Well as many of you know I was getting close to putting Hammerhead back on the road.I had just rebuilt the holley and went over the timming and ect,It was running good.It was time for the run up the road and back.(How many has been there? )Well I had been driving all over the yard and driveway working on it.Ok.I fired it up and put it in gear and a slight push of the throttle and ZZING!!No forward gears!So Back in the garage it went and 45min,later the motor and tranny are ready to pull.The weak link went away.I was saving for a 6speed anyways,but I'm not there on cash yet.(My lifes story!)Well I'm hoping to have it together for Goodguy's at the Kansas speedway.Sometimes all you can do is laugh and push on!

 

Been there... Keep on pushing (I guess you have to now...)

good luck!

 

Sucks that those kinds of things happen, but it definitely sounds like a good reason to upgrade.

 

Yup,I'm gonna clean up a few things and redo the hookers while it's out.I have a few years of driving on it and It's due for some detailing.(maybey repolish the suspension.)

 

All I got to say is That Vette makes the Corvette Summer Vette look tame.......

 

Hey-man, I like what you have done to your car, it is a cool hot rod. The primer is perfect IMO. In my eye a high end paint job would take away some of its appeal. A highly detailed engine bay would look killer when you pop the bonnet.

 

Thank's(I think?) I have always been a fan of the old roadracers,(like the Greenwood racer ,ect,)But I'm into function as well as form and wanted the old to mesh with the new and meet somewhere in the middle.I wanted all of the mods to serve a purpose and of course a modern drivetrain that would hold it's own with the new.Most of all,It had to have ATTITUDE.I know that it's not everyones cup of tea,but it's my rendering of what I like in a vette.I hope that for the most part people like it.

 

Definately not my cup of tea!!

But its your ride, and I think you are acomplishing what you set out to do. And I do appreciate the amount of work you have into it. The younger generation will definately love it!!!

 

Nice touch, although not my cup of tea. My kid certainly likes it... looks like it ran away out of a Mad Max movie.

 

It's gonna be mean if you finnish it.. Just push on. Nothing is easy with these cars it seams....

 

That's a radical Vette you got there
I'd like to have your skill

 

Good luck with the trans

 

Thanks to all of you for the support and input.The car will get painted a color evetually.(Probably not flat black)I have a few ideas but nothing is set in stone.A nice paint job should put some class back into the car and get rid of the mad max look.(Although I don't think of it as bad)

 

Have you thought about Batman Black.....

 

Mad Max version of "Merlin".

 

The main reason for the black is the body mods can be worked on and then primed.I can make the changes needed and still at least keep it the same color till the mods are done.

 

Does anybody recall Death Race 2000?

 

David Caradine, Sly classic flick


Looks like a modded vette huh

 

OUCH!!
Alright,,,It might be flat black for the time but it's not anywhere near that! I did see that on TV a while back and I was laughing at the acting and plot.(It seemed alot cooler when I was a kid.)

 

Heh heh heh, sorry I couldn't help it. Really, it was out of my hands.
It's been decades since I've seen the flick. Car looks really sharp, and nasty! It's just for some reason I visualized a big bowie knife attached to the hood when I saw the pic. I really need to get more sleep.

If I can swap motherboards and get the server back online before the weekend I'll post pics of the vette I almost bought earlier in the year.