My "shop find" Bullitt Stang!

[big gear head]

Excellent work, as always.

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

You're doing a great job on your car, Ryan!! Keep at it!! We'll have a spare room once the new house is done. Ship that Olds down here and we'll spray the funk on it!! I'm pretty good with a brush!!

Cheers
Dave

Brush or roller, same price :-)

Ryan

[A12pilot]

Moving right along, what with all these birthday distractions and what not:laugh:, we move into my favorite part of work when I was a kid: BRAKE TIME!:burnout: Yes they are spelled differently, but the result is the same.....stuff stops! So what we see here is Ford's way of letting you know that not only can they screw up power steering, but brakes are also thrown into the "intern designed" group. :thumbsdown:
What goes on the inner fender below the master cylinder is a complex assortment of tubes, with no less than nine attachment points. What doesn't go here is your hand with a wrench when it leaks. After the 790lb 3ft wide Bigblock gets wedged in here.... along with a power brake booster the size of a cantaloupe.... there's no room for nothing! So brake bleeding comes first to ensure no leaks.

And since we're into all things messy, it's SMOG time too! Here's the complete system ready to go. Despite its complex looks, it's really not that complicated to install. The pump goes on and the rest goes...... well..... all that stuff attaches to the pump!:hmmm:

Since I'm gutting the pump and rendering the system useless, the heads are already blocked yet I need to mount the tubes. So how's that going to work? Simple. Cut the tubes and weld them to the plugs! Add a little Ford corporate blue paint and nobody knows the difference....but I ran out of paint so the touch up has to wait. Always something

Cheers
Dave

[A12pilot]

Sooooooo close!! :burnout:

Cheers:beers:
Dave

[VintageMusclecar]

Thank you for letting me be a part of your project Dave. :)

[A12pilot]

Yes Sir, Eric! Thank you for the excellent work on my carb! I should be ready to fire it up soon. Meanwhile, I bled the brakes and as you can see here, everything but a wrench can go in this small little spot. So best to figure out the leaks now before that Mauritania anchor of a propulsion unit goes in :cool2:
So were there any leaks? I'm happy to report.....YES! All but one fitting leaked! :biggthumpup: Wait.... that's the wrong thumbs up. Actually, it's not. I knew it was going to happen so I wasn't disappointed when it did! :rolleyes2: Damn stainless lines....
I'll figure that out when I get back from this trip. Sometimes it's best to just walk away and let these things fix themselves. Sort of like going on a commercial break. Come back, "Hey, remember that whoositz that wasn't jiving with the statafrat? Amazingly.... it's working now! ":smile: So I'm taking the Millennial approach on this and blaming everyone but myself and expecting compensation and a trophy for my troubles. Hmmmm.....well.... maybe I'll just fix it when I get back. Or fly Mikey down! :biggthumpup:
After mounting up the steering wheel, I noticed a gap... like a step down... between the diameter of the hub and the diameter of the column. Since Steve (we were on a first named basis:tongue:) had the same wheel on his, I pulled out my vast Bullitt picture inventory and low and behold..... same gap! That lighted area on his that is right at the emergency flasher switch, and looks like an aluminum band, us sun glare on the column from the shade of the dash.... look just to the other side of that. I mean.... come on! Such authenticatedness I'm even striving for steering wheel crappy gaps! It's such a nice wheel that it's a shame to leather wrap it. Gotta fix that gap between the Convenience panel and the instrument bezel. Not liking that alignment. I can now hook a battery up and test everything! More to come....

Cheers
Dave

[John Brown]

Ole Kwizz would probably whip up a custom made adapter to cure that problem with the ugggly gap at the steering column. Or just leave it like on the movie car. Different strokes for different folks.

So far it's turning into a cool car, by the way. :biggthumpup:

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

The millennial approach :-)

Love it

Ryan

[John Brown]

Oh, and you are finding why I hate stainless brake tubing. Pretty, but problematic.

[olredalert]

----I so agree with you, John.......Bill S

[A12pilot]

Yep.... they accidentally gave me these so instead of all the headache shipping then back, I figured I'd try them. Always hated them and this just reinforces it! Oh well.... if I can't make them seat correctly.... off they come in favor of the correct steel ones.

Cheers
Dave

[olredalert]

----Understand why you used that set, but I always ask guys who actually choose stainless over steel if they are ever going to use their car in bad weather. The answer is always the same; OH NO, Never, its a "very special car"!!! If we are friends I then tell them that they just threw some money away as well as made problems for themselves. The steel lines (of course) will probably out last even the younger guys on this website......Bill S

[Woj]

Great progress Dave. The brake distribution valve(s) look like something from the wheel well of the 737 "A" system hydraulics. Hard to believe only one fitting sealed, but I'm not surprised. Also, thanks for confirming that your car bites back. I was looking for cold medicine the other day and found 4 one-half full boxes of band aids. Mostly used from car and home project accidents.

Anyway, your work looks great. :)

Phil W.

[454_Malibu]

Great progress Dave. The brake distribution valve(s) look like something from the wheel well of the 737 "A" system hydraulics. Hard to believe only one fitting sealed, but I'm not surprised. Also, thanks for confirming that your car bites back. I was looking for cold medicine the other day and found 4 one-half full boxes of band aids. Mostly used from car and home project accidents.

Anyway, your work looks great. :)

Phil W.
LOL,,Been in the Wheel Well of 747,757,737,787 and now 777, Next will Be 777X. 30 year Boeing Employee,, Hope To Be Done Soon. Awesome Build,,,

[A12pilot]

The biting will cease this weekend: steel brake lines just showed up so the stainless will come off and go in the recycle bin! Also, finished up the seats so now when the official brake bleeder (Kelly:laugh:) goes for round two of "pump that pedal":shocked: she'll have a comfy place to sit! :smirk:
Can't wait to drop this motor in next week!:biggthumpup::biggthumpup::biggthumpup:

Cheers
Dave

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

The biting will cease this weekend: steel brake lines just showed up so the stainless will come off and go in the recycle bin! Also, finished up the seats so now when the official brake bleeder (Kelly:laugh:) goes for round two of "pump that pedal":shocked: she'll have a comfy place to sit! :smirk:
Can't wait to drop this motor in next week!:biggthumpup::biggthumpup::biggthumpup:

Cheers
Dave

Dan Vasic convinced me to use Steel and I am happy he did!!

