Between being busy at work recently and the Texas heat, it’s been a while since my last update. I’ve mostly been working on random small tasks that need to be
I’ve been working on random small things as it’s peak heat time here in Austin, with the average daily temperature around 95-102°F (35-39°C). I taped off the outline of the
After working on the engine/transmission fit for a while, I decided to go back to body work for a bit. As with the right hand side, the entire lower left
I’m happy to say I finally have the Ecotec LNF engine and Chevy T5 transmission fitted into the GT6! This was a substantial amount of work, and even now it’s
While I’ve been slowly getting the engine and transmission nestled into their new home in the frame, I sent off the body to be glass blasted and have it epoxy
As I’m fitting the new engine / transmission, I’ve had to make a lot of modifications to the frame to fit everything in. The bellhousing and transmission are a lot
After getting most of the frame stripped down of components, I took it outside and pressure washed & degreased it. Took off a lot of grime from 50 years on
I made good progress the last few days on stripping the mechanical portions of the car. I got the rear completely disassembled and ready to go to Gary at Edge
