here is the first update of the new year

http://www.vetteprojects.com/bmv/frameoff/2012/jan/jan1.html

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Boy, Ben, you had at least 2 hoods there! Things look like they're progessing nicely! At this rate you WILL be done by the Gathering!

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I say throw a milk crate in it and DRIVE it! 

I think this(last year's work) is the most forward progress I've seen in a while, Ben....good for you!


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Ben,

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it definitely helped out.  thanks so much for letting me borrow the tool.

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                   Man, now that's some nice progress! I can just see you now driving through Charleston. SC!      

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only if I invent either the time machine or instant human cloning sometime before then

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You just need to stay focused (and work all night instead of sleeping)! You don't give yourself enough credit. You're doing much better than many of us would. I can't wait to see this animal!

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another update

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See, you get closer all the time! Seriously, you have to have a lot of patience and desire to complete a project like this! You are doing a great job!

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here is a pretty big update.

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 here is a small update

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Closer every day!!!!!!

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Anyone??

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Without seeing the pics(dial-up SUX), the VIN tag should be positioned to where you can read it from the outside of the car. There should be a small cut-out in the pillar post trim panel for it, to give you an idea of where to put it up/down on the pillar.

Looks cerrect to me....

|UPDATED|2/6/2012 11:04:22 AM (AZT)|/UPDATED|


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looking great!!

By the way, you have done a nice job documenting things with pictures.

its getting close to starting

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It'll be special when it fires up! (in the asembled car) Charleston here we come!

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Whut?! I seem to recall seeing video of you firing it off already, a year or so ago. Sounded really good then.

It certainly getting closer to being completed, that's fer sher! Keep it up!


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you did..  but that was just the drivetrain sitting on the frame and that was august of 2009. 

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See, Joel, That's why I said "in the assembled car"! I remember when Ben had the video of the  engine and frame, and that's it.

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It sounds good, Ben! There's always some little problems before you get the payoff! It sounds really good for having no mufflers! Not unbearably loud. You're on the way, man!      

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WOW!!, that  sounds great!. once  you worked out  the  bugs.
I  'm scared that  when  i  go  and  start mine  i'll  run  across the  same  things!
Keep  up  the  great  work !
Joe

and here is a little more content on the same page.

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if you think it was "not unbearably loud" then the camera didnt refelct it well.  It is really loud.  I did start it up again with mufflers today and it is sooooooo much better.

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I guess it's kind of hard to tell in a video, but I could still hear your voice over the car! Anyway, it's great to see so much progress! Just don't let up!

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I have another video il post later

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here is the aformentioned video

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It does sound a lot better with the mufflers, Ben! Has a nice tone to it, like controlled aggresion! I still saw steam coming up in the front. Did you wash it down again? I never have listed all my expenses. I believe I would have a heart attack if I did (and if I didn't, my wife would KILL me!).

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Ben,

no i had an exhaust leak..  the front header bolt on the passenger side was finger tight.

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Well at least there's no leaks, then! You are making great progress. This should help motivate you to keep going! Charleston here we come!     

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Late Feb / Early March update

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Step by step, Ben!

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Progress is progress, no matter how ya get it! 

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http://www.vetteprojects.com/bmv/frameoff/2012/apr/apr1.html

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Link doesn't work, Ben!

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Try this one....
http://www.vetteprojects.com/bmv/frameoff/2012/apr/1/drivingvideo1.MOV
DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK! Copy/paste it to your browser....you will be downloading the video. Otherwise, you will continue to get a 404 error!

It's ALIVE!!! ALIVE!!!! Way tuh go, Ben!!! Ho does it feel to be driving that monster again?


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these links work fine.

 

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That video is just a teaser, Ben! It does sound like it's running pretty good! Come on, just a month to get it done     

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No way in a month...  but I did just buy a billy Bob pickup from Joel's neck of the woods yesterday so that I have something to haul it with.

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That's OK Ben, Corvettes at Carlisle is in August!   

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I got the car aligned today.  Pictures to follow.

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Hey! Leave me outta the Billy Joe Bob deals!


I bet you can almost taste the paint by now....won't be long!!



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Looks good , Ben! But that video (at least what I saw) is such a tease! One little blub and that's it! You had better have it done by spring or we'e going to organize a trip to see it in it's natural habitat (your house!). Don't have a clue on the alignment issue. Is the frame good (I sure hope so at this point!)? Keep up the good work!

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Yeah the frame is square And in spec for length as well I tried loosening the bushing bolts an tightening the rear ones first to push it forward and it only took about 1/4" out

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Ben,

Well...this is gunna sound stoopid, and I prolly know the answer anyway, but I gotta ask....are you sure the upper control arms are on the correct side of the car? They will fit on either side, but the wheels will not be centered properly if reversed, or one of them is wrong. I said it was a stoopid question, but still had to ask. NO offense intended.
That's really the only thing I can think of if you are certain the frame is right....


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