Ryan

[A12pilot]

Moving right along with new steel lines in, and not one leak, I can call the brakes complete!:biggthumpup: The official "Brake Operator Of Bullitts", or "BOOBS" :hmmm:... is the rightful first person to sit in the newly upholstered seats. She's such a trooper! Only a few parts left on the interior left to do, and that's have the headliner gut come out and do his thing. If I did it, I'd be laughed right out of the Stephen's Convention Center by a whole host of people! So... best to let someone else do it. I'll continue to screw up the other stuff:crazy:

Engine ready to go in!

Cheers
Dave

[A12pilot]

So I used a combination of a few things to lift this Monitor turret up off the ground and guide it into the engine bay that's sized exactly 3/16th of an inch too big to allow it to fit. A 1500lb electric hoist, my 4-Post lift, the help of another set of hands, and several onlookers waiting for the (snap!) [KLUNK] "DANG IT!!". But luckily that last thing never happened:biggthumpup: I had to alter "Jigasaurus" to clear the air pipe on the drivers side, but I'm happy to report this thing worked flawlessly! Perfect angle... perfect clearance....and best of all.... easily removed after the engine is settled in.

It's getting closer! Shifter, clutch z-bar, and exhaust at the end of next week! Waiting on the fuel sender to come back, but I may use a temporary one just to get the car fired off.

Cheers:beers:
Dave

[markinnaples]

Killer work, as always. Nice job.

[mockingbird812]

.....on course, on glide slope ....... OK 3 wire!!!!

[tunes]

Fantastic!!! Your progress reports make my day.

[big gear head]

That's awesome. It's going to be too nice to drive!

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

I have been told you are either a "Brake Operator Of Bullitts" man or an "Acronym Support Systems" man.... but I have to share that I am able to function as both.

I guess I am evolved :-)

Ryan

[Canuck]

Moving right along with new steel lines in, and not one leak, I can call the brakes complete!:biggthumpup: The official "Brake Operator Of Bullitts", or "BOOBS" :hmmm:... is the rightful first person to sit in the newly upholstered seats. She's such a trooper! Only a few parts left on the interior left to do, and that's have the headliner gut come out and do his thing. If I did it, I'd be laughed right out of the Stephen's Convention Center by a whole host of people! So... best to let someone else do it. I'll continue to screw up the other stuff:crazy:

Engine ready to go in!

Cheers
Dave
In the engine and car shot it looks like the car is saying "lets take this outside" and the engine is saying " I am going to get in your face" .
Best standoff I have seen since High Noon.

[Woj]

Phew. Nice work, great acronyms and a cool car. Got to love it.

Well done my friend.

Phil W.

[A12pilot]

Thanks for the compliments guys! I appreciate it! I try and make this whole restoration process entertaining since we all could use some encouragement now and then when things go awry with these cars. And in other news, I can’t believe I used “awry” in a sentence!:scholar::laugh::biggthumpup:

Cheers:beers:

Dave

[Dave Rifkin]

Thanks for the compliments guys! I appreciate it! I try and make this whole restoration process entertaining since we all could use some encouragement now and then when things go awry with these cars. And in other news, I can’t believe I used “awry” in a sentence!:scholar::laugh::biggthumpup:

Cheers:beers:

Dave

I can use that word in a sentence; "I'd like a ham and cheese sandwich awry"

[sixt9rsx33]

Dave fantastic car, fantastic commentary, so entertaining reading this post. Has been awhile so I had several pages to read and LMAO....great job!

[396L78canuck]

Wow nice work!.If you were in Ontario I would give you some work.Bob

[A12pilot]

Thanks guys! Can't wait to get back from this trip and get some more things bolted on. I'll be hooking up a battery to test all the lights and such too. Before I left I gutted my smog pump, so it's all ready to go.

I appreciate the compliments!

Cheers
Dave

[A12pilot]

So moving onto the exhaust, several options exist. What did Bullitt have? What was factory stock? What would I use to make it correct for both? Why does anyone care? :dunno: Welp.... glad you asked! :grin: First step was to see what the Bullitt car has. It was advertised as headers through straight pipes early on in the enthusiasts realm. Well, not so. Evidence against that, if you watch the movie scenes, is no low slung Grady Day-2 headers hanging down! :burnout:. What it's sporting is factory manifolds, the stock h-pipe, resonators, the transverse muffler removed, and straight pipes over the axle and exiting below the valance minus tips. So, basically, a stock system minus the tips and transverse muffler. :scholar:

My system is exactly that, but with a slight deviation. I want it reversible so it can be put back stock if necessary. After the resonators, it'll be a slip-fit, clamped straight pipe system that can be removed and the stock traverse system installed. :D So the biggest thing I need is a set of the stock Resonators. I called up Scott Fuller who makes dead-nuts-on reproductions of entire systems for Mustangs. But the price of the Resonators since they are one piece and welded to the intermediate and muffler connector pipes, ain't exactly cheap. :frown:

Scott had a run of Resonators made up, but they weren't to his standards. Not being happy with them, he decided to make his own to match NOS ones. You can see the very slight difference in the step down crispness of the edges of the ones he had made and the ones he now makes that are OE identical. Fortunately for me, he tossed out all of the old ones except for one pair. Best part? He's just giving them to me!:headbang: I bought a set of mounting flanges he makes and this will complete my factory looking exhaust perfectly. What a great guy!

So I'll start mounting up the exhaust next week when these come in. Be sure to tune in next week for such updates as, "Why didn't this work like I thought it would in my mind?" and, "Why am I even in this hobby to begin with? ":thumbsdown::hmmm::biggthumpup:

Cheers
Dave

[A12pilot]

A freshly redone original radiator from Bob at Glen-Ray radiators is just the thing to chill down this big block pony after chasing the Charger. Date Code and part number match up! I got some stuff bolted up yesterday then had to step out on another mission. Exhaust goes in next after the resonators show up. After that, the radiator and all fluids will go in. The following week I'll fix all the leaks of all the fluids that I just put in. :thumbsdown: Stay tuned... More to come as I review all the major papertowel brands to see which really is the quicker - soaker - upper of gear fluid:frown:

Cheers
Dave

[427TJ]

The following week I'll fix all the leaks of all the fluids that I just put in.

It's called experience. The more experience one has the better the outcome!

