chassis body update

Thought I would share some pics of my progress which is moving a little behind schedule.
got the car all one color now just about ready for paint pending a little fab and body work on the front cap / hood.

I added spindle mount struts and building a new tree out of chromoly tubing for the front cap. I butterflied the mounting pads and lost enough material to take the place of one pad and will only run 4 on this set up.
The strange light weight brake kit comes in at 2.2 lbs per side with brake pads and mounting brackets.

Managed to lose just a tad over 20 lbs not counting the spindle mount wheels , this should more than offset the weight of the paint and keep me out of the dog house with Lem for painting the car.

I plan to add a carbon fiber wing and then wheel tubs and floor panels down the road so I should be able to get 50-60 lbs off the car. It all adds up , Dan I am gonna need a 4 sticker to replace that 5

looks great Randy ......

That looks killer...what length and weight spring are you gonna' run?

looks good Randy mine will be there soon.....




Randy

Thanks, I run a 8" 225 lb spring on the front and 14" 85 lb on the rear

Is that car a 4-link KY?

Yes 4 link double adjustable shocks with a diagonal link. Its a mild steel chassis will weigh in around 2350# ish with driver after the diet

you must be one skinny fellow you cant live on racen alone,have a cold one low carb tho

cool40 wrote:you must be one skinny fellow you cant live on racen alone,have a cold one low carb tho

naww he's just a sawed off little f-ck...................

cool deal looking good.

Very nice Randy

Looks very nice!!!!!! Good luck with your build. Thanks & have a nice night!

Going to be damn slick in paint.

Are you going to 'glass in the front tree pads or just bolt/rivit in?

thanks guys.

I am going to glass them in Dave. I use screws in the pads until the fiber glass cures. It seems to hold good .

got the new chromoly tree done and fiberglassed in today , it weighed in at 6.2 lbs . The way I built it I can now trim off about an 8" strip of fiberglass under the hood on the front cap all the way across the front. The mild steel tree weighed a little over 12 lbs so it was worth the effort .

Nice, me likey!