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That looks NASTY!
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Looks awesome. The front fenders look stock compared to your rear quarter flares!
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Saturday my racks were tied up so I used it more as an engineering kinda day to lay out some ideas and placement of things. With the fenders now lined up I double checked the alignment so I know my wheels are in the right place to be able to cut the fenders.
https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/03/30/align.md.jpg With that out of the way I built some mock up sized heat exchangers to see if they would fit where I want to put them. I'll have one 11x17 exchanger on each side of the car that will be ducked in the front and exhaust through the wheel wells. I also found a place to mount my front Infinity Box power cell. https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/03/30/heatex.md.jpg https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/03/30/heatex1.md.jpg I then moved into the dash to locate a spot for the Infinity Box inMotion cell that controls the windows and door latches. As I'm not using an air bag in the car it just so happen that the C6 dash passenger air bag bracket was a perfect spot for the module and I can access it by opening the glove box door all the way. https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/03/30/bracket.md.jpg https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/03/30/bracket1.md.jpg https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/03/30/bracket2.md.jpg With that stuff handled I started to lay out some different hood vent options. This is two of the options. So far the 3 vent is the one I'm leaning towards and I have one more option using a 5th gen Camaro Vent (not pictured). Both 3 vent options will have the center rib removed from the front valance, hood, and wiper cowl. Kris Horton is working on updating my renders with the options so I can make a for sure decision. https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/03/30/hood.md.jpg https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/03/30/hood1.md.jpg |
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Definitely the first option of those two options. It might help if the two rectangle vents weren't rectangle. Could you round the corners, or a corner? I'm just thinking it might look better if they complimented the center section better.
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To me, the side vents are good without the center vent. Once you put the center in, the curves throw off the side. The C5/C6 T1 vents look good together. Something like the BMW E90/92 side vents are what I was trying to describe earlier.
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I kinda have to agree with Trey, the two sides look good as is. Seems a bit out of proportion & a lot going on on top of the whole hood. I'm sure its functional for removing heat build up though.
How about this center one if its on your must have list? https://www.yatesperformance.com/cc0220.html I by no means am an expert merely suggestions, keep up with the progress as I look forward to your updates. |
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Saturday got off to a late start because of rain and having to move cars around at work. So I did't get to what I wanted to do. Instead I got the fuel tank mounts trimmed to fit, then hammer and dollied the dents and scrapes out of them.
https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/04/06/tanks.md.jpg I've decided to start doing some wiring where I can by getting the pig tails built. So far I have half of the transmission connectors and some of the engine sensors done. https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/04/06/wire.md.jpg https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/04/06/wire1.md.jpg I also got the Vapor Worx controllers mounted for my fuel system behind the driver seat. https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/04/06/fuel1.md.jpg https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/04/06/fuel.md.jpg I finished up the day doing a finial marking for trim on the core support. https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/04/06/core.md.jpg And laying out a 5th gen Camaro hood vent with the Anvil vents. https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/04/06/hood.md.jpg And because everything is lined up and this was a good angle of the car. https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/04/06/back.md.jpg |
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SUPER professional build going on here AJ. So lucky to have support from your shop management. I'm nitpicking here, but the Gurney needs a negative curve on the lower edge, and some crown on the top edge. Check out a factory equivalent part. Auto design 101...Page 1..... never a straight line nor flat surface on an auto body. They make either themselves or surrounding surfaces look hollow. :patriot: |
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From what I'm reading about the flap is its supposed to me 90* to the pressure side. If you're thinking about the ones on the Vette's I think they have a lot of design styling in them. The 5th gen Z28 was a flat piece of aluminum added to the spoiler. |
Late start....and you got all that done....and it looks bitchen!!??!!
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Started back on the outer wheel tubs so I can get that finished up and ready for epoxy so I can get the floors welded in and the quarters closer to being ready to weld back on. The small stuff takes the longest to fab up and get fit right. Hoping to get the driver tub finished up next weekend. The passenger side is already close to being done so not as much work to get that side finished up.