[Canuck]

Dave
Although you probably wont need them there are absorbing towels available from marine supply stores for chemical spills on water, they do not absorb water, just oils, anti freeze etc.

https://www.newpig.com/oil-only-absorbent-mats-pads/c/5002

We always have a supply in our shop, they do not clean up spilled milk, so we dont cry over that.

[m22mike]

Those do work great, sopped up allot of jet A with them :naughty:

[A12pilot]

Moving forward...... exhaust is in! I'm ready to fire her up this weekend! Maybe...:smirk:

This is exactly what Bullitt had: stock manifolds, stock exhaust minus the transverse muffler, and straight pipes out the back, no tips! This system is bolt on. So if the next owner wants to install the stock muffler with stock tailpipes and tips, it can be done with little effort. Exactly what I had in mind. I used the correct FoMoCo stamped clamps too! Is there such a thing as "factory correct " Bullitt?:dunno::hmmm::biggthumpup::3gears: Really looking forward to hearing this car crank over and fire up! More to come....

Cheers
Dave

[mockingbird812]

We can’t wait to hear it crank either! BTW, you’ve got a nice under side there mister!!

[big gear head]

That's going to sound great. There will be a you tube video, right?

[Postsedan]

Steve McQueen would be Proud :)

Love it!

Dan

[A12pilot]

Thanks guys! I'm really happy with the exhaust. Exactly how I wanted it to look and fit up. :biggthumpup:

Moving onto the rest of the engine bay assembly this weekend along with a few final exterior items. Next week will be diving into the door assemblies. Always a good time with such memorable moments as "How the hell did this go in here?" And "987 pictures of the inside of the door and not one of the view I actually need!!":frown:

Cheers
Dave

[olredalert]

----Love the FoMoCo clamps!........Bill S

[A12pilot]

Everything oiled and lubed..... which is always a good thing.... and I'm ready to fire her off this week! Stubborn fuel sending unit leak, but a thicker O-Ring will solve that. That usually solves a lot of things! :scholar::rolleyes2:. I pulled it out into the sun to check the stance and compare it to the Hero Car. I'm diggin it!! More to come....

Cheers
Dave

[Crush]

Wow!!

[mockingbird812]

Looking WICKED Dave!

[Woj]

Looks great Dave. I need to see a picture of you doing a major burn-out with it.

[454_Malibu]

Everything oiled and lubed..... which is always a good thing.... and I'm ready to fire her off this week! Stubborn fuel sending unit leak, but a thicker O-Ring will solve that. That usually solves a lot of things! :scholar::rolleyes2:. I pulled it out into the sun to check the stance and compare it to the Hero Car. I'm diggin it!! More to come....

Cheers
Dave

Nailed It..

[mockingbird812]

Looks great Dave. I need to see a picture of you doing a major burn-out with it.


Yeah but can you do it in reverse with wheel hop and all?:laugh:

[A12pilot]

Yeah but can you do it in reverse with wheel hop and all?:laugh:

Of course I can! But with a 3.90 Posi.. it'll do that going forward too!:laugh::biggthumpup:

Thanks for the compliments men!

Cheers
Dave

[DW31S]

Man!, that didn’t take long! Way better than Ford ever made it! Now you gotta make it have wheel hop in reverse!!!

[A12pilot]

In preparations for start up, all fluids are in I'm happy to report... ready for initial fire up and cam break in! :headbang: I hooked up the battery to test everything. Aaaaaaannnd.....I got nothing. No power to anything. Back to square one. But knowing me and the idiot I am, I quickly realized that the bag of fuses on the workbench that was in my way when I was brewing my morning coffee, was exactly what I was missing! :smirk: So once installed I checked everything out. I was especially interested in that Convenience Group lighting panel. On initial turn of the key, the "Belts" light comes on then goes off after about 3 seconds. "Park" is for the parking brake being engaged. "Door" is when the door is not latched, and what I mean by that is not if the door is open, rather, its for when the door is only latched on the first click of the lock. Open, light is out. Push the door in and at the first click of the lock, the light illuminates. Push the door all the way in to the second "click"(now it's latched closed) and it goes out. "Fuel" is for the low fuel warning which is exactly what is preventing me firing this thing off. I called Bob's Speedometer, the place restoring my sending unit with low fuel thermostaticistorthingy, and he was reassembling it as I was on the phone with him. :shocked: Now, I'm all for doing things twice, but since installing the fuel sending unit is something I'd really only like to do once, I'll wait until it shows up next week. :biggthumpup:

All lights, blinkers, warnings, all work. I should have the 8-Track back this month too. More to come.....

Cheers
Dave:beers:

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

Lights Camera Action :-)

Love the build, thanks for sharing!!

Ryan

[mockingbird812]

Yeah, that’s a nice Christmas tree you have there. Don’t forget about us after you get that fuel sending unit back!:shocked:

Hey, since the smart folks ‘round here fixed the you tube gizmo upload contraption, why don’t you video that bad boy firing up?:naughty:

[A12pilot]

I'm on it! Next week after I get the sending unit back. Meanwhile, minus a few detail items, everything is hooked up ready for MCACN! :biggthumpup: Ok.... maybe that's a bit far off, but better to be early than late. I for one, will be done at LEAST a few hours prior to the doors opening. :hmmm::biggthumpup:

Cheers
Dave

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

"I for one, will be done at LEAST a few hours prior to the doors opening."

Seriously I can not believe what you get done in a day!! (I seem to get sweet FA done but even if I accomplished a normal amount I would still be completely in awe of your ability to progress!!)

If you fly into YYZ plan to stop by and give me some pointers!!

Ryan

[Xplantdad]

WOW...Look bitchin'! :)

[big gear head]

That's awesome!

[A12pilot]

Ahhh, ebay. You need something? Someone seems to have it. Date coded NOS thermostatic vacuum switch....NOS parking brake switch....you just gotta love it! :biggthumpup::biggthumpup::biggthumpup:

With this installed the only missing functional light is the low fuel indicator. And yes, I still need to mount that high beam switch. Sending unit comes back next week and that'll complete that. So... nothing left to do? :hmmm: Is this your first time reading this thread? :smile: Plenty to do!

