Quick Pics of my 68

[Azmedian]

one old pic from the body shop when i after I first started rebuilding her.

2 new pics the date on the pics are wrong new pics taken in july 4th '09

The day I shatter'd the powergile

[JerzLT1]

Beautiful car. if you dont mind me asking, how much did the restore cost you?

[CHRIS67]

Nice ride. :rock: Is that a metallic red? Hard to tell from the pic.

[sweetbmxrider]

car looks freakin great! any more details? motor etc?

[BonzoHansen]

Nice

[madness410]

sweet

[chrisfrom nj]

it looks great

[maroman88]

niiiiice

[Azmedian]

Beautiful car. if you dont mind me asking, how much did the restore cost you?

I got ripped off in the body shops. I was very nieve in the begining.
I spent over 90k so far, I did buy GM parts whenever possible GM fenders were $600 ea, etc etc The only thing I can say is that although I got ripped off bad, This is 100% ground up rebuilt to my specs.

I say rebuilt, because it was not restored in true sense of the word. All the lame dudes get a earl schives paint job & call it restored 100%.

heavily updated, New 350 (original 327 2 barrel carter + Gum), Monster 700r4(Blew, shattered, the original powergile 4th of july, 09 : pics to follow & move upon request), 8.5 - .383 Posi (Unknown open end most likely .283 or .308), New Interior, all new wireing, original 4-wheel manual drums (upgraded to Stainless steel brake co., 4 wheel power disk), weld subfram cinnecters etc etc etc etc etc etc.

I got hooked on the "Mind as wells", If your doing this, you mind as well do this, etc etc etc etc etc.

But again This is my car built to my specs, & to sit here with the keys in my hand is F'N Priceless.

[Azmedian]

Nice ride. :rock: Is that a metallic red? Hard to tell from the pic.

Its a chrysler color, '08 Inferno Red I believe illl havr to check the reciept.
stripes are '06 Liquid black (unknown)

[Azmedian]

car looks freakin great! any more details? motor etc?

Blue print & balanced Rebuilt chevy 350 Havent personaly dyno'd but .30 over, kb pistons, edelbrock rpm performer Cam, intake (pre air gap), 650 E choke carb, Sportsman II heads Over sized 3 angle valves, 700r4 monster trans & cooler, new MOD driveshaft (balanced), thats all I rem off top O, head

.373 8.5 posi

original unknown open 8.2

I have the build sheet s Ill scan them & post them when i figure out how.

I'll also will post the reciepts I got from the body shops & you tell me If i got ripped.

I believe I leagaly can post them without getting sued by them for slander right?

I mean Im gonna post the reciepts they gave me as is, right ?

Anyone with knowlege please advise.

I only do this to advise our community what to watch out for from less than reputable shops. How many of us have gotten outrageous prices for common work just because our cars are sharp?

I'm not looking to stand on a soapbox & if this is not the place for me to vent please say so & I will be quiet, But i want to post the actual reciets I have into this car & ask you guys if I got ripped off. Is that leagal, without me being sued?

[WildBillyT]

Blue print & balanced Rebuilt chevy 350 Havent personaly dyno'd but .30 over, kb pistons, edelbrock rpm performer Cam, intake (pre air gap), 650 E choke carb, Sportsman II heads Over sized 3 angle valves, 700r4 monster trans & cooler, new MOD driveshaft (balanced), thats all I rem off top O, head

.373 8.5 posi

original unknown open 8.2

I have the build sheet s Ill scan them & post them when i figure out how.

I'll also will post the reciepts I got from the body shops & you tell me If i got ripped.

I believe I leagaly can post them without getting sued by them for slander right?

I mean Im gonna post the reciepts they gave me as is, right ?

Anyone with knowlege please advise.

I only do this to advise our community what to watch out for from less than reputable shops. How many of us have gotten outrageous prices for common work just because our cars are sharp?

I'm not looking to stand on a soapbox & if this is not the place for me to vent please say so & I will be quiet, But i want to post the actual reciets I have into this car & ask you guys if I got ripped off. Is that leagal, without me being sued?

