Update pics

[Luva65wagon]

Does a person ever get one of these things done??????????? Crap

Yes... and then we take it apart again.

The fact that you've done most of this by yourself is amazing.

I hope the grille comes back to your liking and i also hope it is resilient to bending. That part still scares me a bit. Chrome, being so hard, is like glass -- it doesn't give well. I hope it will bend with the aluminum, which will get bent - trust me on that (mine already has and I've been ultra careful). Did they offer you any advice in this regard.

[BadBird]

I am really worried about the chrome also. But it is only costing me $250 to get it plated so I can get that done four times for what they want to do the bright dip anodize.

When I talked to them about the denting concern he only stated that almost all the grills now are getting plated. Probably due to cost.

[falcon cobra]

Hey bad bird, just thought you would like to see my friend's 64 it has a bad fast 289 and dual quads and a big solid lifter cam...yellow is wild....john h

[BadBird]

That car is beautiful and really looks hot, but the hood scoop doesn't turn me on.

I like the looks of the hood in the picture I am attaching. This picture is the one that made me decide on yellow for my car.

I should get my car back from the exhaust folks tomorrow or Friday. I looked into putting the exhaust on my self but didn't want to fight through another major project.

I'll send pics of the installation soon I hope. Larry

[BadBird]

A few pics of the exhaust system. I am really happy with the sound. Not too loud and not too quiet. The "E" cutout system works like a charm and the sound with it open is great.

The system is 2 1/2" with magna-flow mufflers. I didn't want the tail pipes to come out the back behind the bumper and I also wanted the system to be as inconspicuous as possible, blending in to the undercarriage.

Now to work off my single page list of "final" things to do. (probably come up with another "final list" off of that work, or two).

[BillP 98201]

NICE.................
Cant wait to see it and hear it!

[BadBird]

Got the grill back from the chrome shop in Tucson this evening. Installed and it sure looks better than my polishing job did. Still have a few minor things to do to say this thing is done. Still have a problem with the electric fan temp switch, door sill on passenger side, small fuel leak at fuel pump, alignment of front end. I am sure there are a couple of other items that will pop up. But, it is getting closer to me driving it to one of our meetings. Yahooooooo. Larry

[Luva65wagon]

Larry,

So what am I seeing on the driver side between the fender and the headlight door? Is there a section missing there or is that yellow tape?

You're going to leave it all chrome or are you going to paint the black accents?

Just curious. Looks nice though.

[BillP 98201]

Looks great Larry.you should pat yourself on the back

[doghows]

Zoom in on the pic. That is a very good reflection of the paint off of the chrome. Beautiful job. Great work...

[Luva65wagon]

Just a little bit more to go in the interior but just had to send out some photos. My "to do" list is getting very small now. That is if I can keep from adding more to it.

Larry, What day did you post this message? I see it as posted on 9/24 here but I have a message from the server saying you posted this just this weekend (10/31). Trying to see if I'm seeing a problem with my eyes or the forum.

[pbrown]

Larry, What day did you post this message? I see it as posted on 9/24 here but I have a message from the server saying you posted this just this weekend (10/31). Trying to see if I'm seeing a problem with my eyes or the forum.

We had a problem with the forum. It's fixed now.

[Luva65wagon]

Here's what I'm seeing. I know you posted these two messages AFTER you posted about the grille coming back from chrome. Very odd. Maybe Patrick knows what is going on.

[BadBird]

Yeah, I noticed they didn't go in the forum but they showed as being sent. Just thought it was a glitch some how. Larry

[BadBird]

Got back from 3 months in Tucson. Sorry I missed the meeting on Wednesday but my health issues didn't improve at all in the heat of Arizona. Did enjoy 3 months with only one day of sprinkles though.
While down there I got my hood hinges chrome plated where my brother has taken all my other parts. Showed the owner pictures of my car and he now has a bunch of them posted on his wall in the office.
I originally powder coated the hinges and they looked Okay but decided to go with chrome and I think they look better.
Drilled out all the shoulder rivets, installed bolts, spacers, and nylon washers. Will re-install the hood later when I get some help lifting the hood.

Still got quite a bit to go to finish this car and finding out where the oil leak is coming from is my priority. Nice to be back and really looking forward to getting to the tech days and helping out with the club. Larry