Looking at the Hero Car, the Hurst shifter boot is on back order right now for another day, so I used this no-name one in place just for now. The Samitron, author of the infamous, and gorgeous, Day 2 '69 L78 Chevelle thread in the members ride area, has blocked my PMs now since I was apperently too aggressive in insisting he send me his Hurst shift boot. But that's OK...you can't guard that car all the time at MCACN.... especially at happy hour! Mmmwwwaahahaaaaa..cough.... oh, sorry.
Where was I? :hmmm: Oh yeah! :biggthumpup:Got the fold down seat and trap door installed and this weekend I'll be stripping and painting the doors in preps for the glass to be installed. I'll install the headliner this upcoming week too and then I can schedule the glass guy to do his thing. Two things homey don't do: glass installation and headliners:no::thumbsdown:

In totally unrelated news, apparently someone told the local Ford dealer here that I was building this car and the owner is interested in putting it on display next to a 2019 Bullitt model in the showroom!:biggthumpup: Negotiations are on-going right now, and so far, we're up to $25/day and two free Keurig K-Cups of my choice. I'm a pretty good negotiator, so I'm also headed toward the additional 8oz bag of free popcorn too!:bs:

Cheers
Dave

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

Hold out for an I love Ford T-Shirt :-)

Ryan

[markinnaples]

Looks killer, of course. What do you mean about stripping and painting the doors in prep for the glass?

[A12pilot]

Oh... when I painted the car, I didn't mask the doors so they have base/clear over them which obscures the grain texture of the door. I just want to remove the overspray so the grain pattern is more visible. Should wrap up the doors tomorrow!

Cheers
Dave

[Astock]

The stance is perfect. Nice to see you went with a good shifter, makes all the difference.

[A12pilot]

So doors stripped and shot in Metallic Black, so I'm ready to install everything. First step? Lay everything out so I can misplace the smallest part at the exact moment I need it.:thumbsdown: Seems that stuff goes together a lot slower than it came apart. :dunno:. I do know one thing..... this side will take about 5hrs, and the other side about :13 minutes. :wink:

Very happy with the results and luckily, the doors still shut like a 50k mile car should! I'll install the door panels and all that jazz tomorrow after I pick up all the stainless from the polisher.

More to come! I'm in the home stretch! Headliner and glass are all that's left! Well.... and the two parts I sent out: 8-Track and the Fuel Sender. So exciting!!!

Cheers:beers:
Dave

[Xplantdad]

Looking great Dave!!

[SS427]

Wow! I am just speechless! What a beautiful restoration.

[markinnaples]

Dave, you're a one man band and a magician. Props, sir.

[SS427]

Agreed!

[A12pilot]

Jeeze, Guys! Thanks for the compliments! I've decided that when I put the car on display this November at this small, not very well known, Muscle Car get-together in the Chicago area...i think it's called McCRAKN or something like that..... I'm going to have a sign that reads "Built by SuperDave....Powered by Yenko.Net":grin::headbang: Hmmmm... maybe not. That might set the Ford guys off in ways that would even make an NCRS guy envious! Sort of like when he's told that a bolt is wrong on his car!:burnout: Anywhooo.... moving on...

The factory speedo won't read right with the old gear in there since I've changed the rear gears and the tire size. Now, being a Math major in Elementary School, I ran a simple trigonomic function to figure out how many teeth I needed on the gear. To help others, you simply take the square root of the tire pressure, multiply 1/2 the diamerphrence, then divide by 7. That number, when inverted, gives you the reason that I just Googled it!:thumbsdown:

Picked up the remaining stainless trim to finish out the roof rails and glass installation, along with a pair of Koni Shock decals. Oh... and a new driver's side door regulator since I'm not happy with the smoothness of the original. The headliner goes in tomorrow! :cool2: Some detail items are the "Remove the Tie Down Brackets " decal behind the license plate and the "Battery O.K." Decal. I try and have the line worker's mindset in place when doing details like this along with inspection marks. Instead of being neat, think about their job: Mark it, put it on.... move along! Nobody aligned corners, made paint blops perfectly round, etc. So in other words...I don't try and work to hard at being sloppy. Sort of just do it.... it'll look more authentic in my book.

Also had these center cap spacers made. A friend of mine runs a CNC shop and we banged these out from scrap aluminum. McQueen's original wheels were 15x6. Mine are 15x7 and as such, the offset is about 1/2" different. Looking at Hero Car pics, you can see how far that center cap sticks out. I want that look and this should do it. Overkill? Ha! When have I done anything underkill?!? Is that even a word?:dunno: More tomorrow when I mount them up! :3gears:

Cheers:beers:
Dave

[A12pilot]

Headliner installation.... always fun. Throw in an overhead console and it's doubley fun! But its in. The center cap spacers worked great and put them right where I wanted them to by inside the wheel! :laugh:

Doors are all together, so what's left? Glad you asked:

1. Fuel sending unit
2. 8-Track radio and door speakers
3. Glass

That's it! And that'll wrap it up for this week. Tune in next week for "Where's my damn sending unit?!" And "Who knew a windshield could break so easily!?":hmmm:

Cheers
Dave

[m22mike]

So, Dave in referance to that last photo of your quarter panel.....if you are just showing off your painting and polishing expertise ......it's working.....:drool:
Mike :beers:.

[Canuck]

Beautiful job on the headliner. I have done a few myself and they took 8 hours. Looks like yours took you an hour!

[olredalert]

----My 1st headliner install was not good. I was doing an El Camino and when I used the heat gun to get rid of a few minor wrinkles I promptly blew a hole in the headliner.......Bill S

[RPOLS3]

Looks great Dave - can't wait to see it in November.

[scuncio]

I’m doing a headliner tomorrow...wish you lived on my block!!!! Nice work as usual.

[Dave Rifkin]

Just watched a new episode of Jay Leno's Garage where he got to drive the original Bulitt Mustang. The owner was there and told the story of how his father came to own the car and what he paid for it back in 1974.
Pretty cool story; Dave you're doing an AMAZING job with yours. Thanks for taking the time to bring us along for the ride.

[A12pilot]

Thanks for the kind words! I think this build is touching a lot of car guys and gals and that's what makes this so much fun! Yes, lot of movie cars out there. Lots of Bullitt tributes too.... but I'm trying to "one up" the masses in my details. And, not to mention, would like to think I could do the MCA proud in a judging critique! :burnout: Looking forward to having you guys sit in the car and enjoy it too! Just no reverse burnouts....I think Bob would ban me!:frown:

I'm happy with the center cap look but want those front wheels out a little more out of the wells, so a 1/4" spacer should do it. The studs are plenty long to handle it.