I'm not sure about posting receipts, if it may be slanderous if we torch the guys who ripped you off.

All due respect (and that's a damn nice car!) you got taken for $90k. There's a member on here named HardcoreZ28. He runs a resto shop and may be able to give you a rundown of what he would charge- and he does high quality stuff.

One question- How much new metal did it need? Fenders, hood, doors, quarters, etc? If you didn't do a lot of panel replacement than that price is even more out there.

[T69SS]

Very nice, First Gen FTW! :nod:

[Azmedian]

I'm not sure about posting receipts, if it may be slanderous if we torch the guys who ripped you off.

All due respect (and that's a damn nice car!) you got taken for $90k. There's a member on here named HardcoreZ28. He runs a resto shop and may be able to give you a rundown of what he would charge- and he does high quality stuff.

One question- How much new metal did it need? Fenders, hood, doors, quarters, etc? If you didn't do a lot of panel replacement than that price is even more out there.

The works, it originaly went in for shock towers, then trunk,

Lots of work, solid floors, f-wall, trunk, fenders, header, Lvalace, reaer panel etc there is not enough room to post the pics, then, then, then.

NJ bites with respect to body shop law, ethics.

ok enough of me whining

LOL I just noticed I have the rims I bought originaly in every pic. LOL

I bought it with original rims I have to find that pic

[MonmouthCtyAntz]

Clean car

[BonzoHansen]

Well, it looks great. Put the OE wheels on it!

[Azmedian]

commin soon

[HardcoreZ28]

As Bill said you could PM me a list of what you had done and I can give you atleast a ballpark figure for what it would have run for me to do it....but 90k for a full resto if you paid for labor on all aspects isn't really that out of the question.

All said and done you have a great looking car. I'd love to see it in person.

[Azmedian]

rear deck corner / drivers side rocker panel:moon:

[Azmedian]

gouge in rear qtr / rear panel off x2

[Azmedian]

lower drivers side looking into trunk with panel off

[Azmedian]

rear panel to qtr / same fuzzy pic

[Azmedian]

:moon:rear valance

[Azmedian]

cxcxcx

[Azmedian]

Drivers side in body shop / Engine Bay / Passenger side interior gutted

[Azmedian]

Interior stripped out / front sub being stripped / rear interior stripped car had rear defroster stock 1 of 1,600 best i can find out

[Azmedian]

Drivers side interior stripped / Drivers side door off / New 8.5 373 10 bolt posi

[Azmedian]

Rear again new trunck shock towers & floor installed
drivers side front to back
rear before panel was removed I couldnt save it

[Azmedian]

top shot

[Azmedian]

i have to get some new pics

Again date on camera is wrong

Drivers side / front/ hood up

[Azmedian]

in garage pic / trunk subs / drivers side rear interior

[Azmedian]

A day that will live in infamy

I was doing about 80 on turnpike north tacin about 4 grand & I nailed it just to see what it would do. This is what it did! Explode

the original powerglide was in 3 pieces : I cant find thos pics right now

here are some pics from earlier that daY

:moon:

My wife & no she wasnt driving
Outside My buddys neighbor
Front

[Azmedian]

wifey

[Azmedian]

Me Nuff said :moon:

[Azmedian]

self explan

[Azmedian]

more

[Azmedian]

miss the original powerglide

[Azmedian]

i have to take more new pics I now have the 700r4 in & Phantom 2 guages

[JL8Jeff]

Car looks great, and don't worry, $90K is just a drop in the bucket, I'm wayyyy past that with my 69 Z28. The way I would look at, you could have had that $90K in the stock market a couple of years ago and it would be worth $45K now! And you're right, a lot of people refer to a car as "restored" when it's not close to actually being restored, it's more likely repainted or partially rebuilt.

