I;m with Wrongway. I want a booth like that too. What does one that size cost? Any idea?

The booth was on sale at Home Depot online for $495 ( down from $720 ). It includes 2 fans, 1 to inflate the booth and 1 to pressurize it.  Also includes filters. 
  It measures 23 feet long, 13 feet wide, and depending which spec you read 8.5 or 9 feet high.  I selected this size because it fit (just barely) in my building.

    I got it in 4 days with no shipping cost!

That’s great info 31pontiac! Thanks! I can afford that and make it work in my garage!

7 hours ago, Wrongway said:

Dammmmmmmn! I WANT THAT SPRAY BOOTH!!!!!! Lookin good bro.

That's what I said.... that's cool

We spent most of the day in the spray booth today and this is the result.

Drooling on key board.  Please don't short.

We now have a rolling chassis.

Jewlery....put a chain on it and I'd wear it round my neck.   Beautiful job!

Man that looks slick. Good job bro!

Been a few months so I figured it was time for another update. I sanded and repainted the oil pan to fix some self inflicted scratches before I installed the engine and transmission back in the frame. Fan, oil cooler, alternator, gas tank, fuel line, and most of the brake lines also added

Wow, that is a clean looking build.

Rick

nice plumbing Tim

That deserves to be hung on a wall, justa save space N stare at it. Beautiful job!

Just a little progress to share. White 1969 Firebird Ram Air III manifolds installed.

Bodywork is taking forever 😬.

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i think those manifolds are sexy as !!! well done tim

i cant see in the pic, did you have to use the oil filter spacer ?

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They do look good, are they F-Body Ram Air II manifolds? Round Ports?

8 hours ago, 64 kiwi boni said:

i think those manifolds are sexy as !!! well done tim

i cant see in the pic, did you have to use the oil filter spacer ?

Thanks Kiwi!

Yes, I had to use the oil filter spacer to clear the manifold.

1 hour ago, cammerjeff said:

They do look good, are they F-Body Ram Air II manifolds? Round Ports?

No, they are D-ports off of my ‘69 Trans Am RA III leftover from when I put a RA IV in that car.

Nice, I have the A-Body version of those on my 71 Catalina, but it is hard to see them, But they sound good! And on my car just the normal 90 degree oil filter adapter works with room to spare.

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It looks great. What transmission are you running? 350? 400 Turbo?

5 hours ago, cammerjeff said:

Nice, I have the A-Body version of those on my 71 Catalina, but it is hard to see them, But they sound good! And on my car just the normal 90 degree oil filter adapter works with room to spare.

I agree, Pontiac cast iron performance manifolds work well and ( at least to my ear) have a much better sound than tube headers. I used these because: A. I already had them and B. They fit inside my narrow frame.

3 hours ago, Frosty said:

It looks great. What transmission are you running? 350? 400 Turbo?

Turbo 350, with a 3:08 posi in a ‘57 Pontiac rear.

3 hours ago, 31pontiac said:

I agree, Pontiac cast iron performance manifolds work well and ( at least to my ear) have a much better sound than tube headers. I used these because: A. I already had them and B. They fit inside my narrow frame.

Turbo 350, with a 3:08 posi in a ‘57 Pontiac rear.

Free (or I already own them) are the best parts! I use the reproduction RA/HO exhaust manifolds on Lucy! I can totally appreciate you doing that!

Going with a ‘57 BOP Hotchkis style rear end is very old cool school! Me likey!

With the manifolds back on the engine, my brother and I spent 4 1/2 hours installing the rest of the exhaust system. It became a lot more challenging than either of us anticipated, but we finally got it clearanced and adjusted to our satisfaction.

Dear Santa,

I've been as good as I could be this year, and if you can, I would take 2 of these please! If you have any questions, you can contact Tim on FOREVERPONTIAC.com for answers.

Thank you

Wrongway

Heat shields on. I also added X-Mat from Eastwood to deaden any resonance or droning the aluminum may have from the exhaust. An edging of 3M Panel Bond was added to keep water from getting between the X-Mat and the aluminum.