The doors contain no less than three trim pieces and with everything in place along with the roof rail weather stripping, they shut tight! I picked up the aircleaner from the chrome shop before I headed out. Glass installed Thursday!

Cheers
Dave

[chevyman0429]

Wow what a incredible job Dave!

[BJCHEV396]

Wow what a incredible job Dave!X2!!!!

[A12pilot]

You guys rock! :smile::biggthumpup:

There are many mysteries in life. Lots of lore, strange sightings, and so much left undiscovered. Barn finds all over, a Declaration Of Independence found behind a hunk of drywall, Elvis in the lobby at any given hotel in Vegas.:smirk: All amazing! But of all the rare things to see out there, I'd say the top three in my mind are Bigfoot, my wallet filled with cash, and an air cleaner S-tube and exhaust manifold heat shroud for a 68 Mustang 390 GT. :frown: I've officially now eliminated two of the three: the air cleaner S-tube is in my possession and as such, a wallet full of cash is now gone.:thumbsdown::thumbsdown:

This was the last piece of the puzzle I was missing for the Mighty Stangatang! Where'd I find it? Craigslist Vegas.... where else? Thank you... Thank You very much...:laugh:goggles

Cheers:beers:
Dave

[olredalert]

----Frosting on the cake, so to speak?.......Bill S

[427TJ]

I just drove along the marina, etc., in SF on a layover on Saturday and we were talking about the Bullitt chase scenes and how they didn't have any permits!

[A12pilot]

It's crazy, and true! The new mayor wanted the city to be attractive to the movie guys, so he gave them free reign of the city. They closed streets down when needed for the specific scenes. Really a neat thing.

I think I need to make a video of the prelude to the chase scene to advertise MCACN for Bob. :grin::cool2: Same music... same lead up, me driving the car around.....then right as the Charger rocks it, :3gears: show the MCACN logo! :burnout:

Cheers:beers:
Dave

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

It's crazy, and true! The new mayor wanted the city to be attractive to the movie guys, so he gave them free reign of the city. They closed streets down when needed for the specific scenes. Really a neat thing.

I think I need to make a video of the prelude to the chase scene to advertise MCACN for Bob. :grin::cool2: Same music... same lead up, me driving the car around.....then right as the Charger rocks it, :3gears: show the MCACN logo! :burnout:

Cheers:beers:
Dave

DO IT!!!

Ryan

[Postsedan]

Dave,

Now that the Mustang is near complete....what is next? New House, Another car project? A long needed Vacation? A lunch at ORD?

Dan

[A12pilot]

Hmmm... after the Bullitt? :dunno:Lunch in Chicago? Welp,* several things on the deck. Yep, house/ shop/ stables will be starting in the next month or so, and since I only have the small rental shop right now, no car builds until next year. Oh... they'll be tinkering and such on the Mighty D150 Ram, and I need to fabricate a custom entry gate to the new Ranch with a set of wings in the gate, but no major build project until next year. But fear not! My plan on a follow up to the Beater Bee is just about coming to fruition! Yes... it'll even be right in line Alphabetically with the Beater Bee. :biggthumpup:As with all my builds, you'll learn stuff you never knew you didn't know or needed to know, or even really cared to know. I figure the next one will be more edjumacational too. Like a "This Old Friggin' Car!" instructional show where I explain helpful tips and techniques on how to lose your favorite tool, pay way too much for a part....twice since you forgot you bought that part a few months ago....and explain how to recognize that bad idea you thought was a good idea until you tried it, before you actually try it!:thumbsdown:

And soon as I get into ORD on a nice layover you're on speed-dial! :cool2:

Cheers
Dave

[A12pilot]

I think the only thing that trumps the circumference of the 390 chrome air cleaner lid is the Chrome Dome from the mid 60s Hemis! Soooooooo much chrooooome!:eek2:

I was fortunate that the car had the original jack and hardware hidden in the trunk. Trying to stay 100% correct, the F70 WSW Firestone mounted up on a stock 14x6 styled steel wheel trims the trunk out nicely. My car has the Reflective Group which is a reflective "C" stripe on the side of the car and the center part of the wheels painted in a reflective coating. Like a stop sign has. The spare, however, is not painted with the coating. My original spare didn't have that in it. Just Argent paint. Tomorrow the glass goes in! :3gears:

Cheers
Dave

[mockingbird812]

SAAAAWEEEEET! That there is a bona fide home run! Love it Super Dave!:3gears: Can’t wait to see it make some smoke!:laugh:

[Ryan1969Chevelle]

Hmmm... after the Bullitt? :dunno:Lunch in Chicago? Welp,* several things on the deck. Yep, house/ shop/ stables will be starting in the next month or so, and since I only have the small rental shop right now, no car builds until next year. Oh... they'll be tinkering and such on the Mighty D150 Ram, and I need to fabricate a custom entry gate to the new Ranch with a set of wings in the gate, but no major build project until next year. But fear not! My plan on a follow up to the Beater Bee is just about coming to fruition! Yes... it'll even be right in line Alphabetically with the Beater Bee. :biggthumpup:As with all my builds, you'll learn stuff you never knew you didn't know or needed to know, or even really cared to know. I figure the next one will be more edjumacational too. Like a "This Old Friggin' Car!" instructional show where I explain helpful tips and techniques on how to lose your favorite tool, pay way too much for a part....twice since you forgot you bought that part a few months ago....and explain how to recognize that bad idea you thought was a good idea until you tried it, before you actually try it!:thumbsdown:

And soon as I get into ORD on a nice layover you're on speed-dial! :cool2:

Cheers
Dave

You should copy the gates on the love interests farm/welding shop on Cast Away!!!

Ryan

[A12pilot]

Glass went in without a hiccup! And luckily, I didn't ding any of the stainless fresh back from the polisher either! :biggthumpup:

And I came home to a freshly restored, tested, low fuel sensor equipped fuel sending unit!!:3gears::cool2:

...aaaand I have to leave on another trip. I need to quote a wise man in this situation...."Dag-blastid, cornafragstic, confoundicated, foenistat!!!" - Yosemite Sam c1956:mad2:

Cheers:beers::biggthumpup:
Dave

[big gear head]

Sweet!

