7-Day Build in Progress

67JET · #1 (**permalink**) 07-12-2010, 04:03 PM

After you get it all together and fit-up and make sure their are no issues i understand you also crank it before the build is over. Now what happens next? Is it ready to get liscened and drive , except for paint of course? I guess it would be up to the body shop or the owner to take it back apart for painting.

LSC · #2 (**permalink**) 07-12-2010, 04:13 PM

Here are a few requested video clips. I'll take better ones tomorrow.

Just click here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdWT92b8U8Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQdCrg3C4uo

Brian
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FUNFER2 · #3 (**permalink**) 07-12-2010, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by 67JET

After you get it all together and fit-up and make sure their are no issues i understand you also crank it before the build is over. Now what happens next? Is it ready to get liscened and drive , except for paint of course? I guess it would be up to the body shop or the owner to take it back apart for painting.

I'm a auto body man, and I believe like most Hot Rod Builders, to assemble it to run, take a short drive around the block to see if there's any engine & drive line issues. It's much,....easier to fix problems without the body on and you don't have to worry about scratching that expensive paint job !

I know it sound like too much work but, you'll be happy at the end, if you disassemble and the paint.

LSC · #4 (**permalink**) 07-13-2010, 05:07 PM

Another productive day. Starting to look as if we might be ahead of schedual!

Today we installed:
wipers
front bumpers
windshield
trunk light
horn
and assembled many components such as:
doors & related parts
radiator & related parts
SS nose shroud
for quick instalation tomorrow.

Tomorrow will be a big day! Our goals for tomorrow include installing:
radiator & hoses
SS front nose shroud
battery
doors
rear bumpers
roll bars (2)
steering wheel & reinstall the hood, trunk lid, etc..

Alot of progress will be noticable tomorrow as big parts go on and starts looking more like a car!

Ok, so lets get a bet going and see who can guess clossest to test drive day AND time. Lets have some fun with this..

I'll get it started and say I bet it will be 1pm on Thursday.

Click here for pics of today's accomplishments:
http://www.lonestarclassics.com/lscb...p=15532#p15532

Brian
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randlej · #5 (**permalink**) 07-14-2010, 05:36 AM

I hear Lonestar is painting cars now too. Will you be painting this one for them?

Looking good!

You have to post a video of the owners face on the first start and first drive.

LSC · #6 (**permalink**) 07-14-2010, 08:41 AM

We are painting on occasion. We don't advertise that we offer turnkeys which require paint, however a lot of our charity work involves us building and completing such as those raffled off by Bikers Against Drunk Drivers. He has asked us to trailer his Cobra home after the build so we wont be painting his.

I'll definitely be sure to record & get pics of the first crank experience. Usually goes in this order:

Brian
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LSC · #7 (**permalink**) 07-14-2010, 06:04 PM

More Fun!

Day 5

Today we installed:
both doors
New SS upper radiator shroud
side pipes
re-installed the dash insert
pluged up the wiper motor and dash harness
steering column mounting brkt
license plate brkt
wheels & tires

Tomorrow the goal is to install:
Everything else..

It was a good day we will be back in it tomorrow. We didn't get everything on we wanted to but we are still ahead of schedual.

Click here for pics:
http://www.lonestarclassics.com/lscb...p=15551#p15551
Brian
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LSC · #8 (**permalink**) 07-15-2010, 06:08 PM

Ok, so we're on schedule to be done & driving tomorrow. We were ahead of schedule but we had a couple setbacks. Biggest setback and most irritating so far has been the engine/dust plate. We installed the one that came with the Quick Time bell housing but ended up rubbing against the fly wheel when we turned over the motor today.

We have everything done except the following:
roll bars
seat belts
& seats

We will pull the tranny 1st thing in the morning and replace the engine plate and install the above items and then all that is left will be our pre-drive standard safety check list and wheel alignment. Then the goal we have all been working towards for the last 6 days will be accomplished!

Thanks to all of those following our mission and we promise to bring some positive excitement tomorrow.

The last leg of a race is always the hardest, but we won’t let that stop us from our goals. Tomorrow we drive!

Brian
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