Project GMC LS-Z57 – Day 4 Tear Down – Mar 16, 2017 | Full Octane Garage

Project GMC LS-Z57 – Day 4 Tear Down – Mar 16, 2017

March 17, 2017 1957 GMC Project LS-Z57, Banner

We completed removing all of the parts today that we plan to use and the parts have been delivered to media blast. Now the week or two wait 🙂

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