[A12pilot]

Undercoating time, and you know what that means! It's just about done! :3gears: Mustangs had sound deadener sprayed in the wheel wells and interior quarter panel, and then they were painted. The wheel wells in the back, therefore, are body color. The front wheel wells were not painted since body color stopped at the firewall so that remained black. When the dealer got a hold of it, the salesguys got involved and said "You know, for an extra $2.50, we can throw that undercoating stuff on the chassis which will make everything look cool, cause our mechanics to curse and scream when they have to work on anything under the car, and 50 years from now, will make some dude really unhappy when they try to restore this car to Concours Gold.... whatever that is? ":dunno::grin:

With the dealer undercoating, the rear wells got it and so did everything else like the floor pans, gastank, and all the lines and such. Some only got wheel wells and that's the look I went for. Love this stuff and its textured and ready to spray through a Shutz gun. I got it from RestoRick. Awesome stuff! More to come

Cheers
Dave

[markinnaples]

Was it painful to paint that stuff on all of your freshly restored and shot paint?
I know it's the right thing to be factory correct, but that would pain me to do the overspray like that.

[A12pilot]

Not in the least! It's all part of the process. :cool2: each step adds to the"rolled of the line" look and is fun to replicate.

Happy to report the Stang roared to life! The original 390 belched and gulped, then grumbled and screamed ready to take on some streets of San Fran! Eric... that carb was tuned perfectly!! Thank you so much!!:biggthumpup::biggthumpup: I prefilled the bowls and it fired right up. A syringe is the ticket for that and we just happened to have an extra one laying around from when we had to feed the newborn kitty. I'm pretty sure it was the cat formula that made it fire up so fast based on how crazy our cat is today!:hmmm::thumbsdown:

And of course, the brand new start solenoid took a dump right after I shut it down after the cam break in....:thumbsdown: But fear not! New one on hand and ill post up a video tomorrow! How'd I figure that out? Simple.... key off.... car still runs:dunno: Pulled the coil wire off to stop the car running. When I hooked the battery back up, I tested the poles on the solenoid and low and behold, the "I" (ignition) terminal was getting volts. So that contact fused in the solenoid itself. Good times. :crazy:

So tomorrow I'll put the new one in and fire it up again! Woohoo! Two parts left: Radio and Steering wheel (getting leather wrapped) and here's the heat shield and s-tube for the air cleaner ready to go in.

More to come.....

Cheers:beers:
Dave

[sixt9rsx33]

Great work as alway Dave!! What an awesome Bullitt Stang. Can't wait to hear it run.

With the Stang rounding turn four what is next on the agenda? I know you have something brewing....another Mopar, Vette, Chevelle or another Mustang?

[A12pilot]

0MZ0JCX0yic
Hopefully that worked! :scholar::confused2:

Cheers
Dave

[John Brown]

Let me guess.

You left the back-up lights off so no one would know when you are about to do a reverse burnout.

Pretty sneaky that. :naughty:

[cook_dw]

https://media1.tenor.com/images/3a64ff1c3eb595373d2389f929293ea7/tenor.gif?itemid=5623274

[Woj]

Wow wow wow. Very nice Dave!!

[A12pilot]

Thanks men! I'm shocked at how smooth this thing idles too. Sounds really good through the resonators!:laugh:

Low fuel light was the last light to function on the Convenience Panel and now they all work. Oh... and the Brake pressure light on the dash is fixed. That was a simple connector issue. Now that the cam break-in is done, all I need is my steering wheel back so I can get some video on the test drive! Hopefully next week.

Engine bay done. The front shocks are Koni, like McQueen had too. Still visible on the Hero Car today in the engine bay photos. What I may do is install the same open element air cleaner that's on it now so the look is identical. But that may be at a later date. Love the stock big chrome lid!

Steering wheel....Radio....Alignment: DONE!!:biggthumpup::3gears:

To answer your question Lawrence, they'll be another thread on this. Plenty of projects in the works with the main car I've been chasing for 3yrs may come to TX soon! :naughty::burnout:

Cheers
Dave

[Canuck]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9irLCl3dFLo&list=PLE8CE30B5153C0A8D

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll49/paulolds/Dodge%20Charger/steamshow2.jpg (http://s285.photobucket.com/user/paulolds/media/Dodge%20Charger/steamshow2.jpg.html)

I am ready Dave!!!!

[mockingbird812]

I can hear the pulsating dramatic music already!!! Let the chase BEGIN!!!!!:burnout:

[A12pilot]

It’s on, Canuck!!!:burnout: I’m pretty sure people would pay to see us toil around town!!! Man that Charger is sweet!!!

Off on another trip. Steering wheel should be done next week when I’m back so I can get the car outside for some good pics. The 8-Track seems to be another saga :frown:

More to come!!!

Cheers

Dave

[sixt9rsx33]

0MZ0JCX0yic
Hopefully that worked! :scholar::confused2:

Cheers
Dave

Oh yeaaaaa....ole girls sounds saaaaweettt....and smoooooth...

[SuperNovaSS]

AWESOME! As always, great work and thanks for sharing.


Jason

[markinnaples]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9irLCl3dFLo&list=PLE8CE30B5153C0A8D

http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/ll49/paulolds/Dodge%20Charger/steamshow2.jpg (http://s285.photobucket.com/user/paulolds/media/Dodge%20Charger/steamshow2.jpg.html)

I am ready Dave!!!!

Killer Charger Canuck! And it's a good thing you have extra hubcaps to cover the 5+ that you're sure to lose when racing Dave, heh.

[A12pilot]

Now that the engine break-in is done, it's clutch and shifter adjustment time!:biggthumpup:

What I like to do it to fly around the corners at break-neck speed, banging gears all the way!:burnout::3gears: But, in this case, I just kinda drove around. :smirk: I'll get on it after I get all the adjustments made. I WAGed the alignment, and actually got it pretty darn close. The steering wheel came out exactly how I wanted it. Only thing I'm missing is my 8-Track. That's a whole 'nudder thread....:thumbsdown::thumbsdown::thumbsdown:

Yes, there are a few more tweaks: rocker moldings painted, custom backup light delete plates, center spokes painted a tad darker. But overall, it's about done!:wink:

Very very happy with the sound of just the resonators through the exhaust. Here's a quick video and a photo shoot today! Enjoy!!

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Cheers:beers:
Dave

[The Boss]

Damn you do nice work! I mean DAMN!!!

