bigger better faster build

**mark21742** · 01-30-2012, 07:29 AM

Here are a few of the floor and tunnel skeleton ready for the new aluminum floor skins....will be lighter and stronger!

**mark21742** · 01-30-2012, 07:31 AM

I have a little pounding the welding to get the firewall and skeleton matched up, then time to start cutting, riviting and glue the new floor in

**Texas Jack** · 01-30-2012, 07:54 AM

That looks really good, I didn't know your were a chassis billder too! Is this still going to be a street car, if so your going to mess with folks heads!!!!!!!! So cool!!!!!!

**Texas Jack** · 02-06-2012, 07:01 AM

Any more progress and pics, this is a very interesting build. I love the fact that you will dive into anything and make it work!

**mark21742** · 02-06-2012, 09:08 AM

I have more pics I need to upload, but haven't had a chance. I got the drivers and passenger floor pans and tranny tunnel sides done and mounted. I still have to cut and mount the top tranny panels, but it came along pretty good this weekend. Yes this is going to be a daily driver.....or atleast will be till I get my beater on the road lol (front wheel drive 1.6l 69 Chevelle

**robs98mysticZ** · 03-25-2012, 07:17 PM

wow i remember seeing this car occasionally when it was just widebody blue silver color scheme waiting for more progress

**mark21742** · 03-25-2012, 07:22 PM

Got another thread going "another diet" in the GTO section too that is a little more up to date.

New firewall is in and painted, full new/ custom front suspension is in and painted, the floor boards are in, and tonight I started taking parts off the engine to clean and repaint it...so its moving right along!

**mark21742** · 03-28-2012, 11:34 AM

Ok, got a few more pics for you!

Engine is all cleaned up and painted, firewall, front frame, front suspension is all painted and back together, all I need to do up front under the hood still as far as fab work goes is rad support and sway bar!
Engine is moved back exactly a foot, do we are getting closer to 50/50!

**Texas Jack** · 03-28-2012, 03:55 PM

That's a awesome job brother! Love the solid motor mounts, not to mention the firewall. Really like the black motor, loved the polished parts but it looks killer.

**pajeff02** · 03-28-2012, 05:57 PM

Interesting setup on the head brackets... never saw anything quite like that.

**mark21742** · 03-28-2012, 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by pajeff02

Interesting setup on the head brackets... never saw anything quite like that.

I used the stock GTO aluminum engine mounts and tied them to frame stubs, then on the front of the heads, just "think" front plate/ strut tower brace, so it holds everything together and won't allow twist

**cammed goat** · 03-28-2012, 06:58 PM

I'm REALLY liking this.

**mark21742** · 03-29-2012, 04:11 AM

Originally Posted by robs98mysticZ

wow i remember seeing this car occasionally when it was just widebody blue silver color scheme waiting for more progress

Hey I noticed you are right down the road from me! I grew up and lived in Leitersburg, then a few years ago moved up here to Mercersburg....I used to run around in Waynesboro a lot lol

**robs98mysticZ** · 03-30-2012, 08:58 AM

Originally Posted by mark21742

Hey I noticed you are right down the road from me! I grew up and lived in Leitersburg, then a few years ago moved up here to Mercersburg....I used to run around in Waynesboro a lot lol

yea i used to see your car here and there last i saw it was at two top tractor show yard sale thing lol that was a while ago i grew up in htown and moved to wboro in 2004

**mark21742** · 04-01-2012, 06:34 PM

Trunk floor is welded, painted and sealed with the gas tank box and battery box mounted!

I almost have the floor finished (did some more work tonight after I took these pics)

**10spokess** · 04-02-2012, 03:52 AM

Damn is this going to be a full on drag car?

**mark21742** · 04-02-2012, 03:55 AM

Originally Posted by 10spokess

Damn is this going to be a full on drag car?

Street/strip and daily driver

**10spokess** · 04-02-2012, 08:32 AM

That's gonna be an awesome daily

**mark21742** · 04-24-2012, 08:56 AM

Been real busy chasing the wifey, kids and working in the garage here lately....since my last post I have the engine/ ecu harness cut down with just a few wires hanging out of the loom for ground, key power, battery hot, speedo, and data port for tuning!

got the front clip bolted/ rivited/ welded together with the back of the Fenders cut off ready to be mounted to the body, and the main body is just about ready for primer

I'll be posting up more pics here soon! I promise!