Vettes paint and interior Is complete!!!
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From: MALDEN MA
Vettes paint and interior Is complete!!!
Well finished off the Wet sanding and buffing and installed the new carpet and interior..The car looks great..The paint is flat and flawless....Now that I have it back in my garage..I have to decide on the drive train:confused: ...The motor in there now has about 50K...(GM Crate Replacement)..I am either going to do a cam/manifold change..Or just order and drop in either a 383 or a zz4...Still on the fence regarding the side pipes :crazy: :crazy: Looking for Ideas..Also can anyone give me any idea how much HP..I can put to the ground before I grenade my Diff....or anything else :) :) :) Thank you
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Re: Vettes paint and interior Is complete!!! (BADCAIMAN)
My 2 cents, I would have waited to do the interior after the paint, I like sidepipes on Cobras, thats about it :cheers:
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Re: Vettes paint and interior Is complete!!! (71,454,4spd)
I did gutted the car before paint....After paint I started the wet sanding......So I would wet sand for a few hrs..Then I would work on installing the interior...This way takes the bite out of wet sanding :smash: :smash: ...I know I should have done the mechanical 1st..But my buddy gave me the go ahead to use his body shop...So I jumped at it.....So now I am looking for some Ideas on the drive train...I want some decent HP(400hp-450hp)....But don't want to have to replace the entire drivetrain...So Need some ideas...Also anyone have any experience how much HP I can put down before things start letting go?????..Will post some pics soon.........Thanks in advance
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Re: Vettes paint and interior Is complete!!! (BADCAIMAN)
Sorry, I don't know about the HP. I'm more into cruising. :cool: So that's your buddies paint booth you were in, huh? I remember somebody asking you in a previous thread if you are professional or just do this for a hobby and you said it's a hobby. At the time I was thinking "that's an awful nice paint booth for a hobbist". Now I understand. Sounds like your coming right along.
-Justin
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Re: Vettes paint and interior Is complete!!! (BADCAIMAN)
The more miles I rack up on the 383 the more I love it! I remember that old saying... there's no replacement for displacement! If you got the money, go for the full 427 small block!
