engine bay back together, along with chrome shock caps, front shocks, and monte carlo bar back in, this is just about 100% complete,..

i had a chance to swap oil pan gaskets and valve cover gaskets and get new valve cover bolts, and it has cut the leaking down to just about none,..i think this was the problem,..i could see the oil leaking out of the back of the valve cover and running down the side of the block and dripping down in front of the bell housing,..which scured me to death, but i think i fixed it,...

basically now, i am a hood, grille, and front valance away from driving the car,...i just need to make my final decisions on those parts,...

 

I am at the same point you are at. which way did you go to lower the front end.
I am planning on the shelby drop, IE drilling the upper control arm holes 1 inch lower.
Also i will be cutting some off of my coils and installing the roller perches and new shocks.

 

i did, kyb shocks, 620 springs, shelby drop with negative wedge kit,...i am probably going to take about a 1/3 coil out after i roll my front fenders,...

 

How much lower does it sit? I heard that the 620's dont lower it at all. and the shelby only drops it about 3/4".

I want my car on the ground. What about rear. iif i remember correctly from the post you went with reverse eye leafs. How does it sit and are your tire close to rubbing on the fenders.

Are your wheels 18x8's or 18x9's.

I am returning my new rear wheels 17x8 for 18x9s

I have banged up my new paint while putting everything back together. (small garage and kids), there fore i need touch ups so i am going to roll my back fenders a little

 

Looks great! Looks like the same sunpro tach I have -- you can get a green bulb for it. I have a blue one in mine, to match the blue led's for the dash (that are still sitting on my bench).

 

here is the front, i would like to roll the fenders and drop it about another 3/4 of a inch


this is just about the only pic i can find of the rear,..5 leaf reverse eye,..i have a set of one inch lowering blocks i will be putting in


my wheels are 17x8 and 18x8, tires are 225/45/17 and 235/40/18

be very very very careful rolling fenders with paint,..make sure you heat that stuff up pretty good so it doesnt crack and peel off,...

i was thinking about a green bulb in the tach, but didnt even think about it till after i left the show and forgot to see what size it was...

 

yeh i live in AZ. heating paint is not that hard. i will just leave it in my driveway for a couple hours. im sure the surface will hi at least 150*

 

not much of a update, but i have been tackling tons of electrical problems,..'
i had a chance today to wire from the dash back to the tail lights, all new wire, all new fittings and grounds,...solved some of the problems,...

installed new tail light gaskets and lenses


sandblasted and painted the tail light housings, and installed new sockets, new bulbs


installed rear bumper, and tails, this is now with tail lights on,...50X brighter then before


brake lights now...

 

wow car is really coming along now,
Are they just new bulbs in the taillights or a different set up completely?

 

no man, just sandbaslted the tail housings, painted them with chrome engine paint, new bulbs, sockets, and wiring,...

and i cant believe how much brighter they came out,...even my dad said so, who saw them before and the first words out of his mouth were " you better do something about those lights, no one is gona see you with those"...now he was amazed...

i think the chrome paint and the new lenses made the biggest difference