Project Update, Updating pics Options

[RON S.]

Thought I'd post a few pics of my continuing (what seems like a life long project.)
Pic 1 is of the front corner,I finally got around to painting the Getty Design hood on the front that I bought last Aug.
This past weekend,after the paint had set on it about a month,I color sanded it and buffed it out.
I spent 4 hours sanding & buffing on the hood alone.
Sorry about the dark pic it was taken late in the day.
If ya look towards the cowl area of the pics,you can see the ridge beam of my carport,It's 12 feet up from the floor.
Ron

[RON S.]

last pic is another engine shot.
Let me talk about the engine sheetmetal a minute.
There are 3 types of sheetmetal I've seen for doing a 6.
1 in fiberglass,and 2 in actual steel.I have 1 in fiberglass, and the one you see on th 3.6 is one version of the steel.
one steel version is a carbon copy replica,stamped on a press,w/all the contours,indents,notches,holes,etc.Usually sells in the $425-450 range.I've seen them from Patrick,and I think Pelican has the same thing.
I bought that mine thinking I was buying the same thing,and thought I was saving $50.00 as I'd seen these sheetmetal kits listed from several sources for around $375.00.
As many of you may know,I work in a fabshop,and I was stunned at the piece of crap I got when I rec'd my sheetmetal.
Just to let everyone know.That sheetmetal you see on ebay,look at it closely.It literally looks like someone was trying to make it from there garage using common hand tools.It's also a lot thinner than the original factory stuff.
It came in rusty.There were no holes for nothing.
I'll probably replace it in the future w/ the real repo stuff.
Word of advice is,I didn't save anything trying to save the $50.00.You'll be happier w/the better quality stuff.


Ron