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77custom 12-27-2011 12:54 PM

Full tilt lives
 
Well... after 2 years of fiberglass, welding, tweaking, cutting, grinding, etc etc etc ... FULL TILT lives.

Here are some pics....

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/pict...007702&thumb=1

77custom 12-27-2011 12:58 PM

Posting pics on this site continues to be a mystery to me... so for a complete build, in pics, please visit:

http://s1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff412/FullTilt1977/

Would love to hear what you guys (and gals) think of her.

Thanks

77custom 12-27-2011 01:00 PM

Gonna try this one more time.....

http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/...0827103655.jpg

ptroxx 12-27-2011 01:14 PM

WOW


http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/...0901100609.jpg

ptroxx 12-27-2011 01:24 PM

Well going from this pic below, to what you have now is F'in awesome..you did a great job. love it all.
http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/...vetteburn7.jpg



Originally Posted by 77custom (Post 1579575827)
Posting pics on this site continues to be a mystery to me... so for a complete build, in pics, please visit:

http://s1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff412/FullTilt1977/

Would love to hear what you guys (and gals) think of her.

Thanks


Originally Posted by 77custom (Post 1579575847)


rogman16 12-27-2011 02:48 PM

That is gorgeous!! You can tell you spent many hours working on Full Tilt!!

What color is that??

Rogman

dmeesq 12-27-2011 04:00 PM

Awesome, what are your rims and wheels ?

milo30 12-27-2011 05:30 PM

I love the paint and the tilt front end. I'm not a fan of the doors but after seeing them and thinking about it, they would be pretty handy to keep from dinging up the doors. These things are so long it is hard to get inside in confined spaces like the garage.

Nice work

TexasTechDad 12-27-2011 11:04 PM

Wow!

ramair_bryan 12-28-2011 12:06 PM

tilt.....
 
Would you believe I thought this was just another steering column post, so I skipped over it for I dont know how long. Way cool tilt. :iagree:

rosslato 12-28-2011 12:49 PM

From one fellow tilt owner to another, that hood is BEAUTIFUL!:cool::cheers: Fantastic ingenuity and fabrication not to mention all the fiberglassing, wow. Beautiful job on the interior and the engine just blinds me. what is your hood resting on by the firewall?
Kuddoos to you on a fantastic vette!!

fugawi 12-28-2011 01:39 PM

WOW :eek::eek::eek: that is beutiful. well done.:rock: right click and save.:thumbs:

929nitro 12-28-2011 01:46 PM

Wow simply fantastic. Quite a transformation. :cool:

77custom 12-28-2011 02:11 PM

Thank you all for the kind words!

Rogman, yes, I have well over 2000 hours in building this beast. Most of the car is hand made ... the color is a custom blend of candy red with a ton of rosetta red pearl mixed in. I really could not tell you exactly how much as I mixed it by "feel"... I sprayed 5 coats of color and another 5 coats of clear.

DM, the rims are custom made, my design, Billet Specialties ground them for me., They are 20 x 12 in the rear, and 20 x 9.5 in the front.

3JsVette 12-28-2011 08:06 PM

I followed the re-build on the "other" Corvette forum. While the "doors" are not for me I love the car. Your work is outstanding! The body and fabrication work is only out done by the paint work. This car is the complete package! Very nice.

On a side note care to share how you got the 12" wide rear wheels under the back of the car and kept them inside the wheel openings. :)

77custom 12-29-2011 01:38 AM

Ross. Thanks for the compliments. The rear of the clip rests (and locks into place) on 2 bear claw catches.

You can see them better in the build photos.....

http://s1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff412/FullTilt1977/

3J... we spent an enormous amount of time playing around with the offset and backspacing in order to get them to fit. But they do! I also added about 1/2 inch to the wheel lips, both front and rear, to get them inside... but it's such a small amount that noone has ever noticed they aren't stock.

Roma 12-29-2011 05:41 AM

Amazing result.:cool:

I followed your modthread and I am impresssed :thumbs:

Cheers

Frank

CrusinZ06 12-29-2011 06:05 AM

I just finished looking at the 176 pic's you posted, Amazing transformation,

Not a huge fan of gull wing door's, but it work's really well with your whole combination.

I do have one ???? from your pic's, did you paint this in your garage ??????

Amazing and outstanding workmanship, :thumbs::thumbs::cheers:

GREGG-73 12-29-2011 07:19 AM

I must admit I am not a fan of the customs....but, this work is just over the top.....!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are a very talented man. I can not even begin to fathom the amount of time / monies that went into this build....but, it has paid off for you big time. Great work and I love the color choice... :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:





Stay in tune....:thumbs:

rogman16 12-29-2011 09:36 AM


Originally Posted by 77custom (Post 1579585262)
Thank you all for the kind words!

Rogman, yes, I have well over 2000 hours in building this beast. Most of the car is hand made ... the color is a custom blend of candy red with a ton of rosetta red pearl mixed in. I really could not tell you exactly how much as I mixed it by "feel"... I sprayed 5 coats of color and another 5 coats of clear.

DM, the rims are custom made, my design, Billet Specialties ground them for me., They are 20 x 12 in the rear, and 20 x 9.5 in the front.

Thanks... You should be very proud of your work... She is a beaut!!!

Rogman


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