I'm finally starting a build thread. This is the car "I had to have" at 18, and it threw a rod after I made my first car payment! It has been a here & there kinda project ever since. Right now I basically seldom work on my car, life keeps me to busy, but now when I do...I will document and share my progress with the world. I live in Wisconsin, and plan to stick within the law on my build(at least for the most part), there are a few thing that are illegal around here(such as shaved door handles) that are of interest, but we'll see. A few thing's are for sure; NO big hood scoops, NO big block, NO NOS, NO racing stripes, and NO Candy paint, Big wheels...maybe someday, but I am very selective about what I like(and I love Tony's 22" Iroc's!!!), but for now my stock SS wheels have new tires and I will roll them with pride.
I have some pretty serious mods in mind, but we all dream. My 86' SS was a true Wisconsin rust bucket when I bought it 10 years ago. Has solid frame rails, but the rear quarter panels were very rotted, as well as the floor.
I few things the future will hold:
A/C Delete heater system.
Custom floor boards with exhaust channels.
GP trunk cross brace.
Dual Power Bucket seats.
Lots of polished goodies under the hood.
I don't want to let all the cats out of the bag at once, but I'll just say that there are some other things in mind.
I guess I should start with some of the oldest digital photos I have, then work my way towards more current images.
Here's a classic interior pic from a few years ago:
I've been looking for some older pics that show how bad the rear quarters were, the only pics I have of that far back are not digital and my scanner is not currently working(maybe I'll scan some after re-installing the software)(and maybe I won't, because I believe pretty much all of us have seen rotted quarters before). All the rear metal work is now completed.
Here's an engine compartment pic from a couple years ago:
That's a 350sbc I bought running with over $1500 of build receipts, I picked it up for $400. Edelbrock Performer RPM cam & intake, 1.95 valve heads. I'm not half the engine mechanic that I am a fabricator, so that's pretty much the scope of my knowledge about the engine, other than I also know it runs well, and has an mildly aggressive chop to the idle.
I have some pretty serious mods in mind, but we all dream. My 86' SS was a true Wisconsin rust bucket when I bought it 10 years ago. Has solid frame rails, but the rear quarter panels were very rotted, as well as the floor.
I few things the future will hold:
A/C Delete heater system.
Custom floor boards with exhaust channels.
GP trunk cross brace.
Dual Power Bucket seats.
Lots of polished goodies under the hood.
I don't want to let all the cats out of the bag at once, but I'll just say that there are some other things in mind.
I guess I should start with some of the oldest digital photos I have, then work my way towards more current images.






Here's a classic interior pic from a few years ago:

I've been looking for some older pics that show how bad the rear quarters were, the only pics I have of that far back are not digital and my scanner is not currently working(maybe I'll scan some after re-installing the software)(and maybe I won't, because I believe pretty much all of us have seen rotted quarters before). All the rear metal work is now completed.
Here's an engine compartment pic from a couple years ago:

That's a 350sbc I bought running with over $1500 of build receipts, I picked it up for $400. Edelbrock Performer RPM cam & intake, 1.95 valve heads. I'm not half the engine mechanic that I am a fabricator, so that's pretty much the scope of my knowledge about the engine, other than I also know it runs well, and has an mildly aggressive chop to the idle.