Amazing how bad that frame is considering how clean the rest of the car looks. Looking good with that nice clean chassis. Inspiring work!

I haven't posted anything in a while, and the work has slowed down a bit as well.  

The latest project was to ensure the Hurst shifter would work in the existing hole.  The proper 68/69 hump was purchased a number of years ago, and installed.  Once I put the transmission in with mockup engine block, I found the shifter hit the drivers side of the hump opening.  I trimmed that, and made a plate to hold the carpet down for the stock opening, so it needed to be trimmed as well.   I then figured out where the Hurst shifter boot needed to go, and used the plate to cover part of the opening.    I've pulled the plate off to paint it black, then it will be screwed to the floor.  You can see an inch of so of it on the passenger side, but once it's painted black it'll blend in better.

In the photo you can see the clutch pedal installed, as well as the brake pedal with the disc brake emblem.

Clint, don't know about GM cars,but when I was on the line at Chrysler in 1972-73 almost of the Darts and Valiants going to California were heater delete,

I remember while working on the steering column,looking under the dash and seeing this large void underneath and thinking it would almost be  large enough

for a person to hide under there....wonder if that was tried in coming back from Mexico?

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That is interesting Clint with your heater delete. I can't recall ever seeing one before. Looking good. It is funny as these cars are basically summer drivers but I am surprised when I think back of how much of the time I have my heater on. I guess I would just have to be wearing long pants and a long sleeve shirt a little more often.

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There were dimples in the firewall where the round fan cover went, but no dimples for the heater core cover.  It took some trial and error to figure exactly where to put it as it needed to cover all the holes.

I'm surprised that you could even get a heater delete in these cars. I believe that by 1968 a heater / defroster was mandatory in Canada and the U.S. (maybe just the mainland). I mean even the L88 Corvettes came with heaters by 1968. Mom's stripped 1971 base Beetle ($1800 special) came with a gas-fired heater.

The car is coming along and looks super nice!

Looking great Clint, remind me...you intend to place a 454 big block in the engine bay correct?

What rear axle ratio do you have in mind and what 1/4 mile time are you shooting for? You got a lot of power and torque with that LS6 to harness.

Love the 4 speed shifter   They have the nicest location on the flat hump section    

great work    

and I love 3:08 non posi      

Just pull til speed is buried in 3rd, and then 4th and away you go  ;lol   (like on Star Trek, when Enterprise goes into Warp Drive)

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What rear axle ratio do you have in mind and what 1/4 mile time are you shooting for? You got a lot of power and torque with that LS6 to harness.

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I'm using the 12 bolt differential that was in the 69 2+2 hardtop I got the chassis from, if I recall it's 3.08:1 gears (non-posi).  No idea what 1/4 mile time it will turn, but I'm pretty sure it'll still be able to bury the speedo. 

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 I'd say 130 mph with that rear end ratio. 

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I'm going to have to crawl under again and get the diff code for the ratio.  I know I counted the teeth and verified the code was right, but can't remember where I wrote it down.

350 turbo trans...  probably 2:73   

If Clint has 2.73 the the car will be good to 140 MPH

BTW 200kph =124 MPH

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