not an s10 but she is my GAL

[illest G]

well i dont have my s10 anymore and havnt in almost 3 years, since i snapped the frame from dragging it to much. i went and bought a g35 sedan and modded the hell out of that. then decided to demod that and thats now my daily. NOW i have a new project. ive had it for about 2 months now and have been moving right along with it. i figured i would throw a project thread up on this forum since i still frequent this forum a lot. and well im baggin it so why not.

car is a 69 galaxie. 2 door hard top. has the original 351w with 97k on it. motor will be getting pulled out and a full rebuild plus some goodies. goal is to be pushing close to 500hp when its done. for suspension i am bagging it with dom2500s up front and rear. the car wont lay frame but it will be very close. i dont want it to lay frame though.












transmission thats going in.






back aired out









accessory brackets painted









whole car aired out




cavi seats FRONT and REAR

[2fnlowblazer]

very cool i like the 4 buckets

[illest G]

going to run 18x9 rears and 18x8 fronts 275/40 and 245/45

interior will have the 4 cavi seats. a full sheet metal dash with a sheet metal center console going all the way to the back.

paint color changes every 30 minutes so that will be decided when its actually time to paint it

[mostizzle]

Nice! It needs a supercharged Coyote and a 6 speed.

[illest G]

ahah no supercharger. going to be all motor. the car weighs 4100lbs. its not going to be a race car. even with the 500hp (estimation) its still not going to be fast. just a fun cruiser

[mostizzle]

Ok, then a NA Coyote. lol

[illest G]

hahaha. i like the 351

[wrknprogress]

Should be pretty cool when done. I also like the buckets.

[mostizzle]

I can dig it. lol Those Windsors are decent motors too and they respond well to upgrades.

[scooterb7721]

lookin nice.....

[illest G]

thanks...

i think im going to go with these wheels. same design that elenor had in gone in 60 seconds.

[blake293209]

Do some boss 336's?

[mostizzle]

Quote: Originally Posted by illest G

thanks...

i think im going to go with these wheels. same design that elenor had in gone in 60 seconds.

X2 nice looking rims and those tri bars make all the difference.

[TRX]

Car looks like a cool project, and nice work.

[JDrummond Service Inc.]

Nice project, I love 4 door Galaxies but this is nice. x2 on the boss 336's... those tris are not doin it. lolz keep it up man... also those cavi buckets are nice

[PSYKO_Inc]

So which one will see the road first...my S10 or your Galaxie? The world may never know

[illest G]

i still vote galaxie

[illest G]

question 1 - how do you guys think the galaxie would look with one of these? i think it would look bad ass.

question 2 - does anyone know where i can find it for cheaper than that. thats way to expensive for some cloth and a metal frame

http://www.streetbeatcustoms.com/Str...Inches/557556/

[project blazer]

I love this man I am thinking about doing this to my 4 door bel air lol
Keep the pics coming

[mafiacustomz]

nice ride

[illest G]

thanks guys. drilled all the holes in the floorboard to mount the seats, for the rear i still need to weld the spacers in for the seat brackets.

also i decided to put the car back on stands this morning to see if the front bags were rubbing on the pockets at all. and they were. only when the bag was compressed though. had to cut this HUGE peice off the pockets. hahaha

[PSYKO_Inc]

Better clean up that oil, otherwise it'll stain your garage floor...like mine where my POS is pissing gear oil from the pinion seal...

[illest G]

i couldnt care less if the garage floor gets stained.

[PSYKO_Inc]

Might hurt the resale value...really thinking about getting some of that epoxy-coat paint for my floor...

[illest G]

the sparkle stuff? i have a bucket of it i was thinking of laying down. im going to wait til the car is 100% done though. or until i atleast dont have to cut/open anything up.

[hi_im_sean]

those buckets look awesome in there, nice work.

[wrknprogress]

Quote: Originally Posted by illest G

i couldnt care less if the garage floor gets stained.

