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thanx guys, just a lot of time, patience, and elbow grease.
grit blasting the engine bay was the only miserable part of the entire project.
i bet we see a lot more restos of turbo dodges in the coming years (i hope).
Incredible. What a great job.
Another thing that gets me is people who have a nice ride and just walk out to the driveway and shoot a pic and call it done. Background is important. Need something nice but that won't detract from the main subject. Back in the 35mm days I would drive around town looking for different backgrounds and shoot an entire roll just to get the right shot. A friend of mine was a professional for a few years and taught me well. Your wifes car beside it, the kids toys on the lawn can ruin a nice pic. Take a few minutes to drive someplace and find a desolate spot. Or as you're driving keep an eye for a different looking spot. Another thing is get low and shoot at car level, take shots from different angles. I have in mind a real cool spot for when my Rampage is done that I found when I was driving around. It's in the hood, but I think it'll look real wild.Originally Posted by zin
Having taken a few pictures before, and being extremely in interested in these pictures for my own selfish reasons, I'd like to offer the following bits of advice. 1st, get a nice tripod, to get good pictures w/out flash (and not outside), you'll need a very stable camera (or a very ex$pensive one!). Next set the flash to "off", then set it to timer mode, frame the shot, and press the button, wait your few seconds and you've got your shot! I use the timer to prevent a blurry shot due to your finger moving the camera while it's trying to get the shot. If the pictures come out too red/orange, try to get some more light on the subject. Be careful, too harsh and you'll end up with shadows almost as bad as a flash! Best to use a couple of incandescent lights on either side of the camera if you can, this limits the shadows and is more natural than florescent lights. I've hesitated in the past to offer this advise as most folks don't have the patience to go through the trouble, but after seeing the attention to detail here, I'm sure it's within you!
Mike
PS If you really want to get technical, you can put a color card (available form most camera shops) in the frame (not obscuring anything important of course), so when you color correct the pictures you know the color is "true to the world", regardless of so-so light or a camera that is a little off. Am I getting a little anal retentive here?
looks great.wish my csx was a 1/4 as clean as your car.....
thanx LOWRANGO.
i always said the best part of owning any hobby car is just owning it, i still say that. but it is a nice treat to have your peers pat you on the back for a job well done. i say "treat" because it is something i never expect or even try for.
for the very 1st time in my life i got a 1st Place award at a car show ("Best Shelby Numbered", Larz Auto Museum, Boston, July 21, 2007), not that it matters, but it was a nice treat......but now the real to-go-for goal is a 12.799 or better ET besting my 12.92:
bumping
Looks Great! Are you gonna bring that thing to Cincy next year? I'm hoping that my dad and I finally get his project, 86S #269, done by then. We'd make for a great pair of 86 S cars.
RICH you dug up this old thread???
DAN no i wont be taking the car to any long distance shows until this economy turns around since i dont have a car hauler.
you should share some in-progress pix of #269, we'd enjoy that.
Yup, I was looking at potentially buying a GLH-T that had the wireing chewed through by rodents and needed refference as to where everything should be.
Got anymore pictures?
Bump for stickie????!!!!!!
i dont have any detailed wiring pix, sorry......theres lots of folks here that can help with your wiring questions.
most of my pix are over here:
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Dang! Just beautiful. I really like your them - almost original, originality compromised ONLY to go fastest with stockest.
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Bumping this, anyone know of a source?
talk about raising an old thread.
SUPERCRACKERBOX you need to call your local GM dealer and ask for GM part number 801528, AC part # 219-13. The filters are no longer made, you have to locate NOS, i bought a box of ten in 2009 and I recall there was only one box showing in the GM database, but try partsvoice.com you may find more that have turned up, good luck.
I bought a box of ten last summer. They had to order them in, and didn't mention anything about NOS. This was in Canada, though, so that may make a difference.
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May be just easier to find some similar foam and cut your own like I did many years ago..I used a heated small nail to bore the hole..worked like a champ..
When I restored GLHS276 I went to a foam store (A-1 foam) and found some foam that was the correct color and close to the correct texture. Bought the correct thickness and then had the foam store cut lengths of this. Then simply cut to correct length. As GLHS444 said use heated nail to bore hole. Then secured with a dab of weatherstrip adhesive. Probably had $5 total into whole thing with enough spares to last a lifetime.
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I had some grey foam that was almost a perfect match and cutout pieces from it. I have many extras.
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good tips on making these filters. the box of (10) GM filters was only $7.00. The Dodge Parts Catalog doesn't even show the filters on the solenoid block and there is no listing for a filter part number in the entire catalog that I could find.
Here's what the GM filters look like, very close to the correct Dodge filters:
Well the link you posted showed plenty in stock at several dealers, so I'll get in contact with them and see how much the prices have gone up. I was about to ask if you had another pic of that area, but you just posted it.
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