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| PanelBilly |
 Jun 25 2010, 10:56 PM
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I managed to find some photos that we had thought were lost. This doesn't take me all the way back to the start of the project, but I've decided to start the photo story of the project.
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PanelBilly Gulf Blue Build Thread Jun 25 2010, 10:56 PM
PanelBilly Today Tom came by and helped me figure out most of... Mar 29 2014, 10:22 PM PanelBilly Yesterday I bead blasted the upper valve covers an... Apr 5 2014, 03:23 PM PanelBilly Strange the photo double posted , but only shows o... Apr 5 2014, 03:25 PM PanelBilly
Tonight's lesson.
You can't pre-assemb... Apr 5 2014, 11:31 PM PanelBilly Installed the carpet today, Thanks URY.
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Installed the carpet today, Thanks URY.
Your... Apr 7 2014, 10:28 PM aircooledtechguy Billy, your car is looking GREAT!!! :b... Apr 8 2014, 08:55 PM PanelBilly Picked up the air cleaners from powder coat today.... Apr 9 2014, 05:35 PM Daiberl Time for me to come down and take a look as well a... Apr 9 2014, 07:33 PM PanelBilly The shared shop is run by a fellow named Scott. I ... Apr 9 2014, 10:15 PM sixnotfour Scott...Ralph...Colin... and renters Apr 10 2014, 07:46 PM PanelBilly Today, I got my wheels back from the powder coated... Apr 11 2014, 05:05 PM 914forme Just read all 6 pages, this is a great looking bui... Apr 12 2014, 08:42 AM nsr-jamie Nice !! What kind of car is the steering w... Apr 12 2014, 10:40 AM PanelBilly
Nice !! What kind of car is the steering ... Apr 12 2014, 12:55 PM falcor75
Nice !! What kind of car is the steering ... May 28 2014, 01:09 AM 2mAn
Now if the machine shop could just get to my engi... Apr 12 2014, 01:04 PM PanelBilly Wheels are on and the car is off the jackstands. I... Apr 12 2014, 02:44 PM Cairo94507 SWEET! Apr 12 2014, 06:53 PM arkitect Great looking car, love to see it in person.
Dave Apr 13 2014, 09:16 AM PanelBilly Rods are on the crank and assembly is actually in ... May 11 2014, 07:24 PM PanelBilly I picked up two of the metal targa hinge covers an... May 23 2014, 09:04 PM Mblizzard
I picked up two of the metal targa hinge covers a... Nov 1 2014, 08:41 PM PanelBilly Today I added some vinyl under the seats where the... May 24 2014, 05:10 PM dale73914 Have just spent the last hour reading this when i ... May 25 2014, 07:51 PM PanelBilly Ordered a Quickjack today. In about a week I shoul... May 27 2014, 03:44 PM Justinp71
Ordered a Quickjack today. In about a week I shou... May 27 2014, 05:47 PM PanelBilly
Ordered a Quickjack today. In about a week I sho... May 27 2014, 11:33 PM Tom Billy,
I have everything ready on my end. Put t... May 27 2014, 05:16 PM Justinp71 Nice build, looks like your doing a 3.0 or 3.2? Wh... May 27 2014, 05:39 PM PanelBilly I got a set of metal letter from Bruce Stone and c... May 28 2014, 09:00 PM aircooledtechguy Billy, you car is simply a stunner!! I ca... May 28 2014, 09:09 PM PanelBilly
Billy, you car is simply a stunner!! I c... May 28 2014, 09:22 PM PanelBilly The lift arrived today. I'm splitting the cost... Jun 3 2014, 09:41 PM Daiberl Looks nice, when will we see it in person, any wor... Jun 3 2014, 09:48 PM PanelBilly Waiting on the engine. Tom is helping me get all t... Jun 3 2014, 09:53 PM Tom Billy,
I will need about two hours prior to e... Jun 4 2014, 09:43 AM 914_3.0 Just read it all, and it looks awesome. Nice work... Jun 4 2014, 11:02 AM PanelBilly I sent my oil pump off to Henry Schmit for a rebui... Jun 17 2014, 04:46 PM Luke M
I sent my oil pump off to Henry Schmit for a rebu... Jun 20 2014, 11:36 AM PanelBilly
I sent my oil pump off to Henry Schmit for a reb... Jun 21 2014, 12:11 AM Tom Billy,
Got off my butt and finished your tran... Jun 19 2014, 01:20 PM Mark Henry
I sent my oil pump off to Henry Schmit for a rebu... Jun 20 2014, 11:55 AM PanelBilly I slotted the brackets that attach the engine lid ... Jun 29 2014, 06:16 PM PanelBilly Finely some good news on the engine. The heads hav... Aug 10 2014, 11:11 AM effutuo101 nice! looking good. Aug 11 2014, 08:49 AM PanelBilly I was at the engine shop yesterday and found out t... Sep 6 2014, 06:00 PM PanelBilly Got the o rings from Pelican and dropped them off ... Sep 13 2014, 01:56 PM PanelBilly Don't know if I'll ever install a radio, b... Sep 13 2014, 07:48 PM PanelBilly Put the refinished trim on the sail panels today Nov 1 2014, 05:22 PM FourBlades Looking really nice man! :chow:
John Nov 1 2014, 05:26 PM PanelBilly Mr Stone Nov 2 2014, 11:32 AM JRust Looking great Billy! I vote for painting the r... Nov 2 2014, 11:40 AM PanelBilly Got a call from the shop today and the engine is n... Nov 3 2014, 06:07 PM PanelBilly The engine work is nearly complete and I'll be... Nov 7 2014, 04:17 PM PanelBilly RE: Gulf Blue Build Thread Nov 7 2014, 08:02 PM RobW :trophy: :trophy: :trophy:
Get that thing back... Nov 8 2014, 07:48 AM PanelBilly The engine is in my garage now! Nov 11 2014, 10:39 PM PanelBilly So the engine goes together. First the alternator ... Nov 15 2014, 01:27 PM PanelBilly Fan housing strap was more fun.