[HardcoreZ28]

Car looks great, and don't worry, $90K is just a drop in the bucket, I'm wayyyy past that with my 69 Z28. The way I would look at, you could have had that $90K in the stock market a couple of years ago and it would be worth $45K now! And you're right, a lot of people refer to a car as "restored" when it's not close to actually being restored, it's more likely repainted or partially rebuilt.


Such a true statement by both you guys. I get a lot of calls from people looking to get a car "restored" and they have budgets of 3-5k haha.

[redsoxsstink]

68s just look mean compared to the 67s and 69s, i love the way the front grille looks. the color looks great i love it. im a sucker for those deep reds and maroon-ish looking colors

[Azmedian]

As Bill said you could PM me a list of what you had done and I can give you atleast a ballpark figure for what it would have run for me to do it....but 90k for a full resto if you paid for labor on all aspects isn't really that out of the question.

All said and done you have a great looking car. I'd love to see it in person.

when I get the trans wired ill call ya with a heads up & shoot down to your place are you open saturdays ?

Color is chrysler Inferno Red

[Azmedian]

As Bill said you could PM me a list of what you had done and I can give you atleast a ballpark figure for what it would have run for me to do it....but 90k for a full resto if you paid for labor on all aspects isn't really that out of the question.

All said and done you have a great looking car. I'd love to see it in person.

when I get the trans wired ill call ya with a heads up & shoot down to your place are you open saturdays ?

Color is chrysler Inferno Red

[Azmedian]

2 more pics Im serching for the Broken trans pics

[HardcoreZ28]

Saturdays are by appointment only and few and far between this time of year as I'm usually out advertising at car shows but let me know and we'll get together.

[Azmedian]

It had a 67 Nose

These Pics are from the late 90's

white with a vinal roof :moon::moon:

[Azmedian]

Saturdays are by appointment only and few and far between this time of year as I'm usually out advertising at car shows but let me know and we'll get together.

Ill be in touch

[Azmedian]

I found the pic of the trans failure

Im not pushing that much horsepower to shatter a powerglide

Any hits as to the cause?

Az :moon:

[BonzoHansen]

maybe that poly mount. what kind of front mounts are you using?

[Azmedian]

xxxxxxxxxxx

[Azmedian]

700r4 here we come

[Azmedian]

forklifts come in handy

[Azmedian]

maybe that poly mount. what kind of front mounts are you using?

Motormounts? standard

Why would a polymount cause the failure?

[WildBillyT]

Motormounts? standard

Why would a polymount cause the failure?

My understanding is that sometimes a motor/trans mount mismatch or driveline misalignment can lead to case breakage. Polyeurethane (like yours) is stiffer and less forgiving so if something was out of wack it was transferred to the case instead of being absorbed by the mount.

However,

It could have just been an old PG case that had some fatigue in it already.

[Tale128]

awesome car man, sorry you had to spend that much (im new to this myself so if you told me that was what it cost to get there i wouldnt argue) but in the end all that matters is its over, and you have one hell of a sweet ride

[B4C]

forklifts come in handy

After spending money on paint and body work did u really use a forklift to move that car? Did it atleast have subframe connectors on it when you did that?

[Azmedian]

yes I have subframe connecters Im not gonna damage the car

I know what im doin
:moon:

[Azmedian]

I forgot to take a pic of the console with correct (looking) 700r glass

Phantom II Guages

I have the bars cut so they swing out, I can lock them with a pin.

:moon:

[Azmedian]

Unwashed You can barely see the trans cooler thru the grill in 3rd pic

Ps pic 2 The Black chevy pickup in the background is also mine.

08 2500HD LTZ Loaded except for navigation

Az :moon:

[Azmedian]

a few more
:moon:

[Azmedian]

Recently Moved to Spotswood NJ, Had to introduce myself to the neighbors

[redsoxsstink]

im right down the street in milltown, my dad has a 68 as well. i feel like i know where that street is but its been a while since ive ran (literally) in spotswood, cant quite put a pin on it

[NJSPEEDER]

Did your greeting bring anyone out to complain/compliment? :burnout: