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Axel 30th June 2017 06:17

I would think about throwing a metal body over this fantastic frame and engine instead of fibreglass...

275NART 30th June 2017 16:01

Axel- I have been giving that some serious thought lately. I have some timet getting all the mechanical and electrical sorted. I have been looking for a metal shaping class to take locally.

Axel 30th June 2017 20:10

Do you know the site allmetalshaping.com?
You will find a lot of info and help there.
If you have the fibreglass body it would be easy to produce the metal panels after you have joined a shaping class with your talent and skills.

275NART 1st July 2017 16:31

I did a little trimming yesterday and got the engine to sit back and down where I want it.

http://i.imgur.com/AMenYe6.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/0F4K44f.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/yKr0r4B.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/JQw5efa.jpg

275NART 1st July 2017 16:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Axel (Post 89136)
Do you know the site allmetalshaping.com?
You will find a lot of info and help there.
If you have the fibreglass body it would be easy to produce the metal panels after you have joined a shaping class with your talent and skills.

Yes I have been there before! There are some really great projects over there.

Barber 3rd July 2017 17:35

I wish i had the knowlege and skills to do what you guys do. Looks fabulous.

Axel 7th July 2017 06:01

Could be interesting for you:

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Weber-Vergase...079&rmvSB=true

275NART 8th July 2017 00:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Axel (Post 89320)

Very sexy kit there... Too bad the seller is not willing to post to the states.

275NART 8th July 2017 00:35

http://i.imgur.com/yLERW2F.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/QarFafQ.jpg

more trimming on the tunnel and firewall

275NART 8th July 2017 00:36

Made the mounts. Although it took a while it was a lot more straight forward than I thought it could be.

http://i.imgur.com/pl7BU53.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/OtO4cRW.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Wjk3TnN.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/EdYtSd3.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/AdQUUcz.jpg

Final test fit

http://i.imgur.com/YU8nYKH.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/M1l0s47.jpg

tacked into place

http://i.imgur.com/uJnIYjN.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/ojzRWc0.jpg

set into place with only 4 small tacks per mount. Well that's reassurance that I can burn in strong welds! I need to refill my argon tank before I can finish the welds.

molleur 8th July 2017 00:46

Very nice work!

LeighV6 8th July 2017 08:51

High quality work as normal..

redratbike 8th July 2017 11:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by 275NART (Post 89331)
Very sexy kit there... Too bad the seller is not willing to post to the states.

Get them posted to one of us in the U.K. And we'll ship them

Done loads of times for guys on my motorbike forum

Happy to assist in anyway I can

275NART 8th July 2017 16:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by molleur (Post 89334)
Very nice work!

Quote:

Originally Posted by LeighV6 (Post 89336)
High quality work as normal..

:icon_smile:

Thanks fellas!

Quote:

Originally Posted by redratbike (Post 89341)
Get them posted to one of us in the U.K. And we'll ship them

Done loads of times for guys on my motorbike forum

Happy to assist in anyway I can

Funny you mention bikes... I've built a bunch of classic sohc 4 cylinder hondas and setting up the carbs is a lot of work! I do love the look and sound of carburetors but for reliability sake getting the fuel injection going will be the best bet. I can dress it up, or dress it down rather, for a more period/racing look.

275NART 19th July 2017 22:38

Not a whole lot to report here but the pedal box is tacked back into place. I moved it over about 3.5" from the factory location.

http://i.imgur.com/FGuSk4Q.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/6tK631n.jpg

I ordered a few more materials so I can fab the trans mount shortly.

275NART 3rd August 2017 00:47

Trans mount is done. First I had to make some little brackets with captive nuts

http://i.imgur.com/Y64GTHJ.jpg

I welded those to the inside of the main frame rails

http://i.imgur.com/50ggB6u.jpg

Cut up the factory mustang trans mount I bought and bolted it into place

http://i.imgur.com/vzDMRzI.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/u769ipa.jpg

boxing in those gaps

http://i.imgur.com/quadO4O.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ft59BPT.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/hswrUIw.jpg

A lick of paint and it's good enough for now.

http://i.imgur.com/ex6qb2m.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/WlWu8wF.jpg

275NART 3rd August 2017 00:49

http://i.imgur.com/ucZ3hw6.jpgNew toy. For $300 w/ the anvils what's there to really lose.

JJMCD 8th August 2017 11:57

Incredibly impressive work! These folks can help with the body: http://www.hietbrink.com/. (Click on "models" on the left side of the home page to see some examples of their work, including a 275 GTB).

JJMCD 8th August 2017 14:59

I'm sure that you already have this planned for the future, but you should incorporate rubber bushings into the motor and transmission mounts to avoid transmitting vibration into the chassis rails.

275NART 8th August 2017 18:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by JJMCD (Post 89976)
Incredibly impressive work! These folks can help with the body: http://www.hietbrink.com/. (Click on "models" on the left side of the home page to see some examples of their work, including a 275 GTB).

Thanks for sharing that site! Beautiful alloy body.

The engine mounts have 2" rubber doughnuts and the trans mount is a clamshell style mount with a rubber isolator. It's a bit hard to see in the photos.


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