Bacc At It Again
Car is done!!!...At least the Hot Wheels version is ? (1/24 scale model coming as well)
I have been getting some things checked off the list. Some of the more time consuming and pricey things.
Things checked off the list:
Exhaust ✔️
Roll Cage✔️
Hood Louvers✔️
All that's left is to go hard on the last of the paint preparation, get it scheduled and in the booth. Then of course re-assembly, tuning, tweaking, changing my mind several more times, and finally, hopefully it will be done.
The hood louvers. Guy cut me a deal on these because of how long he had my hood at his shop. I want to say it was almost 2 years waiting for this guy. Might seem a bit much for most of you but to make things they way I want it I can wait pretty long. I've gotten used to this project taking forever. I think since my last update there has been another addition to my family, so things are at a snails pace. I still have to weld the little supports back to the underside of the hood, couldn't be left on for the punching. Without further ado ?
The exhaust. A little bit pricier than I first imagined (a lot because of the material I wanted to use), but it came out just as I wanted and didn't take but a week to finish. The headers are slightly different than the ones I originally posted as they were not compatible with the swap. Hangs high and tight, and has a low profile because of the oval tube. The "resonator" tucks up in the hump for the front seats. All 304 SS.
The roll cage. Came up at about twice the expected price, but I am very satisfied on how it looks. Pretty stealthy, it was hard to get pictures because the bars are so close to the "B" and "C" pillars. Because I took out the original trunk floor I had the fabricator extend the cage to the two bumper mount areas for added strength to support the bumper and the fuel cell. Also hopefully it will add a little rigidity if I were to ever be rear ended as we all know happens all too often in these cars (myself twice in this car already).
That's all for now! There is A LOT going on in my life, all good things, but all very time consuming things. A new chapter of my life is about to start if you will, so it might be a while before the next update again. Stay tuned!
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