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    1. #41
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      First time I've seen this thread. Beautiful car! >>>> Off to check out the 71 thread!



    2. #42
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      Made my way to my brothers place for the weekend and we got a lot done with the car. Getting really close now and feel like we should be tuning and off to the dyno within a few weeks.

      The car has always had manual steering and I really had no intention of changing that, but the Holley Mid Mount accessory drive came with a PS pump so I figured it was finally time to convert. I got a Borgeson conversion kit and we installed it first thing to check for interference with the turbo plumbing. It’s tight. Had to make a minor tweak to the wastegate location but it fits and it’s installed.

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      To compliment the new power steering, I picked up a 15” Grant steering wheel. The mahogany finish looked great with the interior, but I didn’t care for the super glossy finish. A scotch brite pad took care of that and it came out great.

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      Intercooler inlet and outlet hoses plumbed and secured for what we hope is the last time.

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      We spent a ton of time running oil feed and return lines for the turbos, as well as wrapping the hot side components and installing blankets on the turbos themselves. The wrap came out pretty good...hard to get it perfect, but it should get the job done. We also wrapped probably 3/4 of the side pipes themselves. (Please ignore the black zip ties you see on some of the plumbing...we ran out of metal zip ties. That will be rectified shortly.)

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      Final pics for today...we installed the custom valve cover decals I ordered on the hat.

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    3. #43
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      Super cool. Are you using Holley EFI?

      Andrew
      1970 GTO Version 3.0
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    4. #44
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      Quote Originally Posted by andrewb70 View Post
      Super cool. Are you using Holley EFI?

      Andrew
      Yes sir. Holley HP.

    5. #45
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      The rest of the parts came back from powdercoat. Ready for final assembly and wiring.

      The louvered inner fender panels look killer:
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      Radiator and radiator hold down:
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      Air filter mounts for radiator support
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      New radiator plumbing
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      These came in as well...front coilovers and rear smooth body double adjustable shocks
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      Parts going on:
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    6. #46
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      Some amazing fab work here.

      Don
      1969 Camaro - LSA 6L90E AME sub/IRS
      1957 Buick Estate Wagon
      1959 El Camino - Ironworks frame
      1956 Cameo - full C5 suspension/drivetrain
      1959 Apache Fleetside

    7. #47
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      Wow this is an awesome build!
      Chris Johnson

      '66 Chevelle Malibu

    8. #48
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      That's a masterpiece. I won't be surprised if a company knocks that off. Very innovative.


      1955 Nomad project LC9, 4L80e, C5 brakes, Vision wheels
      1968 Camaro 6.2 w/ LSA, TR6060-Magnum hybrid and etc SOLD
      1976 T/A LS1 6 Speed, and etc. SOLD

    9. #49
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      That's a great build!

    10. #50
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      Radiator, shroud, fan, hold down, and rad plumbing are in. All that’s left is to install the hot side, AC lines, and finish wiring. Getting really close.

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    11. #51
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      The engineering and craftsmanship are really nice. I'm enjoying the pictures.
      Call me Bill, everybody does. I build Mustangs. The 85-86 are my favorite from a visual perspective. Current toys: 86 Lx Vert, 97 GT Vert, 98 GT, 99 Cobra, and the grocery getter.

    12. #52
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      Sorry for the lack of an update. We made great progress with the car and then a few life issues got in the way. I finally made another trip out to AL thinking we were finally going to get it finished up, tuned, and brought home, but it wasn’t in the cards. We had all kinds of electrical issues, issues with a set of lifters, leaks, and just general “new build” bugs. The car just wasn’t ready.

      Everything has been addressed, the build is reassembled, and we’re finally back to getting it tuned. With any luck, it’ll be running like a top and off to the dyno within a couple weeks.

      A few updated pics...

      These are the fenderwell inserts that my brother made to make room for the turbos, finally installed. Came out fantastic and very functional with the louvers.
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      New front splitter painted and installed. Should help direct airflow and looks great.
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      Couple final finished assembly:
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      Hopefully the next posts will be dyno results and videos.

    13. #53
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      Looks great!

      1. Your brother could probably make some good money selling those fender louvers

      2. Is that chin spoiler from Dynamic Corvettes? I've been eyeing that piece since they came out with it.
      1972 C20 Suburban
      1964 Corvette Coupe

    14. #54
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      Quote Originally Posted by FLYNAVY53 View Post
      Welcome to the forum, and great build! Its always good to see someone else building and driving their C2 as opposed to wiping it down with doilies in a field somewhere while someone else makes sure the color of the stripe on your drive shaft is "correct".
      Haha, so right, "LIKE"
      When I die don't let Nina sell my car for what I told her it cost to build.

    15. #55
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      Quote Originally Posted by FLYNAVY53 View Post
      Looks great!

      1. Your brother could probably make some good money selling those fender louvers

      2. Is that chin spoiler from Dynamic Corvettes? I've been eyeing that piece since they came out with it.
      He made his own tooling for the louvers. It works incredibly well.

      The spoiler is from Dynamic. It fits great and is fantastic quality, but it does not come pre-cut with clearances for the factory bumper brackets. I they figured that most would use it in conjunction with their carbon fiber or fiberglass bumpers, which don’t retain the factory brackets. It wasn’t particularly difficult to measure and cut, but the angle is a bit funny and it took a few tries to get it just right.

      I think it really adds a lot of depth to the nose of a midyear.

    16. #56
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      I agree....I've been watching since they first started teasing the prototype photos a year or so ago. Its really the first good spoiler option that doesn't require hacking up a Camaro piece. What finish does it arrive in?
      1972 C20 Suburban
      1964 Corvette Coupe

    17. #57
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      It arrived in a black, almost gel-coat like finish. I just did some conventional paint prep and sprayed it with some decent semi-gloss and it came out great.

    18. #58
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      perfect....its definitely on my list
      1972 C20 Suburban
      1964 Corvette Coupe

    19. #59
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      Well, the hood is on. I feel like that is a good sign.

      Like pretty much everyone else, 2020 has put us through the ringer. There have been delays on this build but we’re moving forward and are finally approaching the finish line (fingers crossed).

      The car is idling with no leaks. This is big progress. We also struggled with the cooling system holding air pockets and have remedied that situation as well. Only some minor tweaking to the final overflow setup and it’s finished.

      These panels are fabricated to protect the hood just above the turbos. The location for these couldn’t have worked out better.

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      Driveability tune is inbound. Then off to dyno.

      Soon.

    20. #60
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      really enjoying the build

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