AllC34Me

I took the car down to Seven Wraps today and it has been photographed and measured, now graphics development begins. I'll move car out of trailer, shoot some additional pictures this weekend and get busy putting it together. More soon.
David

Tim 1973

vstol

Well done! What did you do for the grille, looks like a solid piece?

AllC34Me

It is actually three pieces. Grilles themselves are from a 1965 Corvette, modified and cut in half with center section removed to allow a steeper angle that this nose required. Center section is a custom piece of fiberglass made to fill the gap and give it the finished look. Grilles are powder coated matte black, center section is matte black rattle can paint at this time. Final color selections being discussed now but the fit and look came out good in my estimation. I'll get more pictures taken and posted soon.

Thanks for looking.

David Howard
AllC34Me

vstol

Thanks David. I am almost done myself

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ica-kinda.html

toylman

Great progress David! Where was your smile when you were at the body/paint shop?

AllC34Me

I'm not very good at the selfy program but I'm trying. I'm happy now. Come down and check the car out when you can.

AllC34Me

Delay in progress due to Mother-In-Law heart attack. She's stable and improving so I'm coming back home Thursday; wife staying with her mother.

Parts ordered late last week so I can finish the T-Tops, headlights, hood support and hood release/latches. I'll do that work while I am a bachelor at home this weekend and I can turn the garage A/C on. Visitors welcome.

More soon.

David

Richard Daugird

Too bad you are a thousand mile from me...

AllC34Me

Thanks.

Tim 1973

Richard you are not that far from me..... Hope you are staying cool...

Tim

Richard Daugird

It's hotter than Hell down here on the Island. Galveston.

Tim 1973

I sure know the feeling, I'm headed to Washington state tomorrow for a few days.. It will be cool in that area.... Hope to be back early in the week....

Tim

Metalhead140

Damn that looks cool... I love it! I would have a hard time bringing myself to sticker it up. Hope it turns out good!

AllC34Me

I ordered and received a GM Performance Serpentine Kit for my 496 Big Block and laid out the pieces for this picture.

I liked it because it had these great heavy duty brackets included that will help organize the front of the engine and the components including the water pump, a/c compressor, alternator, and power steering pump.







And this is what it is supposed to look like when it installed.



I won't be installing it until the car comes back from the race wrap. The car leaves for that activity on Monday next so it won't be too long before I have the final graphics selected, printed, and installed.

First step will be to wrap the entire car in white, front to back, top to bottom; then we will measure up the car, mark up the grids, and begin laying out the color portion of the graphics. We will be considering Red, Black, Gray, Blue, and Green and will select from the images on the computer.

Anyway, the process of wrapping begins Monday the 8th, will take just over a week to complete.

I will keep you informed all along the way.

Best regards,

David Howard
AllC34Me

AllC34Me

I have also spoken to Vintage Air about the engine bay side of their new A/C setup and we will be using their components in combination with the GM Performance system. I will be running the Dewitt's High Volume aluminum radiator with Dual SPAL fans and controllers.



I have the interior pieces to the A/C, and now the engine bay portion has been ordered.



So the big ticket items have been ordered and the "build" will begin soon.

Anybody out there want to help me install the pedal assembly?

Thanks for looking.

David Howard
AllC34Me

Richard454

Hey David-

Really coming together nice!!!

Pedal assembly? That's not tough at all compared to what you have done !!!

John keeps threatening to come down here w/ you...Doesn't he still have an ankle bracelet?

TM1400

Gonna be sweet! Looking forward to lots of pics on the front drive and AC install. Maybe I'll learn something for when I get to that point.

AllC34Me

Hey, some guys never get to crawl under their dash and twist to and bend to install one, just offering them a rare chance to do it.

John would love to come to Atlanta, so would I, and have tried a couple of times to pull off arranging it without much luck. Will continue to try.

David

AllC34Me

It certainly will be a learning experience for me so maybe we will learn this together. Never too late to learn.
Have a great weekend.
David