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What all suspension mods???

Have you made any passes at the Motorplex yet?
I used to make the trek there at least once a year.
I don't have the desire to go to all the races I used to attend. The Pontiac Southern Nats, sometimes raced at the Motorplex. I wish those days would return!!

I like your thinking on holding e.t.'s to a desired time.
Tom and Sharon Wilhites Pontiacs both run 10's easily (the red 58 and white 59, I'm sure you know of tem). Tom's white 59 has a 540 with 2 of those large single throttle bodies on a tunnel ram, Sharon's is a 505, similar combo.
Tom likes the idea of being a little easy on his engines and chassis. It also saves a lot on safety equipment and extra mods if he ran quicker.

I like that blue color, what a sleeper!!!
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Thanks Jeff. The suspension consists of Cal-tracs with Landrum leaf springs, factory WS-6 springs up front. Carrera drag shocks in the front and Comp Engineering in the back.

I wish those DAPA Nationals would make a come back. I haven't raced at the Motorplex yet but met Steve C's friend that races the Pontiac powered Fairmont there last April at a private track rental. He was crew chief'ing for a fast Fox body Mustang. We also met up with Jim Robertson at Extreme Dragstrip shortly before Norwalk to watch his Bad Fast TA make a couple of passes and show case his 96 d-ports making more than 800 HP NA. I always enjoy watching Tom and Sharon race. They are good at what they do. One has to stay on a realistic budget to survive this hobby and enjoy it.

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Sweet build!

On the show bar, did you use a template to trim the interior panels? Curious how you went about doing that.

Also curious about how you trimmed out the panel holes, did you use vacuum line slit lengthwise?


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Sweet build!

On the show bar, did you use a template to trim the interior panels? Curious how you went about doing that.

Also curious about how you trimmed out the panel holes, did you use vacuum line slit lengthwise?

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Thanks.... I suggested to the gentleman I purchased the roll bar from, we swap out our interior panels. I have no idea how he trimmed them but thought he did a stellar job. This was the third time he installed one of these bars.... He really wanted to redo the holes in the panels but I talked him out of it.
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I had gotten mine cut really close and even at one point, and wanted to change my interior panels, since the ones I had got pretty beat up. So I cut the section out with the hole in it and use it as a template.

I like the welting used, what's the source for that? I had used vacuum line slit lengthwise which looked pretty good, but like the welting idea much better.

EDIT: I pulled mine out and polished it up really good, am the original owner, bought new when available, and it's in great shape. Doing an interior color change, so will need to cut my new panels, will try to do the welting this time...


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Built a rear deck out of MDF, with a 10" sub box, should sound pretty good.

I will start a build thread once it comes back from paint....

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Thanks Jeff. The suspension consists of Cal-tracs with Landrum leaf springs, factory WS-6 springs up front. Carrera drag shocks in the front and Comp Engineering in the back.

I wish those DAPA Nationals would make a come back. I haven't raced at the Motorplex yet but met Steve C's friend that races the Pontiac powered Fairmont there last April at a private track rental. He was crew chief'ing for a fast Fox body Mustang. We also met up with Jim Robertson at Extreme Dragstrip shortly before Norwalk to watch his Bad Fast TA make a couple of passes and show case his 96 d-ports making more than 800 HP NA. I always enjoy watching Tom and Sharon race. They are good at what they do. One has to stay on a realistic budget to survive this hobby and enjoy it.
John Dinkel. He said he met a Pontiac guy there and I figured it was you! Yes I do miss the race day at the PSNs. They did also have a Texas Muscle Car Challenge days at various tracks. Not sure it they still have those at the Motorplex.

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There is Vintage Drags at Little River tomorrow.
http://littleriverdragway.com/

Skip,
John met Paul at Ennis when they were testing Ralph's Mustang, he wrenches and makes the decisions on the nitrous tune up. It ran a 4.58 in the 1/8 at 151 mph that day.
Last weekend he was up there testing a '72 Nova, another small tire car that will probably run 4.70's. He works on both of these cars out of his shop.

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I had gotten mine cut really close and even at one point, and wanted to change my interior panels, since the ones I had got pretty beat up. So I cut the section out with the hole in it and use it as a template.

I like the welting used, what's the source for that? I had used vacuum line slit lengthwise which looked pretty good, but like the welting idea much better.

EDIT: I pulled mine out and polished it up really good, am the original owner, bought new when available, and it's in great shape. Doing an interior color change, so will need to cut my new panels, will try to do the welting this time...


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I don't know where he got the welting or what it is. I just turned it from black to blue. You are fortunate to have bought one of these new and still have it after all these years. A couple of friends bought them new for their cars back in the day. I wasn't willing to spend the money at the time. I enjoy buying all these vintage parts I couldnt afford back then..... Hopefully the guy I got the roll bar from sees this thread and chimes in.

You have a cool project going on! Thanks for the pictures.

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I think you can get the trim from McMaster…

https://www.mcmaster.com/edge-trim/h...-plastic-trim/

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I don't know where he got the welting or what it is. I just turned it from black to blue. You are fortunate to have bought one of these new and still have it after all these years. A couple of friends bought them new for their cars back in the day. I wasn't willing to spend the money at the time. I enjoy buying all these vintage parts I couldnt afford back then..... Hopefully the guy I got the roll bar from sees this thread and chimes in.

You have a cool project going on! Thanks for the pictures.
Luckily, black is the color I'm going to, which gives me more options since I won't have to dye it. The vacuum hose thing I did looked pretty good, ends met up square with almost invisible parting line, and it's flexible enough to follow a tight circle. It's just difficult to cut lengthwise is the thing.

Yeah, I realize I'm lucky to have got one new! The chrome on it is a thick, show-chrome that I wish I could get bumpers done like! There's one minor scratch on it, not thru the chrome, and you would have to stare at it to see it, so lucky in that respect too.

I trimmed the mounting pads where it attaches to the rocker area, and was able to trim the carpet to hug the tube. I had some welting on the carpet there before, but used a crappy type that would pop off sometimes. This time I think I'm just going to have some carpet edge sewn on it, see how that looks/works.

Thanks for comment on project, as soon as I get it back from paint will start a thread. One cool thing I found along the way was a billet shaker scoop grill, did a test fit on the 70-76 scoop I have, and it fits great. They (Resto-a-Muscle Car) do make one for later years as well, but here it the link to the 70-76 one:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/313250325679

Could probably go right to the Resto-a-Muscle Car's website and buy it too, not sure.

ID67goat - Nice, thanks for the link! I will drill down on options there. Never thought to look there for the trim, was going to start looking at upholstery shops or suppliers.


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Yup, here's a link to the 78-81 scoop grills:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/31339468908....c101110.m2109

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