Texas 69

[tmadden]

Here's some updated pics of my pride and joy. Let me openly thank Frank for his advice and service. Ben Hermance for his patience while working on the many changes on my rendering since I couldn't make up my damn mind most of the time. And thanks to all you guys for the inspiration. Wiring and dropping in the LS2 and T56 in the next month. Getting nervous and having a blast! Dream car for me. Always wanted a 69. I've had every other year model but this is the one I really wanted.

[Nine Ball]

Great looking paint scheme and the Forgelines are perfect. What part of Texas are you in?

Tony

[tmadden]

I'm just south of Fort Worth

[Sieg]

Looking very good! :thumbsup: Look forward to seeing more details about your '69.

[Kendall Burleson]

Killer 69 cool car.

[EddDeeEye]

Great looking, love the single stripe!

[WILWAXU]

Good looking build. Love the color!

[boostin05blacks]

Looks awesome man. Love the color and strip set up. Mind sharing the color with me? :thumbsup:

[Rybar]

Congrats the car looks awesome. Keep us posted :thumbsup:

[coolwelder62]

I love the Yellow.Look's great.:thumbsup:

[Richio1]

Yeah, looks sweet. Congrats!!!!

Looking forward to seeing it all come together.

[tmadden]

Running a LS2 with a little cam and head work. around 525 HP. T56 Transmission. Heidts front clip with Wilwoods all the way around, Alstons G-Link. Ford 9" rear end. Forgeline ZX3's. HOK Chrome Yellow paint.
Thanks for the compliments guys!!!

[tones2SS]

Great looking car. Keep us posted and have fun!

[tmadden]

Hoarder. Texas style with freshly coated headers.

[p51mus]

How far from Waco are you?

[tmadden]

60 miles. 50 minutes straight north on 35

[tmadden]

Car is in great hands at Luke Oas Performance. Moving along at a rapid pace. Working on ride height and wiring next. After watching the autocross at Goodguys Texas I can't wait to run my car on it. Forgive the cellphone pics.

[Spiffav8]

I've been wondering what the status is on your car. Good to see it making progress. Pictures don't do that car justice..

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[LAMBSKIN71]

lookn good Tony!

[coolclassiccars]

looks good. i like the chrome yellow with the fordelines.keep the progress goin. shawn

[greycamaro]

60 miles. 50 minutes straight north on 35
would that be burleson Tx?

[slenning]

Love the paint scheme and the wheels. Keep the pics coming.
Looks Great!!

[awr68]

Looks great - Love the color!
Nice to see all the progress...it won't be long now!! :thumbsup:

[tmadden]

would that be burleson Tx?
Almost. Mansfield.

[tones2SS]

Nice to see the updates. Car looks great!

[Greg from Aus]

Hi Tony,

I'm glad you got the renderings, you are right, it is pretty close to my first rendering.

Yours looks great, keep up the good work.

Greg

[tmadden]

quick update
Finally got it back from the Glass guy. Happy with how it turned out. Still a few adjustments to be done. Brakes are done. Fuel lines and finish wiring left.
Had the great opportunity for Mike from Musclerodz to come down and go over the car. It's crazy to watch him go over the car in detail and call out what's missing and what needs attention. took 1 1/2 hour for him to finish. A complete professional. He'll pick it up later and finish wiring and mechanicals. Thank GAWD!!!!
Can't wait to get it back from him.

[Spiffav8]

Looks good!

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[tmadden]

Firewall needed correcting and a few other things. Mike will finish out most of the car and get her running for me.

[cashed]

Great looking car, really dig the single strip. Hope to see you out at Good Guys.

[Astontibs]

You said you were using the Heidt's Front Clip. How do you like it? I saw one a few years ago and it looked flimsy to me. Were you able to stay with normal 1st gen backspacing on the wheels? How about oil pan? DId you use an F-body pan or aftermarket. How about header fitment?

[tmadden]

The Heidts front clip is good, especially for the cost. It's not DSE but It will work. Not sure why you thought it flimsy. I've got 4.5" inch front backspacing. The old Heidts which is what I have did not recommend putting a 9"-10" wheel on it, so I bought 18x8.5. Oil pan came from Autocraft. Very nice. Headers fit the subframe fine. No issues. had to figure which to use by measurements because Stainless Works had not designed one for the Heidts.

[Astontibs]

Thanks for the feedback. The one I saw was on a drag car and the frame rails just looked undersized to me. Then again that was right after I looked at Chris ALston subframe. I am trying to find a subframe that will allow me to use the F-body oil pan on my LS-1, allow me to use the 17X8 with 4 1/2 backspace wheels, have close to stock height, have the modern negative camber curve and big brakes and be compatible with many LS retrofit header designs. I know it's a tall order but I am still hoping. It sounds like my sheels would work on the Heidt's based on what you used, but I am wondering if you tried an F-body pan. From the literature it looks like they use a tall spindle and short upper A-arm and I know you can get the big brakes. I remember the price was very reasonable also.

[Jgpclone]

thats one bad ass maro ,looking foward to see this project come together

[Spiffav8]

Firewall needed correcting and a few other things. Mike will finish out most of the car and get her running for me.