[olredalert]

----Dave,,, No camera mounts??? LOL......Bill S

[A12pilot]

Ha! No....not yet. But their will be soon! :naughty:

That "Little Pieces" is a replica of what Max Balchowski wrote on tape and then struck on the tach so McQueen knew where to keep the needle away from or else there would be "little pieces" all over the set!:burnout: the Hero Car has the residue on there still. I found some NOS masking tape and a "survivor" Bic pen from 1968 to replicate this exact feature! But the tape was one big ball of glue, and the pen was all dried up, so I just used new stuff instead.:smile::biggthumpup::hmmm:

More to come....but not much more since it is just about done! But I at least have to have some more driving footage....maybe even an interview/drive-a-long and in-car camera footage with a well known celebrity! Who will that be? Oh.....details soon. :naughty::naughty:

Cheers:beers:
Dave

PS: please PM me for ideas and leads with car celebrities since I really don't know any:frown:

[cook_dw]

Congrats on a phenomenal build. Never cease to amaze. Outstanding buddy.

[Crush]

I think the dog liked it too!!

[markinnaples]

Dave, you're an artist, seriously. Congrats on another amazing build.

[mockingbird812]

Way cool! Great visuals. So, were you instructed to turn left at the dog?:biggthumpup:

[A12pilot]

Thanks for the compliments, guys! I really appreciate it! I'm looking forward to getting this one on the open road. Apparently, Woj wants to borrow it for a weekend, but I'm hesitant. I'm not sure I'll get it back, and if I do, I'm scared of what condition I'll get it back in!:tongue:

Cheers:beers:
Dave

[m22mike]

Wait a minute, before you loan it to our buddy Phil, keep in mind, myself being a fellow Mustang owner now, it might be in real good hands with me :dunno:

[A12pilot]

Hmmmm.....true Mikey! Plus, whatever damage happens I know YOU'D fix it up better than I built it originally!:biggthumpup:

Cheers
Dave

[mockingbird812]

Wait a minute, before you loan it to our buddy Phil, keep in mind, myself being a fellow Mustang owner now, it might be in real good hands with me :dunno:

Don’t push your luck Mikey!:rolleyes2: Next thing you know, you’ll be that Chevy turn coat doing burnouts leaving the car show and becoming famous on YouTube for all the wrong reasons!:hmmm::no:

[Mr. Chevy]

Looks and sounds awesome Dave!! Nice work...

Rich

[A12pilot]

Thanks guys! I've put 4.2 miles on it since being "done". :biggthumpup: Only thing I was having fits with was a leaky fuel bowl connector line, and it burping down to whatever antifreeze level it needed. Seems it's happiest about a 1" below the neck or so. With no expansion tank like the Galaxies have, the big top tank of the radiator needs some space to breath!:laugh:

I FINALLY got my 8-track back. This took four months to tell me "Um...I can't fix it". And when returned, no evidence of anything being done to it...at all! PO'ed isn't the word I'm looking for...:bs:. I'm just glad it is back with me. So stay tuned for a future episode of "Fix your Old Radio". :cool2: I can't find anyone to fix it, so ill dive into it myself. I mean, I taught myself how to paint....might as well teach myself how to repair a radio!:rolleyes2::hmmm:

Cheers
Dave

[HawkX66]

Thanks guys! I've put 4.2 miles on it since being "done". :biggthumpup:
One of the best feelings in the world. Driving a car or a motorcycle you built with your own two hands from the ground up. 3gears.gif Good luck with the radio. I'll be "tuning in." Ugh... lol

[John Brown]

A repair guy recommended over on Moparts for doing 8 track repair and restoration.

www.barrys8trackrepair.com (http://www.barrys8trackrepair.com)

No personal history here, just going by what others have said.

[A12pilot]

Thanks John. His webpage leaves a little to be desired, so I think I'm going to take a try at this myself. In the meantime, some final details I need to nail down.

Bullitt didn't have backup lights, but wanting this to be reversible, I fabed up some covers that bolt on and use the original mounting hardware for the lights to boot!:cool2:

Last thing I need to do is paint the rocker moldings. But the car just looks good with them and the wheel lip moldings. What took do...:dunno:

7 miles on it in 96 degree TX heat with no issues so far. More to come!

Cheers
Dave

[tom406]

His "web page leaves a little to be desired"? Dave, are you seriously expecting a tech devoted to rehabbing 8 track tape players to not have a busy/quirky/self reverential website? I have every faith that you will successfully repair the unit yourself, but that website is pretty much EXACTLY what I want to see from someone who does that kind of work-it gives me confidence as a consumer.

[427TJ]

Why didn't the original car have backup lights?

[Woj]

Very nice Dave. It just keeps getting better. Salute!!

[A12pilot]

Thanks guys! The car originally had back-up lights. McQueen stripped the car off all things brand oriented and along with that, a few extra things were done to clean the car's image up from a factory GT. His idea was that a lowly detective didn't drive a flashy car, so along with the GT grille being removed, the rocker moldings were painted, back up lights removed, emblems, and side mirror were all removed. The side mirror he used was a smaller mirror and mounted lower on the door, as well as being painted. Two rear valances were also used: a GT and a non-GT. In addition to that, in a few scenes of the chase, the antenna was moved back to the quarter panel. It's not like I watched the chase scene ninety times or anything...:wink:

My original goal was to make it look like the hero car right now with regular side sills and side mirror. I think I may be done!

Cheers
Dave

PS: I get it Tom, but I don't want to be in fear that if I call to check on my radio, it might cause this guy to crawl into the fetal position in the corner for weeks, or go Postal on society!

[A12pilot]

Trying to nail down this hero car look. 9 miles on it and no issues so far. More pics to follow....:headbang: I'm on the verge of getting the next project car!

Cheers
Dave

[mockingbird812]

I think you got it Dave! Tuff stance!!!:biggthumpup:

[markinnaples]

Killer, of course.

[big gear head]

I think you go it, except you need to bash a dent in the front of the hood. :D But seriously :Can-I-Have-It:

[427TJ]

Needs a shotgun blast to the windshield. Winchester pump.

[Dave Rifkin]

only difference I can see, aside from the original's "patina" is that the original doesn't have wheel well moldings.

Regardless, I think you did an amazing job on that car as usual.

[A12pilot]

Thanks men! Yes, the lip moldings will be coming off and sills painted. I have the originals polished up and packed in a PVC tube for safe keeping. I'm thinking before I do the "green out", getting a pic of the car in GT trim for the fun of it.

