By request: Prodigy Undercarrige

**67Sally** · 10-22-2005

Frank the car looks great. Good job Michael.
W.

**Nine Ball** · 10-22-2005

That car is stunning. You guys did one hell of a job turning the mega rust-bucket into that nice hotrod. The floor design reminds me alot of the C5/C6 Vettes.

Tony

**ProdigyCustoms** · 10-22-2005

Originally Posted by Nine Ball

The floor design reminds me alot of the C5/C6 Vettes.

Tony

Thanks for noticing Tony. That was completely by design. The car has many other Corvette features that will be seen next week. We are Camaro and Corvette lovers, so why not blend the two.

**Nine Ball** · 10-23-2005

group purchase on Prodigy Corvette belly pans? haha

**Bill Howell** · 10-23-2005

I just noticed something Frank. The picture in your signature needs updating (wheels). I hope you change it later this week!! Where is Kris at?
Kris........

**ProdigyCustoms** · 10-23-2005

Yeah, I would really have been hated if I would have used theose TT2s on it.

**Steve Chryssos** · 10-23-2005

Originally Posted by Nine Ball

That car is stunning. You guys did one hell of a job turning the mega rust-bucket into that nice hotrod.
Tony

I'd say that about sums it up. Obviously, these pix show the car before it has been completed and detailed for SEMA. There should be a sign stating: Under Construction: Please Excuse Our Appearance" Parts are hanging off of it, body shop dust coats every surface and nook. And the inevitable blemishes caused during assembly have yet to be touched up. There is no sense judging or questioning the build until the car is shown complete and the engineering is explained in full.

These "Before" pix are a nice contrast to the "Under Construction" pix shown above.

**yody** · 10-23-2005

I'm still wondering where anyone critisized anything?? Man that was a rust bucket!!!

**Steve1968LS2** · 10-23-2005

Nice job Frank.. painted undercarriges are nice if you are never going to drive the car.. I prefer the coated approach since A. It looks clean and B. It is function over form (ie. its is functional more than asthetic)..

I will be doing the same type of coating under Penny.. Although yours kicks far more booty than mine..

You should have named your project "Lazuras" (sp?) since it was brought back from the dead..

**WS6** · 10-23-2005

looks great! since we seem to be harping on undercoating couldnt you have painted over the undercoating or would the paint still be prone to chipping? personally I dont care that its undercoated, i think the car looks great period. function over form anyday. besides the form will be there if the function is the priority. kinda like any car looks good so long as its fast.

on the gas tank, was it worth it volume wise to have the tank notched to clear the exhaust? why not just use a smaller tank or would that have been too easy and normal?

again great work and I want to see pictures in the magazines when its debuted

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**datsbad** · 10-23-2005

I always say; "Never listen to anybody's comments unless they are willing to put their work up against what they are commenting on" Easy to be critic , harder to actually finish a car.

Good luck at SEMA.[/QUOTE]

who was critizing?
eveyone needs to put there car builder ego's away !
everyone has different opinions on what works for each other . frank some are just jealuos they dont have a car in SEMA , like me

no really very nice car , cant wait to see it !

when does the car leve to be there? will you be driving it out after SEMA is over . i am staying an extra day to see some of the great stuff there drive around after the show !

**ProdigyCustoms** · 10-23-2005

The tank was something Rick really wanted to do to show his abilities. And his abilities are incredible. We gained a few gallons of capacity making it still 18 gallons, which with a monster motor, we will need just to make it to the next fuel station.

We leave Friday on a 3 day trip. It will be a bit rough on the first leg. Because of all the destruction in Mississippi and Louisiana, there are no hotel rooms until somewhere a couple hundred miles west of Houston, which is about 1200 to 1300 miles for us. After that it will be a couple 600 mile days putting us in Vegas Sunday, to put the car in the show Sunday afternoon. We do plan to play with the car a bit. We have a couple racer friends that will drive it. We will take the car to Valley of Fire for photos and some hell raising after the show, and probably get some PICS around the casinos and the strip. We have parties and or dinners every night with sponsors and or business contacts, so we will not be able to play much before or during the show, so we will be staying a few days after the show to enjoy Las Vegas, play some poker tourneys, gamble, party and see some shows, etc. Then we will take the long way home and visit some members, friends, and business along the way.

**69Nova** · 10-23-2005

Frank the car looks great. The undercoating on the floors is awsome, I want to do something like that on my car but, would the car need to be upside down to apply or can they coat a car while its on four wheels.

Andrew Petty

**datsbad** · 10-23-2005

frank , i will be sure to say hi when i see you . cant wait to see that gas tank and exhaust . i will be contacting ricks for my tank for the center mount exhaust on 69 with the LS2 .

sounds like he can make a tank the exhaust goes through huh?

**ProdigyCustoms** · 10-24-2005

Originally Posted by 69Nova

Frank the car looks great. The undercoating on the floors is awsome, I want to do something like that on my car but, would the car need to be upside down to apply or can they coat a car while its on four wheels.

Andrew Petty

Andrew, you can do it on jack stands, that is what we did.

I would think Rick could make a tank and have the exhaust come through a tunnel if you wanted it. Ours is really killer. I was under it today jhooking uo the tank just saying WOW!

**Nine Ball** · 10-24-2005

Originally Posted by datsbad

frank , i will be sure to say hi when i see you . cant wait to see that gas tank and exhaust . i will be contacting ricks for my tank for the center mount exhaust on 69 with the LS2 .

sounds like he can make a tank the exhaust goes through huh?

If you plan on driving that car on something like Power Tour, I would highly recommend avoiding running the exhaust thru or near the fuel tank. We had quite a few cars overheat during those long traffic periods in 95F temps, due to boiling the fuel in the tank and causing the pumps to burn up. That fiberglass Year One Nova (the gold one) went thru 3 fuel pumps that trip, due to the exhaust running too close to the pump and tank, and us getting stuck in traffic.

Frank, the roads thru FL to TX are wide open. I made the trip from Houston to Mobile, AL twice in the last three weeks. There are hotels in Mobile, as well as Baton Rouge, and Lafayette LA. East TX (Beaumont) and West LA (Lake Charles) are still screwed up though, but Houston should also have plenty of hotels by Friday. Even if the Astros manage to win the next three in a row in Houston, they fly out Friday back to Chicago, so hotels will be empty again.

**Bill Howell** · 10-24-2005

Tony,
What is the diesel situation? I have heard shortages out your way. Just wondering as we are leaving Thursday morning and will be traveling I 40 all the way.

**ProdigyCustoms** · 10-24-2005

Thank very much for the road report Tony, was making the call to AAA this AM for just that. Houston would be the perfect resting spot, It is about 1000 miles isn't it

**datsbad** · 10-24-2005

[QUOTE=Nine Ball]If you plan on driving that car on something like Power Tour, I would highly recommend avoiding running the exhaust thru or near the fuel tank. We had quite a few cars overheat during those long traffic periods in 95F temps, due to boiling the fuel in the tank and causing the pumps to burn up. That fiberglass Year One Nova (the gold one) went thru 3 fuel pumps that trip, due to the exhaust running too close to the pump and tank, and us getting stuck in traffic.

Great point Tony, i thought of that just after i posted it .

hope everyones drives and flights to SEMA are trouble free . see ya there !

**rob07002** · 10-24-2005

Frank, Nice work... Stunning actually! Will this latest hurricane screw you up? be careful and good luck

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