Project Deimos: An LS '65 Coupe Build: Engine no longer overheating!

[JimStone]

Wrong? Absolutely! That garage/shop is waaaaaaayyy too clean! My gosh man, get some grime on that floor!

Seriously, looks good to me.

Haha, I was just thinking I needed to mop the floor.

Good to go. Carry on!

Jeff

Thanks Jeff!

Jim-

I think you are off to a great start! However, I have one observation that I feel compelled to share...

The "Gold" on your shocks and pumpkin looks much closer to Navy gold than Notre Dame gold to this Navy guy! Can I expect that any blue colors will be similarly reflected? Asking for a friend. HAHA

I've enjoyed following along. I especially like your helpers and the time you are spending together. I can say that the time I spent in the garage with my boys was by far the best part of my still-in-progress build! Even though they are doing their own thing now, the memories we shared will sustain me for a long time. Enjoy this time with them and have fun!

I also love your LED work! The signs came out awesome, and they look great in your "OR level clean" garage!

All the best!

Regards,

Steve

Thanks for the comments Steve!

You must be seeing the flakes of 24 karat gold leaf I added from the Golden Dome. Like they do on the Notre Dame football helmets.

The gold will just be a few subtle accents. No blue. Will be a Ford dark metallic grey color, with all exterior aluminum/chrome powder coated black.

Thanks for the seat info. I'll need to solve this eventually as well (I'm 6'1"). In the meantime, I'm watching what you and others are doing.

As for mistakes, $40 and a little of your time ain't bad. I'd say you're doing pretty darn good so far. Keep up the good work.

Regarding the seats, I actually won't have to modify the cockpit aluminum or cut off the seat belt tab. To make the seats fit back far enough for me (6'2") I was able to trim the reclining mechanism to gain an inch, then bent the seat belt tabs out some. I've been working on some custom seat mounts.





Thanks for the encouragement guys!