Local Ford dealer still wants it on display in their showroom, but I don't think I want to do that. I'm fearful of what it might look like afterwards. Probably more damage and would look worse than right after the chase scene was over!:hmmm::shocked::thumbsdown:

Cheers
Dave

[A12pilot]

To help promote this little know Muscle Car show I'll be attending later this year with the Mustang, Kelly helped out with a few photos to help spread the word! She also filmed me doing a little driving!

https://youtu.be/wouSH3AMWug

More to come....

Cheers:beers:
Dave

[mockingbird812]

Nice rumble. Great photo shoot too - that should get the word out!!:biggthumpup:

P.S. has Kelly done this before? :dunno:

[cook_dw]

https://media1.giphy.com/media/r1HGFou3mUwMw/giphy-downsized-large.gif

[A12pilot]

Hahaha! All in fun, guys! :burnout: There's a guy around here that has an 08' Bullitt that he drives daily and next time I see him I'll have to see about a few pics together. I tailed a newer Charger yesterday. But with those Hellcat badges on the fenders, not thinking that would be equal competition should the chase scene be repeated!!!.:thumbsdown::burnout:

Cheers:beers:

Dave

[A12pilot]

Wheel lip moldings off. Think I'm stopping here. Identical now to the Hero Car as it sits now, which is what I was after. Think I'm going to dress it in full stock GT trim to show the "presto-change-o" ability to return to stock. :burnout:

Cheers
Dave

[markinnaples]

Strangely enough, those wheel well moldings really make a difference. Again, brilliant job.

[Canuck]

Dave
glad you made the decision to remove the W/O moldings. I know you put a lot of effort into getting them on correctly. This look is way better!

Paul

[A12pilot]

Thanks guys. Yes, the moldings change the look. Whoever the new owner will be can decide if they want them back on or not.

Going to take the car out on the highway for some driving filming later this month.

Cheers
Dave

[cook_dw]

https://s3media.247sports.com/Uploads/Assets/37/4/4004037.gif

[big gear head]

OK Dave, you got on to Sam for not posting updates, so where are your updates? Is the Mustang completely finished? 8 track done? What about the next project? Have you bought it yet?

[A12pilot]

Mmmmm.....I see :wink: In answer to the questions, the 8-Track will be sent out next week. The Bullitt is 100% finished, of course, minus polishing of scratches I seem to be putting in it as I drive it. I have 25 miles on it since done and so far, no issues. This car seems to really inspire you to thrash the crap out if it! I definitely need some Go-Pros!!:headbang:

Happy to report the next project has been acquired and waiting on paperwork/ transport before I post up. Fear not! Once here, another thread will be started!!:burnout: It's going to be the follow-up to the Beater Bee, same category, with an equally catchy name! It'll leave you speechless.....as in...."Why does he buy such pieces of crap to start with!?":confused2::thumbsdown: Hopefully you guys will enjoy it as much as you enjoyed my other build threads.

Cheers:beers:
Dave

[cook_dw]

https://i.imgur.com/6Eohxb9.gif

[sixt9rsx33]

Can’t wait Dave:smile:

[A12pilot]

Hello gents! 8-track has been sent out to a fellow in Ohio that has a good reputation from a fellow forum member, so with some luck, I'll have it back in a few months fully operational. Just need a good 8-Track to have in there ready to go!:3gears:

Cheers
Dave

[Crush]

8 track tape suggestion- Jimi Hendrix!!

[cook_dw]

Paint it black

[Mr70]

I've got a few,322 to be exact.

[Crush]

Looks like my vinyl collection!!!

[A12pilot]

Man! Now THAT'S a collection!!

Cheers
Dave

[BJCHEV396]

Get an 8 track of IN-A-GADDA-DA-VIDA by Iron Butterfly.17 minutes and 5 seconds of 1968 psychedelic rock!Will really test the stereo separation in your newly refurbished player's speakers,especially during the long drum break!

[big gear head]

Just wondering, when this car is at MCACN, is it going to be a super nice GT Mustang or is it going to be a super nice Bullitt Mustang?

[njsteve]

Looks like the Stang pulled in some big bucks at Mecum this weekend! $123,750 (with commission). That's gotta be a record price. Well done, Sir! That really shows the quality of your work.

https://www.mecum.com/lots/DA1018-333010/1968-ford-mustang-gt/

[m22mike]

Outstanding Dave :biggthumpup:

[A12pilot]

Thanks guys! It was a very exciting auction meeting several bidders who only flew in to bid on my car. Flattering to say the least!! Extremely mpressed on the outcome and how the car was received is an understatement!!! :eek2:

With the new house build going on, it was the right time to sell. It'll be sad to miss being a part of MCACN this year (just waaaaay too much going on), but we'll be there next year and of course, in 2020 unveiling the Crusty Cuda!!!

Cheers:beers:
Dave

[njsteve]

It'll be sad to miss being a part of MCACN this year (just waaaaay too much going on), but we'll be there next year and of course, in 2020 unveiling the Crusty Cuda!!!

Cheers:beers:
Dave

Unless you auction that one off before the show, you rat b$%#@^d!!! (yeah, of course I'm jealous as hell - I love Plum Crazy Cudas but have never had the chance to own one) :-)

So what's taking you so long? - you should be tearing into that car right now.....we're waiting...

[A12pilot]

Are you kidding? If I break TWO contracts with the Bobatolah, I'll be ostrichized, flamborized, and flat out deniedicated from ever returning to MCACN!:eek2: You should have seen him when I told him I had to sell, (cue Godfather music) "What have I done to deserve such disrespect? Someday, you will come to me with a favor...." Ahem, well...I think you's is picking up what i'm throwing down. :wink:

Right in the beginning stages of a house/ shop/ barn build/ move/ relocation man! Where you been??:laugh::hmmm: I should be starting on the Cuda in the Spring!!

Cheers
Dave

[njsteve]

Right in the beginning stages of a house/ shop/ barn build/ move/ relocation man! Where you been??:laugh::hmmm: I should be starting on the Cuda in the Spring!!

Cheers
Dave

All trivial tasks. We've seen what you can do. Don't start slacking off now. ;-)

[A12pilot]

HAHAHA! Yeah, I hear ya man:laugh: Thanks for the compliment, Steve-O!:biggthumpup: Believe me, nobody wants me to start on another car more than..well:hmmm:...ME!!!:biggthumpup:

Cheers:beers:

Dave

[flyingn]

congrats Dave! Shame we will not be able to meet this year.