egoman wrote:
Now that frame I like. I wasn't trying to be a butthole before, but this is way better. My next bitch would be the fuel tank. Any place to put it down low? 70Lbs of sloshy fuel up high would affect handling. I love the idea of the C-4 components in a street rod style build. Nice thing is you can add more ponies or gear at a later date and it will bolt right in. Get it running and get bored and then you slap a LS motor in and go crazy all over again. Tons of potential and a chance to play with the road race guys. THEY HATE getting beat by something that looks like a hot rod.
Thank you. I agree about the fuel tank being high. For this build I wanted the Hot Rod look. I'm looking at this frame and the C4 suspension as the basis for different builds. For track I would do a full roll cage, sheet metal off the passenger side and mount a fuel cell in the passenger seat. Or, an extension past the rear suspension can be incorporated, and a fuel tank can be positioned low as it is in a Locost/7.
I recently sold a Cobra tribute that I built. I used all C5 Vette suspension, LS engine and Tremec T-56 trans. It was a great car and I like the LS engine. But, for this build I wanted to keep it simple and cheap.
In the past I sculpted a body inspired by the 1958 Lister. I cut it up and I'm going to try and modify to fit this chassis. I hope to do this next winter. The idea is that I'll be ale to remove and switch bodies. It uses Mini Cooper headlights and a Porsche 356 windshield.
Forgive the mess in the picture. It's all cleaned up now!