Our F85 Power Tour Project

[70 Chevelle]

Should do..

Thank you very much!

[Reckn8]

could we see some pics of the interior back together?

Here is a quick shot of the interior.. was there a specific area that your were wanting??

[55chevyman]

Thanks Phillip!!! I hope thats is the finished interior, because i love it!

Could you possibly get a closer pic of the shifter area/air vents and air ride controller?

[PhillipM]

Alex,

Yes that is the interior in its finished state. I will take a couple more photos tonight of the areas in question. The airconditioning almost didn't fit because the tunnel had to be inlarged so far for the trans but hey, sometimes its better to be lucky than good huh! The driver seat has the tracks from a 4th generation Trans Am under it so it is a 6 way power seat. The original seat was power but the transmission had gone bad and it was easier to replace the whole track set up rather than look for an original transmission.

[55chevyman]

Thats a pretty slick adjustable seat setup! Was it that hard to do? Could you possibly give me a measurment from the bottom of the seat track to the top of the seat bottom?

[PhillipM]

Thats a pretty slick adjustable seat setup! Was it that hard to do? Could you possibly give me a measurment from the bottom of the seat track to the top of the seat bottom?

It was kind of time consuming.. The measurement is still the same (about 7"). I cut off the mounting tabs for the old track and then welded on the new track using some 1" square tube as a bracket. I didn't take any pictures though sorry :(...Below are a couple photos of the interior..

[TurboLark]

Looks very nice. What are the plans for the outside? In one pic it looked like it was getting ready for a vinyl top.

[55chevyman]

That looks awesome! Thanks for the measurement!
What kind of shifter is that? how good/ do you like is the shifter placement?
Also where did you get the shifter boot?

[darren@ridetech]

Car looks good Phillip! Don't see many early Olds' fixed up. Nice Job!

[PhillipM]

That looks awesome! Thanks for the measurement!
What kind of shifter is that? how good/ do you like is the shifter placement?
Also where did you get the shifter boot?

The shifter is a hurst Pro 5.0 shifter. The placement is great for under 6' drivers. I'm 6'3 and have to reach just a little bit. We are actually changing to a newer lowback bucket seat soon which will sit lower in the car and should make the shifter a little closer for me. I believe that the boot came from either OPG or Year One.


Turbo Lark,

Your looking at the outside!! Haha. We aren't going to paint it. The photo with the sheet over the front was during a photo shoot. The paint job is a great 30 footer and for this car that is going to be fine. This is just a sweet driver that when your on the Iowa stop during Power Tour, you don't worry that there are chances for hail. Ha!



Darren,

Thanks bud! When do you think we will see that double adjustble shock back??

[PhillipM]

Well this car has seen alot of changes in the past few months. We have been fixing quite a few things that have bugged us since last years Power Tour. I don't have all of the photos yet but you will quickley notice the biggest change, and that is the C' notched rear frame. This will allow us to drive the car and a respectable height and still have 3.5 inches of bump travel. The biproduct of this of course is the slammed parking stance. More photos to come soon!

[CruizinKev]

looking good!!!

[1360]

Even better!!

[TurboLark]

Looks great. I wish I could get my 'Lark to that spot, but other projects have taken priority at the moment.

[PhillipM]

Thanks guys, it has been a much bigger project then I could have ever imagined!

[olds87]

Nice to see your Dad car like that, just sick.

[gearheads78]

Thanks guys, it has been a much bigger project then I could have ever imagined!

Wanna share any frame mod pics?

[Draginutz]

Keeping it simple! I like it. It seems purpose built on a reasonable budget. Good work. I like that it is "painted" and you don't have to worry about it.

[PhillipM]

Wanna share any frame mod pics?

I am still waiting to get the frame pictures off of another camera but here is what we did tonight... rolled a new rear half of the tunnel. Most of you will know that we already built the front half of the tunnel for the T56... and now we needed to raise the rear again. By the way, 16 guage metal takes some brute force to roll!!! Looks like some rear seat modifications will be in order.






I should have the rest of the suspension photos up on Tuesday.

[PhillipM]

I'm still waiting for the build photos but I dragged it outside today to snap a couple photos. Also I am fighting the rear bag leaks. I think that I am going to try the thread sealant paste rather than the tape to see if that helps anything.