorow.

It's my birthday so maybe things will go my way and it will start right up.

I still am waiting to get the info on the DCC controller surge protection.

So much fun and it is getting me nervous.

The hood that Mike did for me turned out great and saved me a day or 3.

I am going to try and find a better video camaera for the start up or it will be a camera with a small video clip.