71' (gonna be) a one of a kind custom

[71' Custom]

So it has been a while, but I finally have an update! But I also have a problem
When I installed my rack & pinion setup I remember that it was necessary to move the engine perches to the rearward holes right?
Well, when you do that the bottom of the perch does not line up to anything





Do I just drill a new hole or am I missing something? It also seems that will move my motor back a considerable amount. I am a little worried cause I will not know for sure till' I get the cab on and the engine in.

I did send an email to Rob and No Limit asking this question, hopefully everything is ok. In no real hurry to get them installed right now as I still have to take them to the powder coater

[71' Custom]

I think I am getting to my conclusion, I am thinking about just drilling the hole to fit the bottom part of the perch. Rob brought up a good point, moving the motor back even slightly will help increase performance and drive-ability. If the fire wall gets in the way, the firewall will just have to make way!

[71' Custom]

So I was helping a customer order some accessories last week for a car he just bought, we got to talking about cars and he was telling me about all the cars he has had in the past. I had told him about how i am building my 71 and we talked a bit about it nothing too much just kinda in passing. So he shows back up this past Saturday and hands me a zip-lock bag full of stickers and vinyls of bow ties and some other stuff, including the one pictured below. It is a great looking sticker but don't really go with my truck. I would hate for this to go to waste, would anybody want this? Not selling it, that would not be right, but if someone needs it it is yours!

[knomadd]

That's cool. I think Late Great Chevy's is a parts supplier for impala's or something...

[knomadd]

Yep... here it is:
http://www.lategreatchevy.com/
It takes you to Eckler's. Cool looking sticker though.

[71' Custom]

Originally Posted by knomadd

Yep... here it is:
http://www.lategreatchevy.com/
It takes you to Eckler's. Cool looking sticker though.

ah, well that explains that

[71' Custom]

Sorry there hasn't been any updates lately, been kinda tight on money. Working on the powder coating the wheels, so there should be some really cool pics to come within the next month or so........

[BigDaddyV]

Awesome build bud. I hear ya on the moneys situation. I'm in the same boat with my build. One peice at a time. I'm just diggin a little deeper in to my build than what you have done, dont get me wrong, I love what you have done it looks great!

[71' Custom]

Originally Posted by BigDaddyV

Awesome build bud. I hear ya on the moneys situation. I'm in the same boat with my build. One peice at a time. I'm just diggin a little deeper in to my build than what you have done, dont get me wrong, I love what you have done it looks great!

Thanks!

[Oly72C20]

Subscribed!!!

Can't wait to see the additional progress!

Joe

[71' Custom]

Got to do a little work tonight working out the new holes for my engine perches.



Wow, that is moving them back quite a bit, god I hope everything fits!

[71' Custom]

I broke down and ordered a part for the truck last night......

Now if the temperature will get out of the teens, I will be able to put them on!

[71' Custom]

Here they are!

[71' Custom]

[BigDaddyV]

That looks Great bud! I love the way they turned out!

[71' Custom]

Thanks! I hope to have the trailing arms on tonight. I ordered new coil spring clamps from LMC as well, so when those get here I can mount up the springs as well!

[BigDaddyV]

sweet keep us posted

[71' Custom]

Trailing arms and springs?





CHECK!

[knomadd]

What's the plate on top of the driveshaft opening? Is the cross member flipped and that's for the carrier bearing? I ask because I don't have one on mine.

[BigDaddyV]

very clean and nice.

[71' Custom]

Originally Posted by knomadd

What's the plate on top of the driveshaft opening? Is the cross member flipped and that's for the carrier bearing? I ask because I don't have one on mine.

Yeah, mine has a strange one on it, it took me a while to find the correct one a while back when I had to replace it.

[71' Custom]

Originally Posted by BigDaddyV

very clean and nice.

Thanks, I was really pleased last night when it was done!

[71' Custom]

well, I found a powder coater willing to do the two-tone power coating in my wheels. Although the design is going to have to change up a little bit in order to make it look right. He is also offering to coat my wilwood calipers in blue at the same time. Now admittedly, I had considered powder coating the calipers before but then I loose the wilwood logo too. "Not so!" he says. He tells me he can have a "high temp" vinyl made and then cleared into the caliper. So that go me to thinking, what if instead on the wilwood logo I have him make a C/10 logo on there? Kinda have it stretched across the front of the caliper. I think this could be really cool looking and extremely unique. Thoughts?

[knomadd]

That might be pretty cool. Like a custom touch. Isn't the lettering on the caliper indented into the surface though?

[71' Custom]

I thought it was at first but it is actually just under the clear.