Bodywork Progress on the '67

[James OLC]

What paint (color, brand and #) is on the radiator support and closeout? Looks great!

Thanks
The grey is Glasurit Solid 55 Basecoat; Colormax code 1565A.

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

cot damn!!!

[67SSDan]

This picture is bada$$. That thing is tough looking.

So are you going to sell that front spoiler?

Dan

[James OLC]

This picture is bada$$. That thing is tough looking.


So are you going to sell that front spoiler?

Dan

Thanks Dan,

You can give Tyler at American Touring Specialties a call on the front spoiler, I know he had some in stock but I haven't spoken to him recently about them...

[67SSDan]

Ah gotcha. I didn't know if it was something you had made and wanted to sell or what. Thanks for the tip.

Dan

Thanks Dan,

You can give Tyler at American Touring Specialties a call on the front spoiler, I know he had some in stock but I haven't spoken to him recently about them...

[454bug]

Hey James,

I was reviewing some of your old posts and saw a picture of your interior. Who manufactures the seats you chose for your car? They look like they have a lot of lateral support. Are you happy with them? They look like they are fairly thin/lightweight...

They might be a good option for my project as well.

[James OLC]

The seats are Cobra Misano AL's.
They are very light and reasonably confortable.
After bombing around on the road coarse today in a prepped vette I am thinking about other possible options for ttack use.

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

hey i got the same seats!

[72sam]

it should be illegal for wheels to look that good.

I'm sure there gonna cause neck injuries on the road.

[James OLC]

Well we're at that point in the build where lots of things are coming together but nothing really dramatic is taking place so I'll give a quick update showing the last of the fabrication that (thankfully) is now just about done.

At the back of the car we've put together a close-out panel that I think really completes the back end of the car:

[James OLC]

We'll look at some possible aero enhancements when it's done and we have a chance to actually do some on track testing.

[James OLC]

At the front our splitter begins to take shape...





....and that's where we'll leave that for now.

[James OLC]

We also got the bulk off the fuel system plumbed. I'm just waitimg on some fuel rails for the LS7 (which seem to be harder than you would think to get) and then we'll be done the fuel side of the equation (for now).



...yes I know, but you should try finding an ano-tuff 180 degree -8 fitiing in this town on a holiday long weekend (or any other time for that matter). I had to go to a fall back price that was sitting in my tool box for now; we'll change that line out this weekend.





We're working on the wiring now - the I Squared panel is proving to be a real time saver making the intall very simple and efficient.

[67SSDan]

Are there going to be any vents in the underpan? It would seem you'll be trapping some heat in there with the gas tank the way that pipe goes through. You guys obviously have a better handle on this stuff than I do... just an observation.

[James OLC]

Are there going to be any vents in the underpan? It would seem you'll be trapping some heat in there with the gas tank the way that pipe goes through. You guys obviously have a better handle on this stuff than I do... just an observation.

We're not all that worried about heat - the exhaust will be ceramic coated for the entire length and the last two feet or so will be wrapped - but there is approximately 13 square inches of adjustable ventilation at the back, just in case.

[67SSDan]

Ah ... see, I knew you guys had it under control. I dig that underpan by the way, very cool.

Dan

[Johnny C.]

Awesome car. You are doing a great job with it. It is very well thought out.

[beep4beep]

Where did you get the cool hooh pins ,those are really nice? Ineed a set of them. Randy beep4beep

[James OLC]

The hood pins are from the Ring Brothers.

You can visit their website or give them a call at 608.588.5377. Jim has been a great help with advice and makes some top notch products.

[James OLC]

Sorry that it has been so long since the last update - we are at that point in the build that doesn't really photograph well. Some people might find the work a little boring but some of it is really cool. In the last couple of weeks we were able to get the front spoiler / splitter together to the point that it's ready for final bodywork.

We also spent the last couple of days getting the coils mounted.

We started with these trick billet coil brackets:
These are prototypes that we had machined for us by Matt at RFR. The final product will be anodized but we wanted to evelate the design before moving forward.





Now I just have to find the ideal mounting location - something that is easier said than done.