And now I... Nov 15 2014, 01:33 PM Tom Looking nice Billy. Sent you a PM about the wiri... Nov 15 2014, 02:15 PM PanelBilly When I checked the size of the holes in the shroud... Nov 15 2014, 06:44 PM PanelBilly But I'm missing one of the fastener clips to f... Nov 15 2014, 06:51 PM puffinator And do I need these 3 bolts sticking up from the b... Nov 15 2014, 08:05 PM puffinator In regard to the 3 holes. The one on the right, i... Nov 15 2014, 08:25 PM Tbrown4x4 Looks great Billy! Something so perfect about ... Nov 15 2014, 07:54 PM PanelBilly More work done today. First I have the braided gro... Nov 22 2014, 07:35 PM PanelBilly And the PMOs are all mounted up with the linkage
... Nov 22 2014, 07:37 PM PanelBilly And since I had a box of plastic plugs, I capped a... Nov 22 2014, 07:39 PM PanelBilly So this is where it stands. Now I need to figure o... Nov 22 2014, 07:42 PM KELTY360
Am I the only one to notice the dust on the ha... Nov 22 2014, 10:07 PM mepstein Too pretty to put in a car. Nov 22 2014, 08:06 PM JRust
Too pretty to put in a car.
:agree: That is one... Nov 22 2014, 09:05 PM PanelBilly
Too pretty to put in a car.
:agree: That is on... Nov 22 2014, 10:03 PM JRust
I thought you were into the hybrid thing. This ca... Nov 23 2014, 11:49 AM PanelBilly Not paint, they are powder coated. Wipes clean Nov 22 2014, 10:39 PM rhodyguy Mcclendons has a pretty extensive metric selection... Nov 23 2014, 11:32 AM billh1963 Beautiful engine! I'll be curious to see h... Nov 23 2014, 04:06 PM aircooledtechguy WOW!! :worship:
Good things really do co... Nov 24 2014, 09:39 AM type2man That oughta run good!!!! Nov 24 2014, 08:39 PM PanelBilly Headers were installed today, but i quickly learne... Dec 6 2014, 06:08 PM PanelBilly Here's the bottom view
And from the top
Dec 6 2014, 06:10 PM PanelBilly And then the exhaust
But I assembled it without... Dec 6 2014, 06:28 PM aircooledtechguy
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:popcorn: Dec 16 2014, 10:43 AM bigkensteele Looks fantastic! Can't wait to see it in ... Dec 6 2014, 06:31 PM Cairo94507 Seriously - get that baby in the car already! Dec 7 2014, 09:02 AM RobW
Seriously - get that baby in the car already... Dec 7 2014, 09:06 AM PanelBilly Today the oil pressure sender arrived and I have t... Dec 10 2014, 09:36 PM PanelBilly Broke one of the exhaust studs yesterday while I w... Dec 15 2014, 12:11 PM PanelBilly Today I got the timing marks scratched in the flyw... Dec 27 2014, 10:25 PM Cairo94507 Very nice :headbanger: Dec 27 2014, 10:35 PM PanelBilly I needed the car high enough so I could slide the ... Dec 30 2014, 08:44 PM Evil Older Brother
I needed the car high enough so I could slide the... Dec 30 2014, 09:16 PM Mblizzard While the 6 x6 blocks rarely fail, I always use so... Dec 30 2014, 08:55 PM PanelBilly Working on details before the engine is in the way... Jan 4 2015, 01:15 PM rhodyguy Billy, go to mcclendons and pick up a set of rubbe... Jan 4 2015, 01:27 PM Mr.242
. What purpose does the piece of tubing, between ... Jan 5 2015, 09:40 AM rhodyguy supply or return? Jan 5 2015, 10:59 AM PanelBilly I did find some rubber caps at McLendons and they ... Jan 11 2015, 04:56 PM PanelBilly Mounted the MSD with nutserts or rivnuts (whatever... Feb 15 2015, 01:51 PM  |
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