I would think about throwing a metal body over this fantastic frame and engine instead of fibreglass...
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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.
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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. |
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 |
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I wish i had the knowlege and skills to do what you guys do. Looks fabulous.
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http://i.imgur.com/yLERW2F.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/QarFafQ.jpg more trimming on the tunnel and firewall |
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. |
Very nice work!
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High quality work as normal..
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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. |
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 |
http://i.imgur.com/ucZ3hw6.jpgNew toy. For $300 w/ the anvils what's there to really lose.
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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).
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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.
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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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