The Build

  • Back from blasting

    September 16th, 2011 | The Build | Marty | No Comments

    Just a quick update. I sent the original sheet metal off to the media blaster. Some of these parts will not make it back onto the car but they will be perfect during mock up.

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  • Media Blasting and tires

    September 1st, 2011 | The Build | Marty | No Comments

    Getting ready to take the car to the media blaster. Everything just seams to easy with this car. Found some surface rust on the underside of the roof along with more vegetation. Hopefully the media blasting will take care of it. Found some Bondo – okay a lot of Bondo …………………. maybe I will build a Rat Rod instead! I will […]

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  • Ride Tech Front Suspension – DEI Boom Mat

    July 19th, 2011 | The Build | Marty | No Comments

    Steady working on the car just haven’t had the time to post up pictures it’s hard to belived how far behind I am on updates. Some of the little things you need to do when installing the Ride Tech lower controls arms. You are going to have to trim the rubber grease boot so they […]

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  • Found more Rust, Billet 2nd Gen Front Mount Battery Tray

    June 20th, 2011 | The Build | Marty | No Comments

    It’s amazing what collects inside of these cars. Hard to believe the passenger side was full of vegetation and it had little more then surface rust. So far I am very happy with this car. Top side of the Quarters have some surface rust. Shouldn’t be a problem for the media Blaster. All that is left […]

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  • Cleaning & more Cleaning & New LS1

    June 13th, 2011 | The Build | Marty | No Comments

    Since I am not a big fan of a dirty work shop it was important to me to get the chassis as clean as I could. Before I began mocking up parts on the car. I spent a few hours with my daughters cleaning all of the oil & grime off the subframe. Seems they […]

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  • Engine & Tranny Removal

    May 13th, 2011 | The Build | Marty | No Comments

    Happy Friday the 13th to all of my friends Since the rear differential had to be removed so we could remove the exhaust. I figured I would install a set of 3″ lowering block so I could get an idea as to how low the car was going to be once I installed the new […]

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  • Removing the Front Clip & Exhaust

    April 26th, 2011 | The Build | Marty | No Comments

    Since safety is a big concern for me. The first thing I did was make a quick call to Race Ramps. I ordered up a set of 12″ fixed height wheel cribs and an adjustable set of 12″ wheel cribs. It’s amazing how nice these cribs are.

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  • The Teardown

    February 10th, 2011 | The Build | Marty | No Comments

    In order to keep the back half of my garage heated a couple years ago I installed a Curtain Wall. This has probably been one of the best “Garage” investments I have made to date. Especially when my wife starts the cars in the front half of the garage and leave’s the door open for 15 […]

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  • Finding the right Camaro

    January 19th, 2011 | The Build | Marty | No Comments

    Looking back at old pictures is always fun. What is really cool is when you fast forward 18 years and some things haven’t changed. This is true for the 70 Camaro Ron from www.hoodpins.com was able to locate for me.

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  • Let the project begin.

    January 13th, 2011 | The Build | Marty | No Comments

    My goal is to teach you what I have learned from my last build, Syborg Twin Turbo www.syborgtwinturbo.com and show you how to save money or in some instances and spend more just because you “need ” to have the coolest parts on the planet.

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