- it's gonna look cool as hell. what year is it? can't wait to see the rest of the plot unfold
Hammerhead pics from today.
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its cool, how many hours do you have in it and what paint sceme are you thinking? when i try fiberglass work i always have the fibers standing out like a brush after i try to sand
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Hammerhead started life as a 71 LS-5 4spd.It got distroyed in the 70's(With a strange body kit with a square nose and mudflap flares) and
again in the 80's.(somehow lost the BB and 4spd,hood and interior.)By the the time I got the car it was pretty much junk.(From a restore point of view)The car had mixmatch parts from different years on it.The car did have good body lines and was a convertable.(The prefect project car!)The amount of hours that I have in the car are unknown.I have went through every inch of the car,and done all of the work myself.(some of it twice!)I have had a speedshop and a marina,but this car was truly built at home with basic home tools,welders, ect.I did the C-4 suspension,motor,one piece front ect,,all at home and with out a second set of hands.
Why??Well it has been my sanity,and my place to unwind for the last 6 years or so.I was driving the car daily for about 3 years,and made improvements as the problems plagued me.I think with a little determination and a love for the breed and hobby,anyone could do this.This is my interpretation of what I like in a vette.I like seeing others ideas too!
Thanks for your input on this project guy's. It has been a drive for me to push on.(The good and the bad!)
again in the 80's.(somehow lost the BB and 4spd,hood and interior.)By the the time I got the car it was pretty much junk.(From a restore point of view)The car had mixmatch parts from different years on it.The car did have good body lines and was a convertable.(The prefect project car!)The amount of hours that I have in the car are unknown.I have went through every inch of the car,and done all of the work myself.(some of it twice!)I have had a speedshop and a marina,but this car was truly built at home with basic home tools,welders, ect.I did the C-4 suspension,motor,one piece front ect,,all at home and with out a second set of hands.
Why??Well it has been my sanity,and my place to unwind for the last 6 years or so.I was driving the car daily for about 3 years,and made improvements as the problems plagued me.I think with a little determination and a love for the breed and hobby,anyone could do this.This is my interpretation of what I like in a vette.I like seeing others ideas too! Thanks for your input on this project guy's. It has been a drive for me to push on.(The good and the bad!)
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NAh! It's not diamond plate.
It's smooth aluminum!Diamond plate has no place on a vette.(A Truck maybe)It has been swirl polished.(Like a machine finish on a TA dash.)It matches the vent covers.
The spoilers will get remade,since one got damaged on a trailer mishap.
It's smooth aluminum!Diamond plate has no place on a vette.(A Truck maybe)It has been swirl polished.(Like a machine finish on a TA dash.)It matches the vent covers.The spoilers will get remade,since one got damaged on a trailer mishap.
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