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Mark Chiampi (aka Italianguy63) [ View ] [ italianguy63@yahoo.com ] [ Car Ads ] [ Blogs ] Bartow, Florida  Speed is about how fast do you want to spend!

Some pictures of where I am.. FINALLY got the front end cut out (anybody need a straight axle?), got my Mustang A-arms all prettied up for Jim (HA!), and got my tilt steering column ready to go. Now to have the boxing plates cut, and start putting at least the front end back together! Mark

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Posted by DavyJ  -  11/12/2007 12:29 AM good looking body, good luck with the crossmember Still driving the wife's car, cause I am slow. [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Niagara Falls, Canada Charter Member since February 2005   Posted by Italianguy63  -  11/13/2007 11:58 AM Thanks-- getting the boxing plates cut. Just about ready to do the heavy welding! I have all the parts for the front end now. This will be a big piece out of the way. Fortunately/unfortunately... I did get that big promotion. So I may have to quit on the project here very shortly and put it in storage depending on what happens with my house-- need to sell it now. Speed is about how fast do you want to spend! [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Bartow, Florida   Posted by Italianguy63  -  11/15/2007 09:16 AM I got the boxing plates cut. I was able to fit the crossmember. It fit perfectly with some minor trimming. Because the frame rails vary in width as they go forward-back. I will have to slightly bend the boxing plates to make them fit square against the crossmember and properly inside the frame rails... First I have to get it all cleaned off-- so a couple days of cleaning and painting is ahead before I can actually get the welding done. But I am excited about how it is looking! MC Speed is about how fast do you want to spend! [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Bartow, Florida   Posted by Italianguy63  -  11/22/2007 05:37 AM Grrrr... I'm off from work for 5 days and can't get in touch with any of my welding people! Speed is about how fast do you want to spend! [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Bartow, Florida   Posted by sixguns  -  11/22/2007 10:49 AM Progress! that is a funny word, glad your making some. I have a list of { to do stuff } everytime I do something off the list, I add a few more! not sure if im makeing progress or not, but if we keep working at it, someday it will hit the streets. Enjoy the Ride [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Woodland, Washington Charter Member since June 2002   Posted by Italianguy63  -  11/22/2007 11:16 AM That looks great-- I envy that you are that far! I do have my tranny done too. Just got my Lokar shifter in from Speedway-- looks great! I want to tear into the engine rebuild really bad, but me getting this new job has really F'ed things up. I want to keep as much intact as I can since I will probably have to put it down for awhile. Now, I am trying real hard to liquidate parts so I don't have to move them. Somebody make me a reasonable offer on a 10 bolt GM posi! That would allow me to throw the husk of the Camaro away!!!! Mark Speed is about how fast do you want to spend! [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Bartow, Florida   Posted by Italianguy63  -  11/23/2007 04:40 AM Woooo Hoooo--- Got a welder person lined up. Pictures at 11:00 (hopefully) Speed is about how fast do you want to spend! [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Bartow, Florida   Posted by Italianguy63  -  11/23/2007 05:35 PM A major milestone! Speed is about how fast do you want to spend! [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Bartow, Florida   Posted by Italianguy63  -  11/27/2007 11:02 PM A little further. Speed is about how fast do you want to spend! [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Bartow, Florida   Posted by DavyJ  -  11/28/2007 01:47 AM Thats the easy part done, now you have to put it all back together! Still driving the wife's car, cause I am slow. [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Niagara Falls, Canada Charter Member since February 2005   Posted by Italianguy63  -  11/28/2007 01:54 AM Oh NO... I relish the idea of bolting stuff back on! Welding is not my forte-- but, I can spin wrenches... I am working on getting the bushing pressed or pounded back into the A-arms... then it will be no time before I get the strut rods welded and the whole front end back together! (Famous Last Words). MC Speed is about how fast do you want to spend! [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Bartow, Florida   Posted by Italianguy63  -  11/29/2007 06:12 PM Lower A-arms (I get one hour of daylight without mosquitos a day) Speed is about how fast do you want to spend! [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Bartow, Florida   Posted by Italianguy63  -  12/08/2007 06:04 PM Spindles, GM 11" rotors, calipers... Speed is about how fast do you want to spend! [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Bartow, Florida   Posted by Italianguy63  -  12/15/2007 01:39 AM Got torch?! I need to bend stuff. Speed is about how fast do you want to spend! [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Bartow, Florida   Posted by meangene  -  12/15/2007 01:51 AM keep the post going ,need to see someone else doing the same stuff i am doing,looking good stay with it even a blind hog finds a acorn [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Labadie, Missouri   Posted by Italianguy63  -  12/15/2007 09:19 PM Today I finally pulled the rest of the parts out of the donor car so I can send it to the scrap heap. Pulled out it's spine (body wiring harness), and rear end (hopefully I can re-sell it). Doesn't look much like a Z28 anymore! Speed is about how fast do you want to spend! [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Bartow, Florida   Posted by DavyJ  -  12/15/2007 10:06 PM I do believe that Z has seen better days.Keep that 36 rolling along, hopefully the mosquito season is over. Still driving the wife's car, cause I am slow. [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Niagara Falls, Canada Charter Member since February 2005   Posted by Italianguy63  -  01/13/2008 04:41 PM Good weekend! Got the strut rod mounts fabricated and welded in. Installed the strut rods, springs, and shocks. Test fitted the engine about 4 times and cut the engine mounts to fit, and welded in. Because the LT1 has an idler pully on the bottom, it created fitment problems. I had to mount it a few inches higher than I would have otherwise, I also shifted it about an inch to the driver side for clearance... can't go more or I would have steering and exhaust clearance problems.. Please see the front view picture-- you can see how tight it is. I want to put an undersized idler on there for more room-- it is TIGHT. CAN ANYONE HELP ME WITH A PART NUMBER or supplier? Otherwise-- lots of good progress! Mark Speed is about how fast do you want to spend! [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Bartow, Florida   Posted by Crazyhorse Rod Shop  -  01/14/2008 08:55 AM now that wasn't so hard was it looking good cowboy. should be able to move it now. dont poke the porchdog........he bites [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] BLUFF DALE, Texas Charter Member since March 2003   Posted by Italianguy63  -  01/14/2008 10:14 AM Thanks Shine-- found another idler pulley that is 1.5" smaller. That should free me up .75" of clearance and still work with the P/S pulley. It always seems to be something. Steering and pedal fittment next. then the big job of removing the body and doing the rear suspension. One step at a time. BTW the strut mounts came out really good. I welded them to the bottom of the frame on a thick plate so it had a big footprint and lots of meat to adhere to. Should be strong as heck. You can see it in the side view. Speed is about how fast do you want to spend! [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Bartow, Florida   Posted by Italianguy63  -  01/17/2008 08:00 PM Got the 3.625" (Ford) pulley in today. It fit PERFECTLY. I will have to get a slightly shorter belt, bu t problem SOLVED. My buddy also got a nice set of stainless block hugger headers that would not fit his application-- he is selling them to me at about 1/2 price to get rid of them-- another nice stroke of luck! I test fitted them and they are perfect as well. Speed is about how fast do you want to spend! [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Bartow, Florida

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