nemss1

so im guessing it cant be removed and part of the function or support of the A-arm

NHRA, what about double walled sheet metal? what is it referring to?

Thx for the support

jrob56

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beat up was the wrong word there, what i mean is ive seen some fbodies and rollers that just screamed track car. missing interior which your stirpping anyway, ya know junk like that...

but like i said hope all goes well with the project!

nemss1

ok, i gotcha. well i am leaving all my interior panels in and light weight carpet just missing my rear seats and swapping the front for race buckets and aftermarket wheel. i wouldnt wanna leave the panels out, then it would look like major *** on the interior

MrElectric03

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It would be hard for me to gut a really nice car. Thats why I didnt gut my WS6 and decided to instead buy a roller, but I found a screaming deal from a friend on my 98 Z28, drove it home for $1700 and sold everything I didnt need and got all my money back easily. The cars really are not collectable, but considering when I bought the WS6 over three years ago I paid $17k for it, then put tons of time and money in mods, I just couldnt cut it up.

nemss1

wow! that is a deal! i paid 10K for mine 5 yrs ago with 75k miles. it now has 100k. which is another reason i didnt wanna spend over 5K in the build

now if i had an SS in top shape with low miles, i def wouldnt gut it. for my next build, i wanna low mileage SS in great shape to go internal on and put even more money into. as far as lightening it up, tubular suspension is in the build plan. no other weight reduction will be done to it

Taubr Unit

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people gave me **** for turning my car into a race car. Seriously my car has 0 rust on it and was MINT! Granted its a '94 z28 but it was beyond mint!! But i wanted a completly solid car to build on, not one with rotted out floors and rust all underneth it, needs paint etc. So like others on here, when im done with it it will still be minty as hell! Plus all that aside you look more like a "baller" when ure building a mint SS as opposed to a junkass v6 roller. And in the end if the car isnt as fast as you wanted it to be, well hell...at least it looks good! haha

nemss1

yep! also, buying a roller, (right of hand) u never know whats wrong or whats missing. id much rather start off with a complete car with everything in it in good condition and then go from there and DECIDE what stays on the car and what goes

Taubr Unit

iTrader: (32)

Well also having a peace of mind knowing that the car hasn't been in a accident and fixed by Earl-Shy body shop so it doesn't show up on a carfax! Back on topic here, post up some pics of ure car.

nemss1

yep, true also. here are some pics. not current...just outta my album. ill take currents tomorrow in daylight

outtacontrolz28

Good luck on the build man..I'm about to do the same with my car as well. Im shooting for a 3k race weight

nemss1

thx man. im shooting for as light as i can get it on stock rear and stock brakes and of course, not void structural integrity to where the car crumbles

sick lookin car by the way!

outtacontrolz28

Thanks..Do you plan on putting a cage in it?

nemss1

i dont really want to but i suppose ill have to, to run it.....or, tell tech a bullshit 13 sec time, make an 11 sec pass, and deal with getting kicked out

a buddy of mine actually did that with his 10 sec Z28. he spit words of a bullshit time, ran without a cage, and got kicked out. got his timeslip tho

Ericbigmac83

iTrader: (19)

yea, thats where i draw the line on weight reduction, don't think i could do that one

nemss1

why not? just curious what your against or afraid of

the edges will be grinded smooth and the holes will be welded shut

malibu1979

I think the tow points you are talking about are on the sub frame straight down from the fire wall.

nemss1

thats what i figured. thats what everyone else is saying also, so i guess that clears that question up.

wonder why they are listed on the weight list? thats a structural piece. maybe people who redo the whole floorboard, frame and such?

Ericbigmac83

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a rollover. that's what

don't get me wrong, i've taken a hole saw to inconsequential places, but i couldn't cut out that whole section. Yea, i understand its not finished and cleaned up in those pics.

MrElectric03

iTrader: (71)

Yea im cutting out the Ttop storage section and the drops to the left and right but im nervous to cut out the wheel wells to mini tub it.

Ericbigmac83

iTrader: (19)

^now if its a track car only i would have no problem with the mini tubs. cut it up