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11 Jul

Back to the Body

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
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23 Jun

Engine fitting

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
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23 Jun

Blasting & Body

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
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14 Jun

Frame boxing

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
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12 Jun

Frame cleaned and rear fitted

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
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05 Jun

Down to the frame

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
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03 Jun

Christmas at the GT6 household

New drivetrain parts are here! Over the past week I’ve got in the Chevy T5 transmission with 2.95 first gear, the Subaru R160 LSD w/4.11 gear, and my Ecotec LNF
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01 Jun

First floor section repaired

As you can see from this picture, my poor GT6 has a floor made of swiss cheese and body filler. It’s more than a little depressing, and the one of
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26 May

Body and transmission off

I had a few hours today and got a rotisserie in, so I managed to get the body off the car. Took a far bit of trial and error to
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25 May

The surgery begins

I’ve been gone to Houston the past day or two, so when I got home today I didn’t have a lot of time to work on the car. I am
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