Project Jumbo Shrimp

[Camaro Zach]

Ouch.. was that really necessary??? (but, it was funny)

So, you decidedt to go the LS1 route huh? Good choice.. Man, that's a LOT of bodywork. You have my undying respect since I hate bodywork

Coming along!

hah.. i must have been p*ssed off.
Yea going with an ls1/2 just mild for now though since it will be daily driven. And bodywork - yea i hate it too... Car was really straight when I bought it (was prepped for paint) but after I tore into it the meyhem began.

Madspeed - Thanks. And yea I do get bored when the projects are done. Bring yours over! lol


Today I got everything cut out, squared up the car, did about 3 hours of measuring, tweaking, hammering, but finally got the rails in and welded up. Also got the door sill/rocker area repaired.
Hopefully tomorrow ill trim the extra off the rockers, finish welding the rails to the front door posts, and build the rear crossmember. Been doing alot of research on wheels lately since i need to order some rears soon. If anyone has some suggestions im open. I need 18x12 and 18x10's and they have to be light and under 3k (been looking at ccw 505A's and SP18's)

[Camaro Zach]

Well today I finally got it sitting on the ground. all the welds were vertical uphill, roofline is 42" layed out, and i need to order some wheels soon.

[zbugger]

Looks great, Zach. But in that last picture, there's some monster standing next to the car. You might want to move it. It's gonna scare the women away.

[camaro608]

mmmmmmmmm...jumbo shrimp

keep us posted

[Camaro Zach]

Pretty much at a standstill untill my rear tires come in, then ill build some crossmembers and weld r all up
Zach'

[zero g]

Nice rails. I did the same on my Duster

[rockdogz]

Zach you are a madman, keep it up

[Camaro Zach]

Thanks guys

[Camaro Zach]

Well there I suppose once again there won't be any progress for a while. I got a new job at a local fabrication shop and i'm working 5am to 5pm 7days/week + more if i need to stay late. I'm doing work for the Golden Nugget casino in Vegas, a bunch of restaurants around here, and just yesterday i got back from a 34 hour shift at the Tower of the Americas in San Antonio tx. But my rear tires on order and i might just get a pair of ccw 505a's next paycheck.

[restomodbird69]

well if you keep working those hours you will have the money you need to finish that monster project.keep it up man.

[Whistler]

That's an impressive project. Keep it up!

[Camaro Zach]

Thanks guys
I guess i forgot to post these pics way back when.
I'm getting real close to ordering my rear ccw 505a's if i can find out who to order from.
Mockup 255/55/17

[muthstryker]

damn dude that is low.. like ive said befor come help me with my car haha

[formula]

f*ckin tuckin! I can dig it! You're not planning that as ride height, are you? If you are...you're a madman and I love it!

[Camaro Zach]

f*ckin tuckin! I can dig it! You're not planning that as ride height, are you? If you are...you're a madman and I love it!

no way those pics are the car sitting on the ground = layed out = sparks lol. ride height will be around 4-6" it is a daily driver afterall
I've got the urge to work on the car now so maybe a few more things will get done

[BA.]

with that job you should be rolling in dough my friend! have fun buying stuff!

[jeffandre]

Thanks guys
I guess i forgot to post these pics way back when.
I'm getting real close to ordering my rear ccw 505a's if i can find out who to order from.
Mockup 255/55/17

Call John Purner at CCW to order the wheels. Search the web for their sute. I have SP16's, but now they make SP16A's, which is cool because John only made 2 sets of my wheels, so I have unique wheels! He can make more anytime as it's just code in his machine.

[Camaro Zach]

Thank you ill be calling them the first part of next week

[Jims78elky]

Wow..

Keep up the great work..

[Camaro Zach]

Well I went on a bit of a shopping spree a few weeks ago and this is what I ended up with. Hopefully Ill make some progress on the rear framerails, rearend, and sheetmetal now that I have the wheels/tires to mock up with.