New car build
02-15-2010, 09:29 PM
#31
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WOW! Impressive project. I don't know enough about setting up a race car to even ask good questions, so I won't attempt. But I can gawk and read and maybe learn some . . . if you will be good enough to continue to keep us updated!
I would assume that you have to be a pretty accomplished welder already before you can even get into something like this, wouldn't you? Some of the stock metals being pretty thin and easy to mess things up if you aren't a really good welder from the get go?
I would assume that you have to be a pretty accomplished welder already before you can even get into something like this, wouldn't you? Some of the stock metals being pretty thin and easy to mess things up if you aren't a really good welder from the get go?
02-15-2010, 09:40 PM
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WOW! Impressive project. I don't know enough about setting up a race car to even ask good questions, so I won't attempt. But I can gawk and read and maybe learn some . . . if you will be good enough to continue to keep us updated!
I would assume that you have to be a pretty accomplished welder already before you can even get into something like this, wouldn't you? Some of the stock metals being pretty thin and easy to mess things up if you aren't a really good welder from the get go?
I would assume that you have to be a pretty accomplished welder already before you can even get into something like this, wouldn't you? Some of the stock metals being pretty thin and easy to mess things up if you aren't a really good welder from the get go?
03-07-2010, 09:07 PM
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its been some time since i last posted some new stuff. i was waiting on some new metal to show up. now that i have it i can finish. i finished the front bodywork mounts and installed the petty bar, now maybe you can tell why the intersections on the main hoop are where they are. next up are the door bars and the roof panel. car should be ready for paint and wrap by the end of the week.
03-07-2010, 09:12 PM
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body mounts, i removed about 15 pounds of sheet metal from the front of the car wich was weak and bulky. the round hollow pipe used for the mounts with the spring tabs only weighs just under 3 pounds and is extreamly strong not to mention looks cool lol.