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Old Jun 18, 2019 | 03:05 PM
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Here's a few pics of my 64, A couple early on, skipping all the many hours of body work



Fresh coat of epoxy, body shutz and color

Boxed and powdercoated frame with drop spindles and UMI A-arms

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Old Jun 18, 2019 | 06:12 PM
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Looking fantastic Mike!
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Old Jun 19, 2019 | 10:35 AM
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Did those quarterpanels have the tailight area on them?
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Old Jun 19, 2019 | 11:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Fahrenschnell
Did those quarterpanels have the tailight area on them?
No, I had to use my originals and weld them in.
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Old Jun 19, 2019 | 02:23 PM
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cool car. i love the battery box. i made one out of a .50 cal ammo can, and a lid modified to go on the side from a .30 cal box for an old honda i had. what is that color of the car? nice color.
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Old Jun 19, 2019 | 02:34 PM
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cool car. i love the battery box. i made one out of a .50 cal ammo can, and a lid modified to go on the side from a .30 cal box for an old honda i had. what is that color of the car? nice color.
Thanks, Solar Orange, its a Audi, VW from the mid 2000's. With a lot of pearl
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Old Jun 20, 2019 | 02:22 PM
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Very nice the car looks great,
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Old Jun 22, 2019 | 07:28 AM
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Wires at work, and wires at home, glad when it’s all done.
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Old Jun 24, 2019 | 11:33 AM
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Very nice following this build.
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Old Jun 24, 2019 | 03:30 PM
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Not the best fit, but good enough
A little more wiring complete with the dash in, its going slow while trying to hide as much as I can. Long way to go.
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Old Jun 24, 2019 | 05:51 PM
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Mike,

What engine mounts and headers are you using?
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What engine mounts and headers are you using?
LSX inovations for the adapter plates with the original frame mounts, Speed engineering for the headers, inexpensive and they look nice but will eventually have to dent one of the tubes to clear the steering shaft. May make a change somewhere just not sure.
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A little update, after procrastinating for several months I finally sent my pcm to get flashed for my first start up. I’ve had this 6.0 since 2014 purchased from a salvage yard not having heard it run. I did the harness per the LT1swap site which also did the flash. After about 5 cranks it started right up. It threw 1 code, temp sensor, but not having a radiator or coolant that was expected. Needless to say I was very happy, no obvious “bad” noises. Couldn’t load the video but here it is as it sits.
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Old Sep 22, 2019 | 09:05 AM
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Looks like she is coming along great. I like your battery box idea.
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Old Sep 22, 2019 | 06:22 PM
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Thanks, I’ve checked out your build as well, coming along nicely.
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Old Dec 19, 2019 | 07:42 AM
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Knocked out a few things lately, radiator and fans are in place along with fluids. Brakes and MC are in place, tires and wheels are ready to install as soon as brakes get bled, driveshaft measured and ordered, machine shop friends are handy. Ordered up Pypes exhaust, just waiting on a brown truck, Pic is just before tires were mounted.




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Looking great!
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Very nice. My daughter has a 65 Malibu 6cyl that's 100% original and rust free and that's as rare as hens teeth in the middle of salt country lol. I keep trying to talk her into doing an LS swap but she likes it the way it is for now.
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A few more things out of the way, or at least the steering shaft is. Don’t like dinging the headers. Brakes have been a bear to bleed but seem good, hope I don’t regret the manuals. Tires and wheels mounted, going to mock up the exhaust next.


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Mike,

What is the size of your front and rear rims and tires?
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