67 Fastback - Project Dalamar

[hechtrod]

Hey Dalamar, I remember you from the sn95 forum when I had a '94. I'm in Utah too. I need to drop by your place and check out this '67. Wow! You and your dad have done tons of work. Amazing! Definitely be following this build.
Chris

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Are you going to go wide-body on the back end?, what are the plans for the rear quarters?

[Dalamar]

Are you going to go wide-body on the back end?, what are the plans for the rear quarters?

We're going to widen the rear quarter.
this car will have a low stance.

[hechtrod]

So, Dalamar, any update on this badboy!?

[sgt d]

updates?

[Dalamar]

No updates of yet guys, sorry.
my summer has been super busy! now that the kids are back in school, it should calm down some.

[ATOMonkey]

Bippity boppity bump for an update?

[Dalamar]

it is about time for an update, and about time we worked on this project for that matter.


What we did over the weekend.
Wiper linkage. mounting the motor and linkage from the 97 doner car.
here's some pics.











The motor is accessable from the bay, and the rest will be welded back under the cowel sheet metal!

[Dalamar]

pieced in the tunnel brace and tied it into the seat crossbrace





got it up in the air to weld all the joints on the bottom side.





I still think the bottom of this car is more interesting :P

[chunger]

Great to see that this project is still moving along - it's looking good!

[CruizinKev]

looking good Jeff! good work!!!

[Dalamar]

last weekend's damage:


Metal prep'd & Pour15 the front inside




Put the front suspension back on:






heater core bolts right in!
Front tires on













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[cobraguy65]

Awesome project jeff!

[bonecrrusher]

Whats the height of your garage ceiling?

Car is looking awesome...

[Dalamar]

Thanks Cobraguy.


Bonecrusher, it's 10'
would have loved to go higher, but couldn't.




Looking at some Dampifier to put down on the interior to make it nice and quiet inside.
has anyone used that stuff?

[ProTouringCuda]

Looking at some Dampifier to put down on the interior to make it nice and quiet inside.
has anyone used that stuff?

I used Dynamat on the '65. Every easy to install, and works pretty good as well.

[Zachalanche]

Like all the custom fab. should be an awsome car. Just a heads up, I had the same front end on my '70 and had some issues with the coilover mounts. The adjustable pieces would never stay in place and I eventually had to tack them to keep them where I wanted them. and over time the vertical piece that holds the coilover mount began to bend inward, so you may want to reinforce that if possible.

I also had a little trouble keeping the Rod and Customs supplied U-joints tight on the sterring shaft. nothing ever came apart, but it was a neusance since it frequently caused there to be a little play in the wheel. I had the manual rack so I'm sure there was a lot of force put on the steering shaft at times. Hopefully you will have better luck with the power rack.

[preston]

I've had the same problem with Borgeson steering joints. Even with loc-tite those little set screws seem to back off after a while. I've thought of using normal bolts and safety wiring them, but always worry the wire could somehow bind on the joint at a bad time, although its hard to imagine safety wire being strong enough to bind the steering. Just keep an eye on them and if you're steering feels sloppy check there first.

[chunger]

Looking at some Dampifier to put down on the interior to make it nice and quiet inside.
has anyone used that stuff?

I'm using QuietCar. You might want to look into it. It's a liquid you can spray or brush/roll onto the surfaces. Goes on like thick paint. I have several friends who've done their cars with it already and swear by it. I'll use about 2 1/2 gal for my entire car. The best part is, it is MUCH lighter than DynaMat. A 5 gal bucket weighs about 50 pounds. And 5 gals would be more than enough for an entire car.

[Dalamar]

thanks for the info Chunger and John.
i'll check that stuff out.


Thanks very much for the info Zackalanche, that is good to know.
once I figure out the hight I want to set it at, i'll have to mess with it.
now is definately the time to make modifications to it, not after the car is finished.