What would you do? LYRAD'S PROJECT

Cool!!! Going to be some meat on your 69

I allways liked the spoke wheels they look good.

Power washed the motor bay and under side, now its workable.....

Painted the old rally rims

OMG Thank you. Wow haven't posted since May 14. Been working day and night with the evening and week ends wrenching on the Old Girl.

Yes.... I can see a light, my list of things to fix is near complete.

I will post pic's of my progress, some of the projects where fun and enjoyable. Others were battles.



Cleaned, repaired lights and detailed my cluster.

On to the engine bay, lots of work needed here.

Knuckles and arms took a beating installing my custom engine bay panels.

Wow, you sure did an awfully nice job of it ! I can't imagine putting that on , working around the engine. Not to mention the edging and stitching,, Nice !

Nice, Looks like you also painted or switched your motor. How much more you have to do to have it on the road.

Yes I agree with Digz , do that will the motor still there mush have been a pain. Does it have a sticky backing????

Easy work for a canadian!! Ever live in that cold in winters?? hehe -those guys can do anything.

Good job, Lyrad! Ditto what these guys said... I removed my doghouse to insulate the panels. Nice cluster too... did you refurb it in the van too? lol

Lyrad, is it possible to get a pattern of that doghouse liner you made??? I will be leaving for the Nat's tonite so it's not a hurry

Thanks for the comments. I'm done the list that they gave to me when it failed the first inspection, so it is booked in for round two on Tues July 12.

I didn't use the stick back insulation because I had to install it with the engine in and it would have been difficult, plus I wanted to do stiching on the panels. I didn't think of making a pattern sorry G-man, I did add fiberglass fabric on the sides where the temp is the highest. I did it in five separate panels using a stiched on trim where two panels came together and installed then individually using a high temp contact glue. Back panel first then sides and front last. Would be best to do with the engine out.

I had to replace a few wires that where cooked and then pretty much rewrap all my wiring harness's, good work out for these old fingers.

next was making my own neutral safety switch and back up light switch. For this I used a column switch from a 78 van and rigged it up to work off the trany, I couldn't find an original one.

Then I refurbished the 69 vette rally rims that came with the motor.





Well that's it for now, tues i'm off to the lake for a week. A much needed break. Remember........Work hard, play harder.

Also- Remember= Work Smartye=NOT Harder!!
Looks great and seems ur a artist in those sketches.

Good job, buddy! Show the fish in that lake who's boss!

PRICELESS

Yahoo!!!





FU(# SH*T YEAH!

240ish hours later, a couple K, lot's of beers and parts hunting and ....... I'm legit, the Old Girl passed. We have license plates. Must admit it is nice to have every thing working.

Congrats Lyrad!!!!!

ROFLMAO Too funny, dude! You ruled the lake, and you ruled the DMV with your ingenuity!!! Most excellent, brother!!!

Cool license plate! "Koo1"
Was that just the next plate to come up?

crowen57 wrote:Cool license plate! "Koo1"
Was that just the next plate to come up?

Good eye... that's excellent!

ALLRIGHT!!!... DUDE ..WAY TO GO!!!!!!!!!! ROFLMAO AS WELL....Now put that thing back in the garage before you scratch the paint....hahaha... Congrats brother! The next pic better be out the front window of a long road and some mountains...Happy Vanning Lyrad.