Plastic Fantastic tew

[1946Austin]

Love the black paint theme throughout! The Vette is looking stealthy!

[SuperBuickGuy]

and now shiney billet

time to mount the hood vent


and mirrors



more of the same tomorrow

[SuperBuickGuy]

I basically gave up trying to find mounts and pulleys... the biggest issue was the thicker dual port power steering pump with the short water pump
.

take off the pulleys



new pulleys

installed

and finally starting to mount the filler

[SuperBuickGuy]

time to get the headlight buckets ready


and cut

and polish

end of week pics

[65RHDEER]

I think you need a Batman suit to drive that around

[SuperBuickGuy]

I think you need a Batman suit to drive that around

driving it in shorts would be dangerous

[fatguyzinc]

I think you need a Batman suit to drive that around

i was thinking a darth vader costume.....

[SuperBuickGuy]

power steering/power brakes connected
no hose clamps here

[oletrux4evr]

Are those the 'push on' fittings?

[SuperBuickGuy]

no they twist on... pretty easily too - key is the sleeve twists on counter-clockwise, and the fitting goes in normally.... bit of lube. They are also clockable - from tight, you can rotate them back 360 degrees because there is no twist in the hose
https://www.holley.com/brands/earls/...ower_steering/

[1946Austin]

That engine bay is packed full of fun!

[SuperBuickGuy]

That engine bay is packed full of fun!

the noise a 427 makes at full song

[SuperBuickGuy]

onward
I figured I'd lathe then 'hang' the pipes of the t-bolts.... in the end, no,


sidepipe hangers


headlight install

the hardest part was getting the tape back off

there we go

[SuperBuickGuy]

it was going too well.... ugh
but first, good news, cooling system holds a vacuum so no leaks

but something told me to look under the car... and there was a huge puddle - and nope, it wasn't the most common bolt

wth? that bolt is blind... oh wait, just above the bolt... a leak. damn


thankfully they're really cheap with a core.... and since this is well outside the warranty....

[DanStokes]

It's always something.......

Dan