Some new photos from this weekend:
Got a big box with nosecone and aluminum fenders.. . starting to really look like a car now!
Here are the fenders and nosecone mocked up in place
Gives you an idea of how the frontend will look:
Got the framework for the scuttle/dash assembly welded in place. This will be removable for instrument maintenace & replacement.
A view of the rear fenders and some of the diagonal bracing I put in:
Rear suspension.. still working on getting the geometry correct for the rear shocks. Getting close:
Rear view of the car:
Hand bent these peices to complement the arch of the rear fenders:
Also hand bent these corner peices. Not bad considering I just used a hammer and a peice of tubing to bend it around:
Better view of the diagonal bracing. The backend of the car is starting to look like a birdcage with all the tubing:
This car is WIIIDE.. 68" width edge to edge on the rear fenders:
The nosecone needs a lot of work to fit. I may have to do some work on it to allow for the taller engine.
Yummy:
Here are the upper balljoint brackets I fabbed up for the fronted. Still debating on whether or not to redo them. After I got it together, I realized that the kingpin inclination is around 15 degrees. If that causes handling issues, I'll redo it to move the heim mount upwards and outwards a bit:
A view of the dash peices. They look pretty uniform. Took a lot of minor adjustments before I was happy with how they looked.
The Seven and the 510: