Thread: I couldn't build it for $3 K either!

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Man, I love your car !!! Some really nice touches in it, and it sits right and looks terrific.

Sounds like you got caught up in yours too and just wanted to make it nicer than you originally planned...........same thing here. But even at that, coming in for the kind of bucks you and I are ending up spending is still quite an accomplishment.

Good job, and please post some more photos and info on how you got to this point. I would love to see that, and bet lots of others would too.

Don

Interesting shock levers.

Don

Thanks for the kind words.

I studied a lot of cars on the web and at shows trying to figure out the stance. Even then I had to change a few things about halfway to this point to get it right. My wife says I spend more time looking at it than working on it. But, I'm no artist so I have to build it to see what it's going to look like.

I wish I had taken more pictures while I was building. But. if anyone has any questions I'll try to answer them. I'll try to take more pics in the future.

Here is some more info.

The frame is 2" x 3" x .120 wall tubing. It has a 60 degree kickup in back with 6" rise. The wheelbase is right at 105".

The body is by Russnomore streetrods here in Luziana. They're only about 2 hours from my house. It came with a fiberglass floor, seat insert, pass. door and hinges and a cut down 32 dash. The body has the back cut out in the bed area so that the seats can be moved back. You sit down in this body instead of up high. I had to modify the floor because I raised the trans up higher than they intended. I'm going to add some more bracing too. I'll post pics of the floor mods when I can.

Mike

That's my problem too. I spend more time looking at it than working on it. You know how it goes.......bolt on a new part and sit down to admire it.

Don

Bob

I saw a similar setup on another website and adapted it to my car. Most quarter-elliptic frontends I've seen use friction shocks when they're out in front as far as this one is.

This is really just a hydraulic assisted friction shock.

The arms use delrin or teflon discs for to stabilize them on the frame and provide some friction. Don't know for sure what they're made of because I pulled the material out of the scrap pile at work. I turned a bronze bushing for the arm to turn on. The outside plates are going to get a "tail" welded on so they can be pinned to the frame. That way they won't turn and cause adjustment problems. The axle bolt will get the same treatment.

Mike

You did a really nice job on them, and the holes give a finished look.

About the picture thing, I have always taken pictures of every step because it is fun to look back later and remember doing these things. I also put together a picture album that was condensed, and I would lay it on my seat at shows and cruises. It always amazed me how many people would actually take lots of time and stand there looking at the pictures. Sometimes I would see some guy explaining some of the aspects to the lady with him.

It also keeps my hands clean because I stop working and wash them before handling my camera.


Don

I like the look. It's different for a bucket. You also nailed something many builders miss. The long 4-bars are worth more than looks. Since they're parallel to and about the same length as the drag link, bump steer should be almost non-existant.