Space City 1982 GP Build

[Texas82GP]

Sean and I got over to the storage tonight and got the rest of the seam sealing done. I didn't plan to take the better part of the interior out of the car at this time but I'm happy with where this has brought the project. This has put a lot of life back into the floors....

Also, I think the musty old car smell is gone.

The reality of how much money I need to spend to put the interior back in is setting in. One day at a time. Next up...two coats of satin black Rustoleum enamel on the floors.

That's it for now gents. Thanks as always for looking in.

 

[Clutch]

Sean and I got over to the storage tonight and got the rest of the seam sealing done. I didn't plan to take the better part of the interior out of the car at this time but I'm happy with where this has brought the project. This has put a lot of life back into the floors....

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Also, I think the musty old car smell is gone.

The reality of how much money I need to spend to put the interior back in is setting in. One day at a time. Next up...two coats of satin black Rustoleum enamel on the floors.

That's it for now gents. Thanks as always for looking in.

Just looking at your tunnel made me laugh it reminded me of my buddy Joe's car in highschool it was a 66 Chevelle SS convertible custom painted candy apple red. It was the party car and we blew up every engine and transmission combo you can think of in it lol the hole for the shifters was butchered like 2' long because we didn't have a welder to patch the hacking we did to it. Not that yours is or will be hacked it just reminded me of a few funny memories

 

[Northernregal]

The floor looks great. Must be satisfying again to know it’s going to be totally taken care of. I can’t wait until I’m coating metal instead of fixing it! Inspiring progress man!

 

[Texas82GP]

Just looking at your tunnel made me laugh it reminded me of my buddy Joe's car in highschool it was a 66 Chevelle SS convertible custom painted candy apple red. It was the party car and we blew up every engine and transmission combo you can think of in it lol the hole for the shifters was butchered like 2' long because we didn't have a welder to patch the hacking we did to it. Not that yours is or will be hacked it just reminded me of a few funny memories

Everything the previous owner did was a hack, Eric. Much of the work I've done on the car has been undoing his hack jobs.

The floor looks great. Must be satisfying again to know it’s going to be totally taken care of. I can’t wait until I’m coating metal instead of fixing it! Inspiring progress man!

It does feel good to be at this point though I hoped to put this aspect of the project off for a year or two. Hang in there. You are doing nice work on your car. You'll get there.

 

[O. D. Showtime]

Looking good Jared! Another hurdle behind you.

 

[Texas82GP]

Our office was closed today due to weather (stop lauging northen friends). I went over to the storage late this afternoon hoping to put the first coat of Rustoleum Satin Black on the floors but it was too cold. It was 40° in the storage and the can says minimum 50°. I wanted to push it and paint it anyway but didn't want a paint disaster that size so I held off.

Sean and I had placed the original automatic console out of his 78 Z28 in there to see if it was a possibility. I'm leaning towards modifying it to make it work. The opening for the shifter appears to be in the right place. It will take some trimming to get it to lay down over the floor brace.....

I moved on to trying to fit the driver's side header. I started by pulling the old steering shaft which I had installed to move the car from the old storage. I had to pull the driver's side motor mount bolt, loosen the passenger side bolt, loosen the transmission mount bolt and jack the engine up on the driver's side but I got the header down in there. I got it hanging from the rear bolt but it won't sit flush against the rest of the cylinder head. It's hitting the lower rear lower control arm mount. It might go if I trim the mount and the control arm. These headers may not work. They are really 2nd gen Camaro/X-body headers. I think I'm going to see if the passenger header will go and get my brother to help me look at the driver's side before I start trimming. It wasn't a very productive trip bit sometimes that's the way it goes.

Until next time, take care guys.

 

[Clutch]

Our office was closed today due to weather (stop lauging northen friends). I went over to the storage late this afternoon hoping to put the first coat of Rustoleum Satin Black on the floors but it was too cold. It was 40° in the storage and the can says minimum 50°. I wanted to push it and paint it anyway but didn't want a paint disaster that size so I held off.

Sean and I had placed the original automatic console out of his 78 Z28 in there to see if it was a possibility. I'm leaning towards modifying it to make it work. The opening for the shifter appears to be in the right place. It will take some trimming to get it to lay down over the floor brace.....
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I moved on to trying to fit the driver's side header. I started by pulling the old steering shaft which I had installed to move the car from the old storage. I had to pull the driver's side motor mount bolt, loosen the passenger side bolt, loosen the transmission mount bolt and jack the engine up on the driver's side but I got the header down in there. I got it hanging from the rear bolt but it won't sit flush against the rest of the cylinder head. It's hitting the lower rear lower control arm mount. It might go if I trim the mount and the control arm. These headers may not work. They are really 2nd gen Camaro/X-body headers. I think I'm going to see if the passenger header will go and get my brother to help me look at the driver's side before I start trimming. It wasn't a very productive trip bit sometimes that's the way it goes.

Until next time, take care guys.

I think it was you that told me any progress is good progress

 

[michmalibuman]

I had to use Headmen headers on mine to clear the z bar. let me know if you find one that works.

 

[pontiacgp]

Jared, if you are thinking of putting something down on the floor to absorb noise take a look at roofing water and ice shield, it's way cheaper than the brand name stuff. My friend, who has installed car systems since the cavemen started driving, clued me in on that and it works great, it's made with butyl

 

[Clutch]

Jared, if you are thinking of putting down on the floor to absorb noise take a look at roofing water and ice shield, it's way cheaper than the brand name stuff. My friend, who has installed car systems since the cavemen started driving, clued me in on that and it works great, it's made with butyl

Yea when we built all the Village Auto Trucks we used some kind of rolled rubber roofing that you heated and it stuck to the floor kind of like Evercoat sound pad I think ice and water Shield is like 150 or roll But the roles are huge