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Wow!!! That is a beautiful engine, can't wait to hear the specs and the details about your build . Best wishes to you and lots of progress in 2024.

Any updates on your progress?

I like Michael Fling's idea to name the car. Mine is going to be black with gold accents (I am a Purdue boilermaker) So the first name that comes to mind is "boilermaker" , but most people won't get it, ideas welcome .... I will let you hit it with a champagne bottle and name it aloud , LOL ...

I am going to try to do little progress reports at a time to keep it interesting and to give me time to actually work on the car Next I connected the lift system , which is awesome , but quickly discovered that with the front lift up you can't turn the front wheels without rubbing on the front...

Any updates on this build ?

My reward for finishing the tail lights was a trip to Denver to visit my friend and mentor Cam for spring break and see the second finished SLC in person (first one was Howard's) It was an awesome trip with my son Miguel, on the way there on 3/14 ( as they call it Pi day at MIT ) we were in the...

Holly crap, I just realized it took me a month and a half of solid work to do the tail lights back in February and March , no wonder this is taking so long LOL here is a picture of the back with all the Tee nuts in place . I also cut the rear clam hinge to make room for the transmission when the...

Well it has been almost a year since my last post, sorry, just busy. Working full time and tackling this project is a bit crazy . I will try to catch up in the next few weeks I was wrong again, the tail light project was not faster or easier than the headlight project , it was slow and super...

Strong work Kurt. Glad you made your first car show. I am certainly looking forward to my first one but decided against driving around a partially finished car. Getting close!!! I have been away from the forum for a while, I will post lots of updates soon . Glad to see your progress , very well...

For what is worth, this is what I did to modify the original console , I did like the profile and how it curves , I created the shape I wanted with clay, and made a mold. I added some foam so that it supports the right elbow nicely , no cup holders, I will add those next to the doors . I hope...

I guess the only variable left is the degrees of adjustment that the headlight has to compensate for the wrong pitch angle, the jaguar F type headlights have a ton of adjustment side to side but not sure if enough on the vertical plane, I will find out soon. Great work as always Scott.

Thanks for the kind words Rich. I have been dreaming for a long time about the first drive to work, the gas station and the first car show. Especially after the long days and nights in the garage. It certainly has been a labor of love and lots of learning curves. Some of it very enjoyable...

Thanks Rob, Wow , a PhD dissertation, I never attended one, I bet that was cool. Although probably was way over everyone's head. Yes, proud dad for sure, can't wait to see what he does. He certainly has helped me a lot with all the electrical stuff. I will miss him A LOT!!! I have been...

Thanks Mark, it just takes time and going through the learning curves. And always be willing to compromise a little. your paint job is not bad at all.

Thanks Kurt. You are welcome any time, you can stay at my place. We have an extra bedroom. My goal is to drive to the midwest in the SLC this summer (my dad lives in Evansville IN) . Lofty goal, we'll see.

And to keep things going, just started the tail light project. It certainly is going to be interesting .... Morimoto lambo style C7 sequential tail lights . Lights are a bit curved, which is not a big deal, the length on the other hand is going to be a serious challenge... so here I go again ...

Here is a video of the horns. I think is pretty funny. sound board has a USB interface any sound files can be downloaded https://youtube.com/shorts/HIw6nzeEW7w?feature=share

And finally , everything comes together for a nice looking interior , I believe . I am super happy with the final product and I learned a lot.

Since the upgraded gated shifter does not fit the standard center console I had to offset it to the passenger side and create closeout panels , I wrapped them in leather and the end result is not bad, I wanted the center console to be easily removed with the shifter in place and that is the only...

I painted the gated shifter and the shifter shaft black since the aluminum finish did not match my black and gold theme, however the paint is not going to hold out well, if anyone has any tips on how to black anodize the gate please let me know, otherwise I will to continuously touch it up, but...