Perfectionist! :lostmarbles:

[Musclerodz]

I guess it is about time I take over this thread and bring it to life. After a short trip to TX to pick it up, we got it home and started to inspect the car. After a thorough look over, it was evident that some of the previous assembly work was going to have to be redone mostly due to not ever being finished off properly, along with a couple other "iffy" things.

First item on the list was the firewall. Several issues led to the changing of it. The factory hanging points for the vintage air were gone and did not want any exposed hardware. The DBW pedal was mounted too low and would have interfered with the carpet once installed. Lastly the firewall itself had not been seam sealed before paint, it was badly warped, and looked like a sack of walnuts around the tunnel opening from a wreck many moons ago.

First thing was to protect the paint on the car by wrapping it with spark deflection paper

http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s633/musclerodz/Madden69032_zpsfd2f764a.jpg

here is the center of the firewall badly warped

http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s633/musclerodz/Madden69026_zps462bc37d.jpg

unfinished edge and not sealed

http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s633/musclerodz/Madden69048_zps10e87b33.jpg

unnecessary holes and not pretty to boot

http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s633/musclerodz/Madden69029_zps1cd796cd.jpg

out came the firewall a little too easy only to find bare unprotected metal

http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s633/musclerodz/Madden69014_zps596115b9.jpg

firewall and panel weld through primed, and welded in place. I also welded on the clutch cylibder bracket to further prevent flexing of the bracket

http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s633/musclerodz/Madden69009_zps3d282d0b.jpg

[Musclerodz]

Firewall was finished up and sub reinstalled to relocate column and other components

http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s633/musclerodz/Madden69006_zps75cbb15a.jpg

http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s633/musclerodz/Madden69005_zps5acb5c31.jpg

More to come later......

[Spiffav8]

Nice to see Tom is in good hands!

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[windycitychev]

great looking build and always a good thing to have others give their opinion but I am sure your dream car will become even more special with all the attention, keep the pics coming

[Ron in SoCal]

A quote from Mike in my build thread:

About time Ron, sometimes bad things happen for good reasons. Now you know EXACTLY what you got, a solid car.

I like the way he thinks! :cheers:

[214Chevy]

Tmadden, the 69 is gonna set up nice now. Looking good bro. :thumbsup:

[tmadden]

Thanks fellas. Happy as hell with quality corrections. Looking forward to the ride!!!

[Musclerodz]

Time to bring back to top with another update with where I left off. accelerator pedal was mocked up and installed and studs were welded to firewall to mount vintage air unit

http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s633/musclerodz/Madden69061-1_zps136b0b73.jpg

firewall was then prepped and painted

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quicky color sand and reundercoat floor to cover previous overspray and touchup where sub frame connectors were added.

http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s633/musclerodz/Madden69041-1_zps00d20387.jpg

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[Musclerodz]

subframe cleaned up and reinstalled

http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s633/musclerodz/Madden69044-1_zps2ad27492.jpg

with outside fixed moved to interior. rear package tray area was yellow and really need to be gray so we rehot the gloss dash matte and fixed the rear.

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[Musclerodz]

This is how the mount was installed when it showed up. Mind you Tony PAID to have all this work completed and final installed before it came to my shop. See anything wrong?????:headscratch:

http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s633/musclerodz/Madden69002_zps90bc1ddd.jpg

[Cole]

Great work as always Mike....

[Musclerodz]

Progress continues. Got the engine mounts flipped back over where they belong, all high strength hardware installed, only to find out now the Autokraft pan won't clear the rack. Call Heidt's and say to use 4th gen pan. Those dont exist used anymore so a new one ordered up, installed, and we now have the clearance we need again.

http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s633/musclerodz/IMG_0910_zps9c08fe65.jpg

While waiting on the pan to come in, started assembling the core support after it was repainted charcoal to match the car.

http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s633/musclerodz/IMG_0907_zpsdeafa4fb.jpg

Using the factory hardline kit, I rebent the high pressure line to reroute behind fender.

http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s633/musclerodz/IMG_0915_zps0229c62d.jpg

This is next on my list to fix....

http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s633/musclerodz/Madden69054_zpsf13a5b4b.jpg

[214Chevy]

Looking good Tony. Sucks to have to repay to have work redone, but there's no greater satisfaction than knowing it's getting done right this time. With that in mind, it makes it worth it to repay, huh? Great work and looks awesome Mike!!:headspin: :headspin:

[tubbed69]

very nice work,sure getting close

[Musclerodz]

Time for next installment. Referring back to the last pic I posted, all the flex line was not going to cut it for the brakes. After removing all the flex, I relocated the wilwood prop valve to a more suitable location and fabricated a new bracket to hold it.

http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s633/musclerodz/Madden69007-1_zpse38ded21.jpg

This unsightly mess of fittings was removed, proper fittings installed for a cleaner look for the new hard lines to attach to.

http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s633/musclerodz/madden69019_zps65522174.jpg

new rear lines were fabbed to tie into the existing hardline

http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s633/musclerodz/madden69010_zpsd1c813c7.jpg

http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s633/musclerodz/madden69004_zpsb46897e4.jpg

[Spiffav8]

Better and Better everyday!

