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Post by garydavis on Jul 18, 2014 17:38:48 GMT -8
Finally getting to this build. This car was built by Todd Carmichael( My Cousin) and his Crew. They ran on the West Coast(mostly Northern calif., Oregon and Wa.) with this car in 2003 and 1/2 of 2004. The motor broke 1/2 way thru the 04 season and they couldn't come up with the $50K to get another motor to finish the season. But....they did win an "A" Main and Ran well with the WoO guys when they did the WEST COAST SWEEP. He ran at the Silver Dollar Speedway..."DIRT CUP"( 3 seasons..this car twice and the 33 car once) in Chico Calif..... before Leaving the dirt and moving over to Asphalt.
This Chassis started out as one of the Stealth chassis' from a Monogram kit,which is a "LOW BAR" chassis(no down tubes from Cage to front end). A lot of the bottom bar work is the same as the J&J chassis(HIGH BAR chassis...two down tubes from roll cage to front end) so I didn't have to replace them or start from "SCRATCH" completely. I did Research on the NET and also talked with TODD quite a bit to get some of the small details on his car. I'll explain the build as I go. Here are a few pics of the chassis and the new barbar work.
A Reference picture of His 1/1 at speed..( please forgive the Quality as I didn't shoot the pic)
annnd here's what I've got done so far...
With the Seat in mock up...
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Post by garydavis on Jul 30, 2014 11:24:54 GMT -8
Well...Fotki seems to be working ok now.... Here are a few update pics.The block with the new oil pan and oil tank.
Here are updated pics...The oil tank is almost completed(need to build the Hose connecting points on the tank) and the oil filter(which mounts on the front of the block) is in mock up for a test fit.
Here's a pic of the Tires and wheels. The Good Year has been sanded off and Hooser will be added. The spokes on the wheels will be painted semi gloss black also.
That's it for now...thanks for looking in...
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Post by garydavis on Aug 22, 2014 18:05:18 GMT -8
Here's an overdue update. The cross bar that supports the KSE steering is added. The front shock mounts on the Down Bars were also fabbed. New front wing mounts had to be made and added to the down bars also. The side panels on the front wing were also fabbed and are in mock in these pics. I pinned them so they can be removed to paint. All the wing Panels( front and Top) were body color. The Shocks have to be built and that is next. Here are a few pics...thanks for looking in...    
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Post by ottosauto on Aug 22, 2014 18:57:13 GMT -8
I mostly like looking at/ building classic,hot rods, muscle, etc cars but this build is cool . Is this the same cousin's car who had the '57 chevy ?
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Post by garydavis on Aug 23, 2014 10:11:43 GMT -8
I mostly like looking at/ building classic,hot rods, muscle, etc cars but this build is cool . Is this the same cousin's car who had the '57 chevy ?
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Post by ottosauto on Aug 28, 2014 8:34:23 GMT -8
Oh, Okay. I'm looking foreword to seeing the Monte Carlo. It seems ......interesting.
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Post by garydavis on Aug 28, 2014 16:19:43 GMT -8
Here's a Rear end(quick change) and WING update. Both wings are mocked up to get the correct angle so I can build the brackets for the big wing back bar mounts. I also wanted to see the relationship between the front wing.....down bars....and top of the rollcage. Looking at the picture and comparing it to that...it looks pretty darn close... Also...I got the Franklin quick change made into the winters. I still have to make the brackets for the cable and also the bar that the cable connects to...that will be finished this week...     
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Post by garydavis on Sept 1, 2014 16:00:45 GMT -8
Here's a small update to show the small stuff. The shocks( front and rear) where cut off and new built. They are in mockup in the pics. The small shock(or cylinder) on top is the hydraulic wing adjuster that is also fabricated. The left Top wing panel also has been dropped 3". It's hard to see that in a pic so I won't post it. It's starting to look kinda like a 410 Sprintcar. Still a ways to go but it's getting there.
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Post by garydavis on Sept 2, 2014 15:27:45 GMT -8
I've got the slider in mock up. The bolts are not glued so it can come apart for painting. Now...it's time to get the slider valve made...
with out the wing attached....
With the wing on....
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Post by carnut on Sept 21, 2014 22:25:07 GMT -8
It looks to me like yet another killer project from you Gary. Looks good do far, I going to enjoy watching this build.
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Post by garydavis on Sept 24, 2014 12:54:02 GMT -8
Thank you for the compliment carnut. It's been awhile for update pics. All the little things are being built. I'll try to have something to post here fairly soon...
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Post by garydavis on Oct 4, 2014 17:43:03 GMT -8
Finally been able to get a few things done on this car. These are the headers with mufflers that were mandatory. I also had to make a new dash as the gauges were to low. I'll show update pics of that later as it is mocked up in the chassis for measurements.
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Post by garydavis on Oct 12, 2014 10:31:37 GMT -8
A few progress pics.Here's the new dash I mentioned earlier. The fittings for the oil tank(resin after mrkt) and the radiator(fabbed) have been added. The tail fuel tank is in mock up to get measurements. The hood and all the panels have to be fabbed...but they will built just before painting the chassis.
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Post by Fletch on Oct 12, 2014 10:48:52 GMT -8
Another Masterpiece in the works Mr Davis.
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Post by garydavis on Oct 12, 2014 11:38:21 GMT -8
Another Masterpiece in the works Mr Davis. |
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