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Nice looking project man good to see something different being done for a change!! haha

looking sharp man, heaps better with some wheels and low.....coupes look far bettter than four door!

Nice looking esky, the 2 doors are mint!

Sounds like mechanical arent the go if you going off the weight n stall etc off that selector.....might need to give this carb back then...

Ended up just buying a Holley alloy manifold off trademe....Now the next issue is should i be wanting a vacuum or mechanical secondaries? Cause the one iv got is mechanical which may or may not be ideal? Like i said above, no clue about carbs haha

Nice work man, just read build front to back, impressive! car looks choice

we shall see, acquiring a list of new bolt on bits i want to get together so hopefully someone can confirm before then.

So wack that on and should be away laughing yeah?

Engine and box have been split and engine on a stand I got off TM for SB Chev. Didnt expect the stand to be so minute, its about 2/5 of fall off the ground lol..guess it does the trick though. Scored a rebuilt Holley 450 carb just got to find the right adaptor to fit the manifold iv got. A whole 195 HP wooooo

yup see here. Im picking i need a adaptor like you say just dont know which its meant to be lol

Any of you old folk know anything about carbs??? Im used to the fancy injected technology. Got a supposidly factory 283 Chev Four barrel intake manifold. And scored a rebuilt Holley 450 that was meant to go onto a 350 Chev. Now they dont bolt to each other, picking i need one of those fangdangled adaptors iv seen on trademe. Would that be right? And if so how do i tell what i have/what i need. All help greatly appreciated!!

oh yeah, loving that with the body back on...super slammed looks awesome!!

nah, so not such a big deal with keeping original as not matching engine and box.

Yeah after going round n round n circles think im going to stick with the 283...iv got everything i need to make the car complete and driveable bar some brakes, suspension, rust repairs.. So instead of spending more money will just get it going with what iv got, would rather it on the road being used than in the shed for 6 years trying to finish it all lol

Had a contact buttt unsure what im doing now lol...change of plan 39 so far so just waiting till i get a few things checked out. Updated project thread!!

So scored a sweet as windscreen for it for $151 on trademe, my old one is delaminating and a new one is around $800 by the time you get from states to nz...sooooo very happy about that one. Progress has kind of halted at present, trying to work out best way forward with rust and engine (contemplating converting to injected such as LS or something?) Open to suggestions on engine or ideas!!

Nice work man looks like a mint project, good to see some other american cars on here!!

JUst want to make sure we do it once and right as not a job i want to be doing twice.

Im most likely replacing whole floor pan and sills anyways so there wont be anything left thats rusty haha... Panelbeater might be the go, the vin guy is round the corner so can check on it while its underway to make sure hes happy.

yeah its structural cause its in the sills sooooo....might just be safer to get panelbeater to do it , then everyone will be happy.

yeah figured youd be best to get a repair certer on board at the start to avoid rework or hard questions....just figuring if its worth us doing it ourselves or just get panelbeater to do it all

didnt bring car into the country so guess i need to contact someone and find out if it was tagged for rust.

What are the legalities around rust repairs... Prior to a vin. Such as say sills or a floor pan. Does it need to be done by a panel beater with a repair cert OR can it be done as long as its in a tradesman like manner". Whats the rules say anyone know?

Shit that sux man, lucky to walk away uninjured, sux to be involved in an accident when your not at fault and it all unfolds in front of you and you cant do anything to avoid it, been there done that it aint good. Heres hoping everything can be fixed up easily enough with insurance

This thing is epic man mean project!! just read your complete build thread.