Thank you for using that expression correctly. lol I like the wheels you picked out. Can't wait to see how this thing turns out.

[project blazer]

This is a cool build man I night have to steal your idea with the cavi seats front and rear
For my bel air lol
I do like the look of that galxie though I think the boss wheels will really make it stand out

[rhygin]

Nice. Keep the pictures coming.

[project blazer]

I agree x2

[illest G]

well i was going to finalize the rear seat brackets today but i am hella sick and can barely move. so no updates until i feel better

[hi_im_sean]

Quote: Originally Posted by wrknprogress

Thank you for using that expression correctly. lol I like the wheels you picked out. Can't wait to see how this thing turns out.

im with you, i cant stand when people say "i could care less", well that doesnt mean much lol.
sry for the random useless post...

[project blazer]

Well get better soon so we can get more pics of this beast lol

[illest G]

i went out to the garage and sat on the floor and finished the welding on the seat brackets. thought i was done with them so i started painting them. then realized i needed to drill to holes and trim a peice that i forgot about.

[project blazer]

Lol

[Stewzer55]

Get another set of headrests for the front seats, the vinyl ones are ugly. Other than that, sweet project!

[illest G]

the headrest will be getting pulled off all together. they are just on there now because i havnt taken them off yet. the seats will be redone in black leather.

also went back out to the garage and took all the paint off the brackets. cut a couple peices off and redesigned them. need to pick up some angle iron tomorrow if i feel better and weld it on in a couple spots and they will finally be done.

[illest G]

well i feel a little better today so hopefully i can make some progress

[illest G]

got enough energy to go to the garage and finish welding the new rear seat brackets. 3 of the 4 seats are now mounted. i get to take them back out now though so i can lay down some carpet and build the amp rack on the back wall

[project blazer]

Heck yeah o were are the pics lol

[illest G]

haha there are no pics. i took the seats back out so i can put carpet in. gotta go buy some carpet first though. cant use oem replacement carpet though since the oem carpet only goes to about 3-4'' into the back seat since you cant see under the bench seat. but since i am running buckets in the rear i need the carpet to be about a foot longer than stock carpet. so im going to pick up a roll and lay it down/form it myself to the length that i need it

[BrandonR]

Now this is COOL! Cant wait to see moar progressive action

[illest G]

well since i dont have anything else to do to the interior (other than drill 4 holes for the driver seat) until i buy the carpet and sheet metal for the dash/center console, im going to move to a different part of the car tomorrow. kinda scared but im going to cut the stock hood and build a cowl hood. probably around 4.5'' tall to clear the highrise intake manifold i plan to run and shotgun ram air intake.

[illest G]

chickened out on cutting my hood up today. but i did make some valve brackets out of some left over angle iron. they look crappy but you will never see them because they are under the car.

[illest G]

just found out my friend has a powder coating oven that he doesnt use anymore. so he is giving it to me. for FREE. so i guess that means i gotta powdercoat everything now haha

[illest G]

finally got 2 of the 4 front valves mounted tonight. all i have left is the drivers side front valves and and to hook up the power wire and the air ride is 100% done

[illest G]

here is a picture to show the valve brackets better

[illest G]

got the drivers side done tonight.

[illest G]

my sisters boyfriend just text me and said he came up on a vortech supercharger that was on a 302 with all the brackets and everything. he said i can have it. i know the oldschool 302 blocks were damn near the same as the 351w(motor i have) blocks. not sure what the newish (88) 302 blocks are like though. so im hoping that i can make it work on my car. that would be awesome

[rhygin]

The connection between a 351w and a 302 are kinda troublesome the block is taller and therefor wider the mains, rod length, and headbolts are different, bolt patterns and bore size are the same. If I remember correctly the "accessories" bolt pattern should be about the same, but I cant fully remember hope for the best. 302's are way easier to put into shit though those extra inches make it a bitch in some situations.