BLACK BEAUTY Back on the Rack!!

[@derekboudreau9294]

There is a reason Uncle Tony loves you because you do Amazing work!!!!! I wish there were more shops around like Kiwi Classics.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Thanks man and thanks for watching

[@brianalbrecht4423]

a "5 inch" set back...!..& its not a gasser...!..wow...!..great work...!..!..always suprised Kiwi....but in a good way...!..true talent..!..

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Thanks man!!

[@tonytavolieri1663]

Lots of work. Good job

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Thanks man and thanks for watching!!

[@oldtimerf7602]

Always impressed Kiwi!❤

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Thanks man!!

[@imskeptic1]

How many others go to the lengths in the search for excellence that you do? You have got to be one in a million. What you do is a whole lot of extra work, but it is the real right way. Bless you bro.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Thanks man!!!!

[@rheidtech]

👍👍

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Cheers

[@dewreckdeberjack9618]

Saved for my morning inspiration 👍

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Hope you enjoy !!

[@dlavarco]

Very nice. I do have a question about the oil pan being too low. I noticed it when you first talked about the undercarriage and especially toward the end when you said you needed to modify the header pipe because it was too low. The pipe seemed to be the same height as the pan.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

When I was editing the video I noticed that too. It's deceptive with the camera angles, it is higher than the headers even with them raised up. One thing I'm learning is you guys don't miss a thing!! Which is good!

[@dlavarco]

@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 Thanks for the reply. It looks great.

[@blackenigma1054]

The customization is intense!…Good video!👍🏿

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Thanks man and thanks for watching

[@lautburns4829]

Nice job. Hope the owner finally gets to drive it.

[@donaldhill2775]

Good stuff mate ! I have headers on my early 65, went on with a bit of swearing but made me consider the best method if I had to cut a set….now I know 👍

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Cheers mate!!

[@SpeedyG289]

It sure ain’t easy. But you make it look so.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Cheers mate!!

[@UcantBeSerious03]

Amazing fabrication work! I noticed the Band-Aid - get well soon =)

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Yeah I gotta stop talking back to the wife😉😂

[@UcantBeSerious03]

@@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160 You got me laughing so hard, I got tears.

[@iraadams7459]

Great work! I've been dreading doing something similar on my firebird because they don't make long tube headers to work with the manual transmission in the 3rd gens. I'd not thought of cutting the collector off first. Thanks for the tip!

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

It's the way to do it man! Thanks for watching

[@ipaddlemyowncanoe.7441]

You make it look so easy but it's not. There's a lot of work. Looks good. 👍👍🙂🇨🇦

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Thanks man !!

[@justralphajerseyguystuckin3671]

Incredible fab work, which is the norm for you Chris, thanks for sharing this update with us. I Hope all is well with you back in Tn.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Cheers mate!

[@kcav5374]

If I had known a guy like you after high school I might've stayed in the auto body field. I always wanted to things like this. Instead I opted for racing engine shops.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

I've approached the local high school several times but got nothing. I just don't get it......

[@craignehring]

Beautiful work there guys, my god that must cost a fortune

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

It adds up........

[@cam3002]

Maybe it was the camera angle but will the oil pan need ground clearance as well? Bottom of the pan looked to be around the same depth as the headers.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

It is camera angle although the pan is fairly low too

[@richardeasther2569]

The ability of New Zealanders to get things done with an eye to done properly is the reason that when a kiwi fronts up for a job anywhere in the world the job is theirs!

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Some truth to that...!!

[@lessharratt8719]

Just buy flanges and build custom shorties. Those header tubes are that length for a reason.

[@Grumpy-sy7wr]

Another great update from Kiwi's Custom Cremes. Your fabrication work is astounding, I have trouble getting a pre-made rust repair patch fitting up correctly 😆 Black Beauty is certainly coming along well. Great job guys.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Thanks man and thanks for watching

[@rescuedandrestoredgarage]

Such an incredible amount of work for an engine. You all are really going above and beyond on this beautiful car. Great work, team. Every step forward is a victory.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Cheers mate!!

[@forthwithtx5852]

Boy, that whole header process is about as scary as it would get for a novice or even an intermediate fabricator. First thing that came to my mind was throwing off the tube lengths.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Equal length tubes is a race car thing where every last HP counts. Mass produced headers are never equal. Time,cost and room are the key criteria not that last one or two HP. Compromising on the primary tube lengths is not something you'd ever feel through the seat of your pants on the street. A few hundredths on the track sure and NASCAR teams will pay tens of thousands for that kind of time. You and I, not so much

[@jdsmith556]

Wait a minute. Wasn't this the car that the company stated it was going to take about $1,200 to do the engine swap? What a load! Personally I had no idea that much work would have to be done, don’t get me wrong I knew some cutting and “ massaging” was going to take place. I’m sure maybe some of the work could have been short cut, but quality would have gone to the wayside. I’m happy to see your one of the very few still in the industry that give what people pay for. Unfortunately that’s really rare these days. Keep up the great work and never compromise in the name of lazy!

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Thanks man. It was actually $1500 but that's not even 2 days work these days ........

[@derekhobbs1102]

Don't let Uncle Tony hear about those 3° angles.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

😁

[@glennnickerson8438]

It's amazing how you get things to fit Kiwi... With all you cut away it's a wonder there is anything left of the car!😆

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Kinda like plastic surgery really😉🤣

[@DanEBoyd]

That car is so heavily customized, that what you're doing there is really in line with the car.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Ahh just a little here a little cut there. It's gonna be nice though!!

[@derekbowbrick6233]

Hope your head is okay.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

Thick skull, I'll be fine😉

[@roberthirshfield3571]

Kiwi what do you recommend cleaning an polishing stainless

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

You really need a variable speed buffer. Looks like a bench grinder but it's different rpm's and different fittings for the buffing wheels. There are several buffing compound manufacturers but I've not noticed much if any difference between them.

[@rodneykite8862]

What do you have to do to get the carpet to fit after making the transmission tunnel larger?

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

If your running a Centre console you can cut the carpet down the middle and that will often give the extra inches you need. If not it's custom carpets

[@richardray9267]

Kiwi what kind of rear end is in black beauty it so cool

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

It has a Heidts independent rear suspension. It's based on the Jaguar rear suspension

[@garrypritchard1658]

Back a little further forward?????😂😂😂😂😂

[@andrewstoffel1170]

At least the headers would have hit before the sump.

[@aussiebloke609]

Yeah, but barely. Unless that's a trick of the camera.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

The sump is a on the low side but camera angles make it look worse. It is higher than the headers even now that I've raised them.

[@The_R-n-I_Guy]

That was my first thought. But then I quickly realized that Kiwi is a master craftsman and he wouldn't make such a mistake. I knew that either the oil pan wasn't in its final resting place. Or there was something else going on

[@christophersambuco9414]

I need to win Lotto, and have you build me a Mustang

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

You and me both!!

[@chuckyz2]

The oil pan is just as low as the headers. You most definitely don't want that scraping on the speed bumps. That would be a lot worse than a bent header pipe.

[@kiwiclassicsandcustoms9160]

The pan is still higher. Camera angles are making it look lower. I noticed the same thing while editing the video.