This is my favorite thread.

I "heart" this build...

 

Well all the new lighting in the garage should be finished up today hopefully then I can get back to it. New pics will be up soon!

 

chop chop jerry. get to work!

 

i wanna see how your gonna do all the wires! that engien bay looks sick!

 

Awful lot of metal left in that engine bay... I don't think the car's gonna be anywhere near 2800 lbs with all the needed safety gear. Looks good though... time to get it done!

 

i see a ton of weight left too!


if you really want it that light, you're gonna need a lexan, a ton of fiberglass, and carbon where you can. safety equipment weighs a decent amount!



good luck with the build and that's a sick lookin car

 

Just finished cutting the rear bumper to get the 295 65 to fit in there, will finish up the other side tonight and grab a few pics. After Xmas i should have all my fuel system parts to finish that up then wire n fore! Phil (9sec93) had a TA that was 27xx lbs and still had a lot of stuff too. Remember too that im not done either, lol. What else are you guys seeing in the engine bay? Gimmie some food for thought! =)

 

All you need left is the shock towers.....

Sean

 

If there's anything other then a strip of the shock towers, and any more of the frame rail left past where the motor plate sits, it's not needed. Cut it all off.

Well.... that's what I'm doing anyway.

200 lbs of metal out, 35 lbs back in to add the structure needed to hold the nose together.

Your radiator is WAY too big too.

 

yea i know exactely what your talking about but deff WAY more then what i want to do right now. Prob after the car is back up and running ill tackle that task but for now i wanna get it on the road. The radiator is the same one everyone else uses when they stand it vertical. Cant have too much cooling, especially when f-bodies are known for cooling issues with air dams being removed and a big intercooler infront of it etc. But trust me, id love to cut the rest of that stuff out but wanna actually drive it ya know. Prob next winter that major project will happen.

 

well finished up the rear brakes and got the tires fitted on. Incase you missed it, the rear is narrowed 2.5" on ea side and a 15x10 rim with a 4" b.s. I basically found a good place to put a wheel stud where i got the radius i wanted and used a plub-bob then to mark it out. I stuck down foil tape, traced it out on that then cut it out and used that line as my guide. Cut the fender away then cut the metal behind it, painted it black and done. Tire sits just inside the quarter and have about 3/4" gap between tire and fender. Didnt take any pics of the brakes but you can see um in a few of the pics.

 

Car looks awesome! It's come a LONG way. What rear wheel studs, nuts and spacers are you using? are the centerlines a shank style wheel?

Thanks

 

thanks! There 5/8 studs with i like 3/4" spacers. Yes the wheels are shank style and i HATE! shank lug nuts SOOOO when i had the rearend narrowed n bought new axles i had 5/8 studs put in so i dont need shank lugs anymore. Let me tell you...sooo much nicer just throwin a wheel on and spinnin down a nut. Before anyone says it...i know the studs are overkill but said "**** it, i hate shank lugs"

 

Awesome Thanks! I hear ya, I hate the shank lugs aswell ans wanna go the same route you've gone. Where did you get the spacer and nuts if you don't mind me asking?

 

They came with the studs as a kit from Strange. Just gotta be specific on the length of them.

 

sorry if i missed it but what size rear tire is that? mini tubed?

 

295 65-15, no mini tub, just roll the lip on the quarter and cut some off the rear bumper

 

how much $ do you have in all the front and rear susp. k-member and rearend, brakes, and cage? mabye a break down?

 

Very nice car and build!! Have you had a chance to weigh it yet?

 

No weight yet, won't have it weighed till it's drivable and I can drive it somewhere ya know. Thanks for the compliments, almost done with fuel system now. I'll have a few pics of that in a bit