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Saturday I got back on the driver quarter and outer tub. To get the rear part done first I needed to address the quarter that didn't line up right because of the wide body mod. I had to pie cut the quarter to fix the gap.
https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/04/28/quarter.md.jpg https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/04/28/quarter2.md.jpg https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/04/28/quarter1.md.jpg With the out of the way I was able to finish up the outer tub. https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/04/28/tub.md.jpg Since thats the main part I had planned for the day I was able to also check fitment of the supercharger tank that I've been tinkering with. The fitment was good so I'll get the back welded up and get the fittings welded in and check one more item off the list. https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/04/28/tank.md.jpg I also picked up a 5th gen hood vent to see how it will fit. I like the more forward option and it will clean the supercharger this way as well. https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/04/28/vent.md.jpg The rest of the afternoon I played with ideas for exhaust layout. I decided to run a Borla muffler even though its only 2.5" and I'm running 3" all the way back. The plan is for it to be quiet when normal driving and not drive me nuts with drone. Its an X style muffler and I'll run the exhaust in from each end and out the opposite side in a cross flow setup. I'm not to worried about it messing with the flow of thing as I'll also have vacuum actuated bypass valves. Since I went with this setup and with the trans cooler in the back it made me have to change from exhaust center under the tail lights to a center exhaust. It will still blend very well into the rear defuser. https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/04/28/muffler.md.jpg https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/04/28/exhaust.md.jpg |
That one wheel tub with the dimpled bracket has nicer bodywork in it than my entire car.
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Fantastic work so far and such a *major* undertaking.
I was wondering if you are worried about rolling the car around without the rear stub axles installed. I have seen the hub/bearing fall apart on other vehicles because of the lack of support the stub axles provide, even just rolling through the shop. Keep up the great work, I have been following since the beginning. |
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I was concerned at first and I took the half shafts apart so I could put the stubs in, but I rolled it to see if they would loosen up (because I have also seen them come apart) and they aren't even loose. Its been 3 years like this so I'm thinking I'm good to go. I have another set of lower mile bearings that I plan on using when the car gets finial assembled so I can toss these in the scrap pile then. |
Saturday I decided it was time to tackle the front fenders to get started on making them wider to clear the wheels. In order for that to happen I needed to get the lower fenders mounted. I decided to extent the outer rocker and start the flair with that. I bought a repop outer rocker to save myself some time making the bends hoping it would line up easier. To get started with everything I marked the fender and made my first cut into very expensive fenders.
https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/05/04/fender.md.jpg As you can tell from the picture below the repop rocker wasn't even close to the same size, bend angles, or dimensions as a stock rocker. https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/05/04/rocker.md.jpg With the top part of the rocker the only thing remotely close to right I took the rocker sections and rolled them with a very flat wheel in the english wheel. https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/05/04/rocker1.md.jpg After bending the correct dimensions into the rocker I ran it through the stretcher and again through the english wheel to give it a little curve by the door area and it was enough to flow with the body and gain me 1.5" of flair. And yes, I know the body line doesn't line up. I have some more trimming to do on the bottom of the fender, but its easier to remove then it is to add. https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/05/04/fender1.md.jpg https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/05/04/fender2.md.jpg https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/05/04/fender3.md.jpg With the passenger side tacked mostly welded in I moved onto the driver side. https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/05/04/driver.md.jpg With the new extensions mostly welded in I went back to the passenger side to start finishing it out. I started with the end cap so I could tie into the frame rail and make sure nothing moved. I left the top and bottom open as I need to install Rivnuts to mount the wheel well liner when I get that made and I need to weld in tubed so I can run bolts up into the fender. The back side of the fender will have aluminum L channel bonded to it on the back side. https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/05/04/cap.md.jpg https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/05/04/cap1.md.jpg I also checked fitment of the trans tunnel plate as well. I made it 3.5" longer because of the wheel base change and cut it out of 1/8" aluminum. This is more than likely going to be made out of carbon fiber as well. https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/05/04/plate.md.jpg https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/05/04/plate1.md.jpg |
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x2 This is excellent work. I couldn't cut up those fenders. I'd be scared, lol.
