More progress made on the body : )

[The Stig]

9/25/2010

My wife and I made a quick run up to Greensboro to visit Whitby Motorcars. The Hood, Doors, and Hatch are "On the car and Swinging" as Jeff says.

It was good to see that some progress has been made. Everything lines up well, and the Gaps look good.

[The Stig]

9/25/2010

I am happy with the hood alignment, and the gaps in the sections where the hood and body meet, behind the wheels. Very neat and clean.

[The Stig]

9/29/2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by David Borden
Congrats man... Its looking really good!! No doubt Jeff will take good care of you!

David

Thanks Dave.

I'm really not worried whether or not it'll turn out well. I can look around the shop at any time and see that I'll be happy with the results. Right now this has become a re-learning experience for me. I am learning how to TRY to controll my patience. I used to have tons of it, before Allan let me drive his GTM. Now I'm spoiled for anything else...

[The Stig]

1/31/2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by Kris Mangrum
Your a tease!

LOL!!! Sorry Buddy. Just sharing info as I get it. Yep! I subscribe to the "trickle-up" theory. So I'll send the sentiment to Jeff.

I'm in Connecticut this week. So Imagine how hard it is to hear how great your car looks, knowing that you can't drive over to take a look.
(Not to mention that I'm a little worried about getting stuck here due to the Snow storm that's coming through).

[The Stig]

Jeff is coming today to pick up the Chassis to take it back to his shop, and mount the body, as well as a short list of things that I am going to ask them to do...



He sent a couple of pictures of the paint. As I understand, the paint has not been cut and buffed.

[VD2021]

The Stig,
Just beautiful......... Can't wait to see it on the frame with everything mounted....

R/s
Vidal

[Jeff Collins]

Thanks for letting us be a part of your build. Thanks for all of the hospitality last night too. It is always good to see ya'll.
We were talking about hillbilly dialect last so I just had to say ya'll.

[The Stig]

Thanks for letting us be a part of your build. Thanks for all of the hospitality last night too. It is always good to see ya'll.
We were talking about hillbilly dialect last so I just had to say ya'll.

LOL! I say ya'll so much that I wouldn't have even notice had you not mentioned the Hillbilly Dialect thing from last night.

[Steven K]

Boy, that looks great.

[riptide motorsport]

Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[c6_rob]

drooling

[fact5racer]

Hey Stig, still meeting me and the gang Tomorrow night? With $14.00 top shelf pitchers of marqueritas better bring a designated driver!

[The Stig]

Hey Stig, still meeting me and the gang Tomorrow night? With $14.00 top shelf pitchers of marqueritas better bring a designated driver!

We'll be there.

[The Stig]

Saw the body today.

The pictures are pretty clear, and they look nice.

We had dinner with Gary Cheney, Sasha, and a few of his Moto-x buddies last night. Had Great Food, Great Margaritas, and a Great time!

[The Stig]

Sanded. Cut. Buffed.

[GTM1]

Mike
Just gorgeous.
Did you get your Kooks ceramic coated?
Bet you cannot wait.
Bob

[LS MAN]

Cars lookin great Stig!! Glad you guys are making progress. Good to see you & Jeff got the ram lifts to work on the Konis.

[The Stig]

Cars lookin great Stig!! Glad you guys are making progress. Good to see you & Jeff got the ram lifts to work on the Konis.

Hi Ted. Thanks for the props! John (Whitby's) opened up the inside diameter of the lifts so they would fit over the KONI coil over sleeves. 1/16". I'm still getting the Penke's to replace the KONI's, but now I don't have to be in such a rush to do it. I'm trying to use your "Suspension Set-Up" thread to come up with real numbers to Dial In my shocks/suspension.

I really appreciate the help that you and Ron are giving the rest of us. Between you guys and David Borden, you're helping me and the rest of us understand how the smallest changes can have such huge effects on the way these cars handle.

[The Stig]

Cars lookin great Stig!! Glad you guys are making progress. Good to see you & Jeff got the ram lifts to work on the Konis.

Hi Ted,

Just wanted to let you know that I received the Carbon Fiber close out covers for the rear of the headlight buckets.

Thanks! As always, a quality piece that will give a clean look in the fender wells.

Take Care!

[PhyrraM]

Paint looks great! Looking forward to seeing the final assembly.

[Jeff Collins]

Great to see you yesterday, Rick said to tell you hello. Busy day in the shop today, lots of folks came by, a young Marine wanting a GTM and a former roadster owner ready to move on to a a 33. Rick picked up some parts and checked out your build, then the Mustang club came by. Good day all around

[The Stig]

Great to see you yesterday, Rick said to tell you hello. Busy day in the shop today, lots of folks came by, a young Marine wanting a GTM and a former roadster owner ready to move on to a a 33. Rick picked up some parts and checked out your build, then the Mustang club came by. Good day all around

I hope they enjoyed seeing it.

[LS MAN]

Hey Stig, great to hear it run. Almost as good as hearing your firstborn say "daddy" for the first time!

[The Stig]

Hey Stig, great to hear it run. Almost as good as hearing your firstborn say "daddy" for the first time!

Hi Ted. You're right. Hearing your kids call you Daddy for the first time is definantly a lifetime milestone. I've experienced that three times. Now they're in College, so they say "Daddy, can I have..." .

