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jspbtown Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2004 Posts: 5157
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Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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Well I took some pics. Not alot of progress.....but I promised them.
This is what ate up most of my summer...
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xirxious Samba Member
Joined: November 12, 2007 Posts: 665 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:37 pm Post subject: |
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Very nice! Ther was a 69 Firebird for sale near me for $2k. It sold in about 30 sec flat. I have a 70 Formula thats in storage, but I think I'm looking for a gen 1 convertable..or an Avenger lol. |
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jspbtown Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2004 Posts: 5157
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Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 3:10 pm Post subject: |
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More progress pics. The chassis is ready for the body...once I fill up the tranny and slap on the old tires.
Power windows designed:
Oh...and a while back there was some discussion about using the foam in a can to make molds. Someone said it worked. I just want to confirm that it does. Here are some little domes I built over some access holes. Apparently this version of the tranny, the hydraulic slave cylinder, and the shock towers require the body to be clearenced. The prior owner just cut the holes...must have been drafty. I taped the holes over with duct tape and wax paper from the outside, then sprayed on a bunch of foam. Once cured I shaped it with a hack saw blade (much better than a little angle grinder!). I laid up the glass today, and tomorrow I will enlarge the holes a little bit from the back side and use a wire wheel to eat out the foam.
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DirtGhost Samba Member
Joined: September 19, 2007 Posts: 547 Location: Greensboro,NC
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Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:58 am Post subject: |
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Nice 69 Firebird . But the avenger looks better. Nice work on all the parts. I am sure it is going to looks so good when you are finished with it. _________________ Orange Boxx Design and Fabrication |
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GTBRADLEY Samba Member
Joined: February 27, 2009 Posts: 578 Location: Texas
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Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 12:02 pm Post subject: |
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Sure looks like a 69 Camaro _________________ Thunderbug by Bugformance 1969 |
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Thanatos Samba Psychopomp
Joined: October 14, 2009 Posts: 1729 Location: Earth
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Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 12:41 pm Post subject: |
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DirtGhost wrote: |
Nice 69 Firebird . But the avenger looks better. Nice work on all the parts. I am sure it is going to looks so good when you are finished with it. |
That's a '69 Camaro. The Firebird had different side vents and a much different front end, among other differences.
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Thanatos Samba Psychopomp
Joined: October 14, 2009 Posts: 1729 Location: Earth
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Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 12:43 pm Post subject: |
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The Avenger's looking great, and the Corvette-style rear clip will look great. Any ideas for the interior besides the Lotus seats? My suggestions include VDO Cockpit Black gauges and a Grant GT steering wheel with black spokes and either wood or black rim, with a matching gearshift knob and black loop-pile carpet.
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DirtGhost Samba Member
Joined: September 19, 2007 Posts: 547 Location: Greensboro,NC
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jspbtown Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2004 Posts: 5157
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Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 1:44 pm Post subject: |
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Any ideas for the interior besides the Lotus seats |
Well it will have a full length console. Currently the stock dash/console ends at about the stock shifter location. Since it is all moved back 8" I am building a full length console which will hide the e-brake handle a little better.
I already have the gauges....VDO cockpit white. I got a smokin deal on them so thats what they will be. I am probably going to use some toggle type switches for everything (hatches, windows, wipers, headlights, etc etc).
Black carpeting on the floor and in the back area. Most likely a Flaming River tilt column as well. |
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jspbtown Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2004 Posts: 5157
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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Well it can be done......
Tonight I re-installed the Avenger body on the chassis...by MYSELF.
Not an easy task....but made easier with my Harbor Freight ceiling hoist and some straps. It was a little nerve racking while the body balanced 4 feet in the air...but it settled down nicely.
Of course I failed to remember to re-fill the tranny first. Oh well....it just would have been alot easier. |
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Thanatos Samba Psychopomp
Joined: October 14, 2009 Posts: 1729 Location: Earth
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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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Seems like it's shaping up to be a nice car, and the interior sounds nice. Any speakers, metal rub strips or luggage tiedowns in the rear area? I know that's been done on Fiberfab Jamaicans many a time, but considering that the area behind the seats and under the rear window on an Avenger goes undecorated all too often, that might be a good idea. It would also give the inside of the car that high-dollar exotic ambiance the rest of it has.
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scarybuggy Samba Member
Joined: April 05, 2006 Posts: 495 Location: Northern Neck, Virginia
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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 5:08 pm Post subject: |
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jspbtown wrote: |
Well it can be done......