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Hi AJ. Wonder your thoughts. After getting my extended rockers and the inners completed... I sort of regret that capped the rocker in front of the tire such that the tire would kick debris towards metal that will be body color. I did think about this while I was building it but didn't worry about it because I had intended on clear wrapping the entire bottom of my car...that was until the PPG guy advised not to do that as it could cause the paint to fail (and the skim coat of filler), since it wouldn't be heat cured.
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Saturday I got the driver rocker capped off. I'm still waiting on some parts I ordered to finish things off before I can finish boxing in the extensions.
https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/05/11/rocker.md.jpg https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/05/11/rocker1.md.jpg So with the stand still on the fenders I moved to the hood. I got everything measured out and then cut a big hole in the carbon fiber to start mounting the hood vent. https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/05/11/hood.md.jpg https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/05/11/hood1.md.jpg https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/05/11/hood2.md.jpg With that out of the way I decided to finish up the metal work on the roof. Some hammer and dolly work to get things banged into place then the shrinking disk to finish things off. I'm going to have my body guy check it out and if its acceptable then I'll weld the inner structure and roof supports back in. https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/05/11/roof.md.jpg With time to kill still I got the front and back of the spoiler marked to follow the stock spoiler curve and ready to cut out. My band saw blade broke so I'm gonna try and get a new one today. https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/05/11/spoiler.md.jpg With the little time I had left I started messing with the hood latch. I didn't buy the cheap knock off one that everyone is selling. I found a clean original Porsche latch on ebay pretty cheap. https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/05/11/latch.md.jpg Then out in the sun loading up. The rocker being black is hard to get pictures of inside. https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/05/11/rocker2.md.jpg |
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Saturday I wasn't planning on working on the car as I was supposed to work. Another guy asked me to swap weekends with him so I wasn't really prepared to get anything done on the car. I did have the wicker bill trimmed up and filed to shape and got that installed. Now it follows the body lines.
https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/05/18/wicker1.md.jpg https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/05/18/wicker.md.jpg Then I moved onto the hood latch. I forgot to cut the adapter plate out so I couldn't finish it up. https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/05/18/latch.md.jpg https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/05/18/latch1.md.jpg https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/05/18/latch2.md.jpg[/url] https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/05/18/latch3.md.jpg After that I got started on mounting the HVAC module. I got two of the 3 or 4 mounts done. Some dimple die work and bead rolling to keep it strong and lose some weight. https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/05/18/hvac1.md.jpg https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/05/18/hvac.md.jpg https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/05/18/hvac3.md.jpg https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/05/18/hvac4.md.jpg https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/05/18/hvac2.md.jpg |
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Saturday I got after it. I had the hood latch bracket cut out and hand filed to match the shape of the hood which has an offset design. Then I got it all lined up and the bracket bolted up. I needed to slightly modify the lower bracket to accept the hood cable, but it all works like it should now.
https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/06/02/latch.md.jpg https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/06/02/latch2.md.jpg https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/06/02/latch1.md.jpg https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/06/02/latch3.md.jpg https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/06/02/latch4.jpg Hood latch out of the way I got the dash removed and finished up mounting the HVAC module. https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/06/02/hvac.md.jpg Then I got the inner roof structure welded back in. https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/06/02/roof.md.jpg I finished things up by getting the trunk latch support bracket modified to fit the new floor. I wasn't planning on getting this much done, so I kinda ran out of things to do for the day with the parts that I brought with me to work. https://i.hmjimg.com/images/2020/06/02/trunk.md.jpg |
Very Nice! They look good.
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Saturday I got after the lower fender mounts on the passenger side. I decided to use aluminum angle that will be panel bonded to the carbon fiber fenders. The rockers I drilled large holes so I could feed tubing through with thick washers welded on the end. this let me run allen headed bolts up from the bottom. After I got the passenger side done I started on the upper close out panel. It will be finished welded in and metal worked when I take the fenders off next. I'll try and get more pictures of how I did it on the driver side. I thought I took more then I did.
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In for my weekly visit to witness you're metal mastery AJ. Man that hood latch looks great, maybe you need to mass produce it and some other of your fine components to help pay for that build of yours. Now back to our regularly scheduled program!
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