So now I just needed to hear this car run. As soon as I heard the LS2 fire up, it gave instant credability to the build and reassured me that the efforts have not been in vain.

As always, I really apprecaite such positive comments, from people that I respect so much!

[Rick Williams]

Mike...As Jeff said, I was there today picking up some parts but I also wanted to see your build. Seeing an assembled GTM before the body goes on is worth a thousand pictures. My hat's off to you for a quality build. The body work and paint that Whitby did is awesome too. The color is great. It exudes understated aggressiveness if that makes sense.

Jeff...I'm guessing that my $5 is safe. You ran out of time before you had a chance to put that evaporator in the Mustang didn't you? Either that or you got it in but didn't get home until about 10:00 at night. You know what they say about the best laid plans .

[The Stig]

Mike... Seeing an assembled GTM before the body goes on is worth a thousand pictures. My hat's off to you for a quality build. The body work and paint that Whitby did is awesome too. The color is great. It exudes understated aggressiveness if that makes sense.

Thanks Rick.

I really appreciate your comments about the the Chassis. And actually, "Understated Aggressiveness" is exactly what my goal has been for this car since I decided to build it. So for you to say that really makes me feel that I'm on the right track.

I can't wait to see it mounted to the chassis.

[Jeff Collins]

I'll have to buy you a burger at the Autofair Rick. I think you can still get a burger there for 5.00. With all the company Saturday I didn't finish the Mustang. The truth is it was 75 degrees and the ACC tournament was in town so the Mustang never really had a chance. Thanks for the kind words guys we really do enjoy what we get to do.

[dreabrown]

I suspected that when I saw the color that was meant for the GTM, I would know it - Indigo Ink Pearl. That looks amazing. Nice choice and great looking build. What's your price tag on that job from Whitby's? Offline PM if you prefer. Thanks for showing it off.

[The Stig]

I suspected that when I saw the color that was meant for the GTM, I would know it - Indigo Ink Pearl. That looks amazing. Nice choice and great looking build. What's your price tag on that job from Whitby's? Offline PM if you prefer. Thanks for showing it off.

Hi Dreabrown,

I can tell you what I was quoted for the work that Jeff & the guys at Whitby's are doing for me, but I'm not sure whether or not it would apply directly to another GTM, unless you're doing a Gen-I GTM, and he is doing ALL body and paint. I've also asked Jeff to do a list of other things for me as well, which will bump the price up a bit.

I can tell you that to have the body of a GTM worked and painted costs considerably more than any of the other Factory Five bodies. I'm not sure how the new Gen II body will translate into paint & bodywork $$ yet. It's supposed to be easier to work out, resulting lower costs, but only time will tell.

My suggestion is that you give them a call, and let them know what you're planning.

(PM Sent).

[cudd33]

Is this the one they had at Autofair in Charlotte

[The Stig]

Is this the one they had at Autofair in Charlotte

LOL! Not yet. The pictures that you see here were taken last week. I would love for it to be shown at the Autofair this year, but I'm not sure if it can be ready in time.

Jeff built a car for a customer in California, that was very similar.

[Jeff Collins]

Speaking of good enough to eat we had some spaghetti pictures of Stig's car yesterday, but it looks better today,

[The Stig]

Speaking of good enough to eat we had some spaghetti pictures of Stig's car yesterday, but it looks better today,

Yes you did!

[VD2021]

Speaking of good enough to eat we had some spaghetti pictures of Stig's car yesterday, but it looks better today,

Yes you did!

That's just a sign of progress.

Jeff,
On my last visit up north(NC) I drove by your shop in hopes that you were open. My Mother-in-law lives there and we're there every summer. Maybe this year I'll make it by while you're open.

[The Stig]

I think Jeff likes the new Carbon Fiber Engine Cover...

[The Stig]

Ouch!!!

I just went ahead and bought the Gen 1 Splitter and Side Rocker Extensions for the GTM.

$900.00 stings a bit... I kept waiting to see if they would have another discount on them, but time is running out and I had to open the wallet.

I guess I'll be loving them next week after the "sticker shock" wears off.

[CRAZYBOB]

Hey, sorry if I missed it somewhere in here.. But, did the bodywork and paint get done at a shop on another GTM chassis? And then the parts were installed later on yours? It looks great. Did you have any issues with fitment of the parts between the two frames? Thanks Bob

[The Stig]

Hey, sorry if I missed it somewhere in here.. But, did the bodywork and paint get done at a shop on another GTM chassis? And then the parts were installed later on yours? It looks great. Did you have any issues with fitment of the parts between the two frames? Thanks Bob

Hi Bob. Yes, Whitby's had a GTM chassis with the body mounted. Most of the work was done to the body while it was mounted onto that chassis, until it was time for paint. When the body came back from the paint shop, it was mounted onto my chassis. There were no alignment issues that wouldn't have been present on my chassis...

When the car was delivered to my house, Jeff picked up the body from my kit.

I spoke about this on the first page or so of this thread.

Hope this helps. Mike

[VD2021]

Mike,

Seems you and Bill have been frequenting the same places lately......Has to be a unique occurrence for the shops to have two mid-engine super-cars on site at the same time.

[claybags]

Mike,
Your car will be the new "benchmark" for fit, finish, and overall coolness! See you ( and THE car ) at Huntinton Beach in April.

Cheers, Jeff