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08-06-2025, 09:47 PM
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Well, all I can say is I've been neglectful of my updates, here's a few pics on where I am. Yep, plug wires need attention!
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08-06-2025, 09:49 PM
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08-07-2025, 01:32 AM
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10-14-2025, 11:14 AM
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Getting into the home stretch. Gardner exhaust is getting put on at a fab shop close by. The Bill Thomas headers (awesomely reproduced by LC) are getting fabbed-up to the Gardner head pipes. Shout out to Eric Gardner as he is helping us work through building that nice clean transition with information and suggestions. It's really nice to work with the few companies remaining that will take time with the customer after the sale. And I don't need to tell anyone here about the quality of Eric's product, top notch.
The car sounded great with open headers loading it into the trailer. I momentarily wondered if I should do cutouts but quickly talked myself out of that. It occurred to me when I drove it off of the hoist that it's the first time the car moved under it's own power since the late 70s. Last edited by juliosz; 10-14-2025 at 06:19 PM.
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08-06-2025, 10:00 PM
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My man, Pete came over today and was able to finesse the original headliner and sail panels back in after 48 years on the shelf. It's not 100% perfect but it's damn close! Pete is 78 years young.
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10-14-2025, 10:07 PM
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With the two crinkle bends already there from Gardner, can your guy not just increase the amount of those bends with his smooth dies? I would think the crinkles would survive that process if it is not an extreme amount of additional bend.
Plus, if the idea is for it to look like it would have in 1967, that is probably exactly what the muffler shop would have done at that time to install the headers! Good luck either way, and looking GOOD!!
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10-14-2025, 11:47 PM
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10-15-2025, 04:59 PM
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This is Chick's Z with Garner and headers.
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