[Musclerodz]

finished the front brakes lines and a/c lines, still have to secure the brake lines

http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s633/musclerodz/IMG_1038_zpsabce67df.jpg

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[tmadden]

You really can't appreciate how much better it looks without seeing the car in detail before. I love the re-do and Mike has been great to work with.

[gearheads78]

Nice car and nice work. Can't wait to see it in person.

[Musclerodz]

Small update. Not alot to show except we did get the suede headliner installed.

http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s633/musclerodz/IMG_1112_zpsf7e17d71.jpg (http://s1309.photobucket.com/user/musclerodz/media/IMG_1112_zpsf7e17d71.jpg.html)

http://i1309.photobucket.com/albums/s633/musclerodz/IMG_1114_zpsa91c63fa.jpg (http://s1309.photobucket.com/user/musclerodz/media/IMG_1114_zpsa91c63fa.jpg.html)

[Spiffav8]

Hey it's progress! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[tubbed69]

Very nice,like the headliner.

[waynieZ]

Very nice,like the headliner.

Me too.

[214Chevy]

It's alive.....first start up. :headspin:
http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l536/2quedogg/th_startvideo_zpsddb8fe2f.jpg (http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l536/2quedogg/startvideo_zpsddb8fe2f.mp4)

[tubbed69]

sure sounds really good,getting closer

[U-turn]

Sounds good!

Details, whats been happening?

[tmadden]

Thanks Marcus for posting the video. Getting really close. Mike would be best to speak on details. It appears I'm days away from getting it back,. Like a little kid!

[U-turn]

Sweet!

[Musclerodz]

I will post pics soon, we are currently working bugs out of the car now and it had a lot of them. Couple items left and its ready to test drive.

[waynieZ]

It sounds great. I'm excited for you too.

[tmadden]

Gotta give Mike credit for the sound. I had already bought mufflers. He gave me reason to change and told me to trust him. I did and it worked out great. I love the sound of her now!!

[214Chevy]

Thanks Marcus for posting the video. Getting really close. Mike would be best to speak on details. It appears I'm days away from getting it back,. Like a little kid!

No problem bro. Glad I could help. Car sounds mean. Congrats on getting ready to start driving it. :trophy-1302:

[Ron in SoCal]

Awesome!

[Lenie]

Sounds great, I really like the look of the headliner, sweet. You're close, this spring hopefully eh'.

[tmadden]

Way sooner!!!

[ZMAN1969]

Hello Mansfield Lewisville checking in and I like the color and paint scheme! My Camaro is almost on the road too, we'll need to meet up sometime
:cheers:

[chichirone]

Car sounds great and is looking really good. I'm in Keller...definitely need to hook up. My 69 is only a few weeks from being back on the road as well.

Check out the North Texas Camaro Club. Pretty active group with over 100+ members here in North Texas. Our club took a roadtrip to Mena, Arkansas last October in a monsoon...43 first gens participated! IT WAS AWESOME!!! Planning a few club auto-x days as well as a track day or two at either Eagles Canyon or Cresson.

[tmadden]

Hello Mansfield Lewisville checking in and I like the color and paint scheme! My Camaro is almost on the road too, we'll need to meet up sometime
:cheers:

That sounds great. Let me know when you're ready.

[tmadden]

Car sounds great and is looking really good. I'm in Keller...definitely need to hook up. My 69 is only a few weeks from being back on the road as well.

Check out the North Texas Camaro Club. Pretty active group with over 100+ members here in North Texas. Our club took a roadtrip to Mena, Arkansas last October in a monsoon...43 first gens participated! IT WAS AWESOME!!! Planning a few club auto-x days as well as a track day or two at either Eagles Canyon or Cresson.

I Am a fan of North Texas Camaro club. Was waiting till I was up and running to see about joining. Look forward to meeting up.

[214Chevy]

Hey, don't forget about me over here in Dallas. I wanna roll too. Uhhh, well, it may be another summer or two for me though. :bang:

[dwilson]

Car sounds great and is looking really good. I'm in Keller...definitely need to hook up. My 69 is only a few weeks from being back on the road as well.

Check out the North Texas Camaro Club. Pretty active group with over 100+ members here in North Texas. Our club took a roadtrip to Mena, Arkansas last October in a monsoon...43 first gens participated! IT WAS AWESOME!!! Planning a few club auto-x days as well as a track day or two at either Eagles Canyon or Cresson.

Well, my aunt actually runs the office there! I know the owner David really well, and the owner of Pinnacle Motorsports worked on my car!

Great place and I will be there if something gets set up!

[tmadden]

Rarely post pics with me in it.

[DT69Cam]

Rarely post pics with me in it.

Nice car kid! What color is that ??? SG 102 ?? Thanks.

[waynieZ]

The car looks great!

[slenning]

^^^^ What Wayne said. The car looks great!

[214Chevy]

Rarely post pics with me in it.

Well, actually...you're still not in it. You're standing next to it. :sarcasm_smiley: Just giving you a hard time bro. :mock: Car looks sweet. Actually went back through the build thread again.