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Old Aug 23, 2021 | 08:36 PM
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Damn man. She looks solid. I have just a roll bar and welded subframe connectors on my 65' nova and its stiff as hell. Can only imagine this one.
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probably stiff enough to lift 3 wheels off the ground with the jack in the right place!
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Man that looks rigid. Lol. Log anyone hots you, their car will be mangled
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I got the Smith Racecraft Anti-Rollbar mocked up last week, it’s ready to weld r up
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Mocking up seat brackets, not to sure what I’m going to end up doing but I do like this

We will be cutting off the rib protectors on our seats to make them more driver friendly (see black tape as cut line)
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Here are a few pictures of the under side of the car

Assassin Bars are installed

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Off the Jack stands, I like how she sits but was hoping it would have been lower. But there is no weight in the car no fuel, battery yet either
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Had another fender that I cut up for parts
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This was the strangest place I’ve ever seen a fender rust out
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A few touch ups on the firewall before final paint
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This is what I came up with to mount the seats, I still need to fab a bracket off the back bar to fasten the back of the seat down

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Took delivery of our AJE front clip today, highly impressed with the quality and workmanship. Jim was outstanding to work with and very informative.
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Couldn’t wait, had to hang it on the car tonight and everything lines up perfectly. Looks great, can’t wait to get everything installed. AJE gets 10 stars !!! 😎


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She’s a roller again !!! It’s been a long time
She’s a roller again !!! It’s been a long time
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Got the headlights and tail panel with back up and tail lights installed today
Got the headlights and tail panel with back up and tail lights installed today
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Got the headlights and tail panel with back up and tail lights installed today
Got the headlights and tail panel with back up and tail lights installed today
Picked up this vintage gold flake steering wheel. Fits the cars vibe perfect
Picked up this vintage gold flake steering wheel. Fits the cars vibe perfect

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Picked up this vintage gold flake steering wheel. Fits the cars vibe perfect
Picked up this vintage gold flake steering wheel. Fits the cars vibe perfect
Got the 6.0L and 4L80E transmission installed today, this added weight set the front end down where it should be now
Got the 6.0L and 4L80E transmission installed today, this added weight set the front end down where it should be now


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Got the 6.0L and 4L80E transmission installed today, this added weight set the front end down where it should be now
Got the 6.0L and 4L80E transmission installed today, this added weight set the front end down where it should be now

The motor and transmission added enough weight to set the front end down where it should be now
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