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01-20-2011, 01:44 PM
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yeah this is turning out great- love the year its a fav of mine so i am excited to see the TA front on actually!
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08-07-2011, 05:23 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Sewell, NJ
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Another small update. Everything got 2 layers of SPI epoxy. Its just nice to see it in white. Picked up a harbor freight HVLP and was happy with how it turned out.
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08-08-2011, 03:21 PM
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Join Date: May 2005
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That is looking great. Glad to see you're still going at it strong!
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1973 Chevy Nova - best e.t.-10.04 - currently disassembled
1989 Pontiac Trans Am GTA
2016 Dodge Durango R/T
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08-08-2011, 03:42 PM
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Location: Hamilton, NJ
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Nice
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The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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08-13-2011, 09:27 AM
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Looks awesome so far.. I'd love to do a car like that again.. From nothing to something.
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09-03-2011, 07:19 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Sewell, NJ
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just trying to stay busy with the car, hopefully lots of updates coming soon. interior got a layer of RAAMmat and tomorrow ill see if i can get the next layer of Ensolite on.
Still dealing with a broken water pump bolt so i moved on to something else today.
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09-03-2011, 09:07 PM
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Join Date: May 2005
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Is that vehicle specific or did you have to cut it yourself?
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1989 Pontiac Trans Am GTA
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09-04-2011, 09:29 AM
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Location: Hamilton, Mercer county
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Originally Posted by mc73nova
Is that vehicle specific or did you have to cut it yourself?
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There is no way that is vehicle specific, as that isnt how vibration dampner was intended to be installed. Rarely does anyone install it as intended, they go way overboard like shown here
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09-04-2011, 12:27 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Sewell, NJ
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no its cut to fit from 14x14 sheets. i guess you can call it overboard but its certainly not hurting anything by using it all over, with the exhaust close to my floor its nice to know im not gonna have to worry about the heat. I tend to follow all the builds on nastyz28 and pro-touring.com so no its not how the factory would have done it with a few small pieces here and there but it seems to work for them.
Also I have ridden in my neighbors 71 Chevelle fully restored about 2 years ago to factory specs. It was loud and had to ton of rattles but after he did the same thing i just did it was night and day. Car sounds solid when you close the doors, exhaust sounds like its actually coming from the rear of the car, and no more rattles. more importantly he can drive an hour to the beach and not have a hot cabin and a carpet thats hot to the touch.
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09-04-2011, 12:56 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Sewell, NJ
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exhaust cut and clamped down this morning. pypes 2.5" with x-pipe with their violator mufflers. when its running ill take it to a shop and have it welded up. polished tips out back also.
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09-04-2011, 01:06 PM
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I tend to follow all the builds on nastyz28 and pro-touring.com so no its not how the factory would have done it with a few small pieces here and there but it seems to work for them.
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It is just unnecessary weight is all, but if you are not concerned about it I guess it doesnt matter. You can get the same effect by only using smaller pieces inn the right spots and not spend as much money.
Also the "Dynamat" is only a vibration dampner, for large flat areas of metal. On top of that should go a lighter sound absorbing covering that covers everything
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09-04-2011, 02:12 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Sewell, NJ
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It is just unnecessary weight is all, but if you are not concerned about it I guess it doesnt matter. You can get the same effect by only using smaller pieces inn the right spots and not spend as much money.
Also the "Dynamat" is only a vibration dampner, for large flat areas of metal. On top of that should go a lighter sound absorbing covering that covers everything
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well im no drag racer so weight is no concern. This is just the heat/vibration damper layer and on top of this will go a lighter closed cell foam (Ensolite) for sound that covers everything. maybe tomorrow i will get a chance to get that on.
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09-05-2011, 07:53 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Sewell, NJ
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more baby steps today - got the rest of the parts in spi epoxy, blasted and sprayed the pedals, and mocked them up so i didn't lose the holes while laying down the Ensolite. Should be able to finish the cabin off with the mat tomorrow.
Thanks for following - helps keep me motivated
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09-05-2011, 07:57 PM
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it's coming out great. You're doing good, it is so much harder to put a car together than to take it apart!
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The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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09-05-2011, 08:50 PM
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laying down the Ensolite. Should be able to finish the
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How thick is that stuff? How much do you get of it per what ever you buy?
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09-06-2011, 07:32 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Sewell, NJ
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i talked with Rick over there at raamaudio and he has restored several cars of this era so he sent me what he though would be just enough to get the job done and so far he has been spot on.
maybe an 1/8th of an inch thick.
http://www.raamaudio.com/products/Ensolite-IUO.html
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09-20-2011, 07:33 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Sewell, NJ
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I opened up the motor and i wasn’t happy with what i found, marks on the inside of the timing cover bad lifters so going to rebuild it. Could go stock or might beef it up, we’ll see.
Just to keep busy i cleaned and painted the dash. That SEM landau black is amazing. The dash insert was that ****** fake wood so i just covered it up. Looks 10x better in person. Polished the scratches off the plastic lens too.
Mocking up some parts to make space in the garage and i haven’t had the doors, trunk lid, or spoiler on the car for over a year so it’s just nice to have it looking like a car again.
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09-26-2011, 06:15 PM
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Yet again, awesome work.
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11-23-2011, 08:58 PM
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11-24-2011, 10:06 AM
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Meet Coordinator
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Location: brick/pt. pleasant beach
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I liked them better before
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12-07-2011, 09:01 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Sewell, NJ
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Sneak peek of what the 4hr round trip trek in tonights monsoon yielded. Door panels repaired and painted and it's nice to see how similar the seats and door panel are being that they are 30years apart.
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12-12-2011, 07:42 PM
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#222
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Sewell, NJ
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Interior is coming along. 1971 brackets on 4th gen seats. The carpet from rockauto fit like a glove and fixed up the steering column.
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12-12-2011, 08:00 PM
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Meet Coordinator
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Wow, the 4th gen seats look awesome in there. Real good match to the rear seat too, nice!
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12-12-2011, 08:26 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Clayton
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Amazing what results that you can get from cleaning, painting and some hard work ! the car is really turning out great.
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12-12-2011, 08:34 PM
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Admin.
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Location: Hamilton, NJ
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Looks great. Yeah, 4th gen camaro seats look right at home in 2nd gens.
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The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.
Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.
Hey everybody, it's good to have you on the Baba-too-da-ba-too-ba-ba-buh-doo-ga-ga-bop-a-dop
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