Introducing - Project 1/2-TRAK

[Damn True]

So....yeah.....more photos.....

I have the fill plates on the drivers side complete.



Still working on the passenger side. Nothing happened tonight. I decided to make a really nice lobster/scallop risotto for my wife tonight. BTW, Girgich Cellars Chardonnay.....get some.

So yeah....not all is grinding, wire-brushing and burning my junk with weld spatter.

We have some parts porn!



Front suspension coming together....



ATS spindle
Speed-Tech Upper/Lower Control Arms
LG Motorsports brake backing plate
$2.00 worth of angle iron from Lowes pretending to be a shock absorber



ATS/Lee Manufacturing Steering gear:



I know, I know...the nice cad plating.....CA EPA said Lee can't use the stuff anymore.....freakin hippies.

Something light and itchy and strangely similar to a decklid



One of my favorites up there on the top shelf......The Twist-Machine / Jakes Rod Shop rear spoiler. That thing makes me tingle in my special place.



One of my next projects is to create a bulkhead out of all of these holes. Haven't decided if I want to weld a bit of metal into each of those openings, or just cover the whole thing up with a couple of sheets bent to fit. Suggestions?



Ok...totally unrelated..... my wifes father installed this sink in the house. Her parents have both long since passed and we've totally renovated the entire house. I still have some of her Dad's tools and they still get used quite a bit which I think is kinda cool.



.....and a couple months ago in Grassroots Motorsports Magazine they did this silly test of commercial hand cleaners. They found that something rather odd worked better. That's whats in the white tub. A couple of days worth of coffee grounds and a few tablespoons of dawn. Seriously, it works amazingly well and sure is cheaper than commercial hand cleaners.

Thats all for now.....

[Steve68]

Filler panel are coming out nice,

Digging the spoiler too,

[jknight16]

ATS/Lee Manufacturing Steering gear:
I know, I know...the nice cad plating.....CA EPA said Lee can't use the stuff anymore.....freakin hippies.
.....

I wondered why mine came without the Cad finish, though I assumed it was because mine came from SC&C. Guess not. You're right, Damn hippies.

[Damn True]

I wondered why mine came without the Cad finish, though I assumed it was because mine came from SC&C. Guess not. You're right, Damn hippies.

I know....I thought maybe I'd gotten the wrong box until Tyler explained it to me.

[nicks67camaro]

I saw the spoiler in an earlier post. Very nice. How long ago did you get it? I couldn't find any for sale on their sites.

[Damn True]

Almost a year ago. They didn't make many. Which is kinda cool since you won't see them on every other car.

Best of all.......Rupp doesn't have one. HA!

[MWCC]

I've been watching this thread and absolutely love your build. Keep the pics and updates coming. I'm in the planning stages for my '79 Z and have been on the fence where to go with it. You are giving me some great ideas. I just need to figure out a name for my project and move forward.

Awesome job True!!

[WS6]

for a rear filler panel to cover the back seat area, I would either do aluminum or do some research on vacuum bagging fiberglass. It's not hard or expensive and it will be very light weight. Hardest part will be making a mold that's strong enough to handle the pressure and not deform. Looking great True. Keep up the good work.

[Damn True]

You just gave me an idea.

[Damn True]

Got the passenger side fill panels done last night. I'll be starting to fit the drivers side tub tonight.

Hope it fits.......I'd hate like hell to have to cut all that stuff back out.

[Motown 454]

Nice progress, I like what your doing.

[trapin]

Best of all.......Rupp doesn't have one. HA!

Wait a while. He will.

[Flash68]

Love the aluminum spoiler.

[WS6]

Got the passenger side fill panels done last night. I'll be starting to fit the drivers side tub tonight.

Hope it fits.......I'd hate like hell to have to cut all that stuff back out.

You could easily do a relief or built up part in the center of the mold of a logo if you have one for the car or a bow tie, "chevrolet", "camaro", or even "1/2 Trak". Once the glass is laid on top and molded to it, you'll have a nice logo in the panel that also acts as structure to keep the panel from bending and flexing.

[Damn True]

Bubble-gummy goodness

[Damn True]

Well the drivers side tub is all but finished. Just need to grind the welds down a bit, close over that flap on the lower forward bit and hit it with the seam sealer.

I have a quart of seam sealer from Eastwood, but I'm wondering if it might be better to use a different product that is more of a caulk type. Any thoughts?

[nicks67camaro]

I used the 3m Fast and Firm seam sealer on the all the joints with great results. I then used a spray on type rubberized undercoating inside the whole tub instead of paint. This I like b/c it is can deflect objects like rocks with out chips and acts like a damper to help control the noise.

3M Link

Rubberized undercoating Link

[1969CamaroRS]

Awesome project. You gotta post some pics of your trunk welding ;)

I used the Eastwood seam sealer was very happy with how it applied and hardened. Not too hard still had some play to it.

[MuscleRodz]

.....and a couple months ago in Grassroots Motorsports Magazine they did this silly test of commercial hand cleaners. They found that something rather odd worked better. That's whats in the white tub. A couple of days worth of coffee grounds and a few tablespoons of dawn. Seriously, it works amazingly well and sure is cheaper than commercial hand cleaners.

Thats all for now.....

I have gone to using foaming Dawn, works better than any other hand cleaner I have used.

[98ssnova]

I have gone to using foaming Dawn, works better than any other hand cleaner I have used.

Yes I use this stuff all the time I don't even buy GOJO or other hand clearners.