Recent content by GoldSwinger71

Hello and welcome from Minnetonka!

I was registered car number 2 in the 1200 class! I had planned to debut the car at 2023, but it's OK to be late! :)

The sheets

Should be about 3400 or so weight wise, it’s got a 2800 stall converter , Dana 60- 3:55 gears with true trac, Cal Tracs bars,subframe ties, 235 60r15 et streets. I’m working on rolling the fenders first for some more meat.

I am editing the main post with updates.

For those that have seen my build - it's centered around being a sleeper first and foremost. But since I now I have 600+ HP at the crank it's gonna throw down some decent times at the strip. I REALLY REALLY don't want to put a cage in it, but I'd like to see what it could do on a prepared...

Hey FABO folks - I've seen a few posts out there on wanting to do remote hood latch releases on non-equipped cars. I just finished doing the install on my '71 - I did some research using the parts catalog for a 1973 car with the release (got the part number and cross reference parts), a little...

I got her out for a show today. Nothing but positive reactions, most common comment was “how the hell did you fit it in there?”

OH BOY! That tune was WAAAY off. I was pinging under medium load - I think the boys were using best-case gas assumptions, but that's OK - 30 minutes in the car with live tuning, and before you know it, it's dialed in! They had to take 10 degrees of advance out of the timing curve. My tuner...

I've taken it out for some limited miles - I still need to have my tuner go through the ECU since the "temporary tune" was with stubs off of the headers, and not the full exhaust. She's definitely running toasty at highway speeds, so it'll be "cruisin' speed" for now. That's scheduled for the...

I had to chase the threads on every single stud for the bench. That tap and die set paid for itself!

And the bench is in! It was a bit too late to take her for a drive but that’s good for tomorrow.

Tomorrow I get the front bench seat in and go for the inaugural cruise! Installing carpet is nerve wracking, but that gold makes the interior POP!

Interior install in progress!