Tonight I re-installed the Avenger body on the chassis...by MYSELF.
Not an easy task....but made easier with my Harbor Freight ceiling hoist and some straps. It was a little nerve racking while the body balanced 4 feet in the air...but it settled down nicely.
Of course I failed to remember to re-fill the tranny first. Oh well....it just would have been alot easier. |
PIC PLEASE!! You amaze me at how quickly you go through these projects, with such great looking results. _________________ Jay
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jspbtown Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2004 Posts: 5157
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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 6:11 pm Post subject: |
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Fast? Not anymore. I use to get 1 done per year...but not anymore. My 15 year old son is in high school and between his 30 or so soccer games this fall, and now his basketball games & practices (2 hour practices 4x per week and 2 games per week...it doesn't give much time for getting dirty & cleaned up) I barely get a night or two a week out there.
Snuck out tonight and started firming up the chassis and body connection. Had to re-route the hydraulic clutch line cause the body sat right on it. Also apparently forgot to drill a few holes out as well. Oh well.
Once I get the body firmly attached I will start the bodywork...getting the doors, hood, and rear hatch aligned.
I was to chicken to snap any pics when I was getting them together, but here is one from when I took the body off originally.
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carlos_magnum Samba Member
Joined: April 21, 2009 Posts: 591
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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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jspbtown wrote: |
This is what ate up most of my summer...
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Your summer is really worth spending on this one. You got a nice looking Camaro. |
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jspbtown Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 8:17 pm Post subject: |
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I wish it was mine (the Camaro).....its actually my brother-in-laws.
I agreed to strip, do the bodywork, and paint it in exchange for him driving to upstate New York to pick this up for me:
I think I got the short end of the stick.... |
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Thanatos Samba Psychopomp
Joined: October 14, 2009 Posts: 1729 Location: Earth
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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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jspbtown wrote: |
I wish it was mine (the Camaro).....its actually my brother-in-laws.
I agreed to strip, do the bodywork, and paint it in exchange for him driving to upstate New York to pick this up for me:
I think I got the short end of the stick.... |
Nice Aztec 7. The missing windshield is out of a Lamborghini Miura (seriously), so that will take beaucoup dollars to replace. Fiberfab did reproduce them at one time, and you may be able to find one with diligent searching. The nearest size and shape to the Miura windshield that I can think of is the 1975-79 Chrysler Cordoba/Dodge Magnum XE, and that *might* be made to work if you modified the cowl, dash and windshield surround.
BTW, I have the build manual for the Aztec 7 on my computer as JPG images of each page, and you can PM me for it rather than tracking down a manual on eBay if you don't have one and want or need one.
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Levi Harris Samba Member
Joined: November 09, 2008 Posts: 306 Location: Elk Grove
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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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Aztec 7??? _________________ ...and by the power invested in me as God of my world... |
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jspbtown Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 7:36 am Post subject: |
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The missing windshield is out of a Lamborghini Miura (seriously), so that will take beaucoup dollars to replace. Fiberfab did reproduce them at one time, and you may be able to find one with diligent searching. |
Actually the windshield is not "missing' at all. Its wrapped up tight in layer upon layer of bubblewrap in my walk in closet in my bedroom. It has never been installed....brand new.
I would have never bought the car without the windshield....even for the price I got it (stole it?) for.
Thanks for the offer on the manual...but I have the original build manual, the original bill of sale, the original packing receipts, and receipts for just about everything. The folder I got with t car was about 2" thick with stuff....including a title. |
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new-n-old-vdubs Samba Member
Joined: June 10, 2009 Posts: 587 Location: feeding hills mass
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Posted: Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:17 am Post subject: |
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that car is way cool! i dont evn think ive ever seen one _________________ go get your shine box |
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jspbtown Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 12:09 pm Post subject: |
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Spent several hours over the weekend just fitting one door.
I had to fabricate a system that incorporates the corvette door handles which push down when lifted, and the VW catches that require a lifting motion. My prior method worked perfectly until I put the window in and then the window would hit the linkage in its travels.
The new method utilizes a pivoting point welded to the catch side of the doorframe, a lever, a custom threaded rod, and a cable. Lots of little parts to build and install. The good news is I just have to replicate it for the other door. which should eliminate the time aspect.
Hopefully this week I can duplicate them and remove everything for some paint, and reinstall on the other side. Then the front & rear hatches need to be installed.... |
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