63 SS Revisited.....Project Z

[Phalen409]

Been doin' a lot of sanding........and the more I sand to more pissed I get at the poor quality work with fitment and lack of attention to detail by a shop that I trusted. I can fix some of it myself or get some help from someone smarter than me....but there is a 3/16 bow in the Lt. rear quarter that is pulled in towards the trunk and flares out at the rear. All the body angles line up nice and straight, but this bow is really getting to me. Think it's time to get in front of the shops owner for a little discussion. Glad I pulled the car, but that created the problem of my amateurish work.

On a brighter note, looks like the repo fenders will fit ok. Stance is high like I wanted with the Eaton springs, but I really like the stance of Bryan Fugate's car.

 

[Phalen409]

There were no emblem holes drilled in the aluminum hood for the project car. I know anything can be fixed, but the pucker factor was pretty high. Getting ready to prime and block.

 

[Jim Sullivan]

Dennis, the emblem is .0005" to the passenger side, you'll have to move it.


Really looks great!

 

[Phil Reed]

Dennis, the emblem is .0005" to the passenger side, you'll have to move it.


Really looks great!

I thought the same thing Jim except it was to the driver's side!!!!!

 

[Phalen409]

Dennis, the emblem is .0005" to the passenger side, you'll have to move it.


Really looks great!

Truth is.......your right!..................Russ said it was "good Enough"................maybe I'll move it!

 

[RussC]

It's good enough...just don't use the deck emblem on the hood

 

[Phalen409]

It's good enough...just don't use the deck emblem on the hood

Sounds like something you tried!!!

 

[Phil Reed]

There were no emblem holes drilled in the aluminum hood for the project car. I know anything can be fixed, but the pucker factor was pretty high. Getting ready to prime and block.

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BE CAREFUL!!!!!!!! DO NOT put any pressure on that hood and warp it!!!!!!!

 

[Phalen409]

BE CAREFUL!!!!!!!! DO NOT put any pressure on that hood and warp it!!!!!!!

OK...Sensai !!.....very careful...... wax on......wax off

 

[Phalen409]

409Envy sent me a great image of the New York Shaker! I hadn't seen this one and it's the first I've seen the car actually being raced!

Really like this one!. Thanks Kev..

 

[Phalen409]

According to Mr. Bell, the car was wrecked trailering it home. The fenders had to be replaced with new aluminum. It did not have the 327/409 crossed flags and chrome fender "vents" mounted on the new fenders. Since the fenders I'm using on this build does not have the holes drilled to mount this hardware, I will leave them as this image shows. Reduces the pucker factor....don't ya know!!

 

[RussC]

You are going to need a bent bumper...like in the photo

 

[Phalen409]

You are going to need a bent bumper...like in the photo

Well........hell....is there anything you don't miss!!

 

[RussC]

You don't have to decide on black or white side trim....looks like you can use both

 

[Phil Reed]

NO RUSS....it would have white inserts!!

 

[BSL409]

I like the white

 

[Phalen409]

I like the white

They will be white. When Hubert Platt ran the Shaker they were white. My guess is that after the car was wrecked, whatever trim was around locally was used. Images show that at one point, they were all black. The model that was around for the Shaker a while back had them as being red!

 

[RussC]

Today we tend to put z11 cars on a pedestals. When you look at the vintage photos you see what they were...race cars. After a year or two you could see the wear and tear. Focus was performance not concours appearance. Many were wrecked...towing or racing. All were bent. They were a means to an end...temporary...until the next new thing came along.
Yes...today we see them differently...something special....but they were just race cars

 

[Phalen409]

I like the white

BSL409 needs to get a life!!. He stayed awake all night to post his remarks at precisely the right time. Check it out!

 

[Iowa 409 Guy]

Great post Russ. At the time no one had a clue to the history they were making. Just another day at the track.