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I'm going to have to watch this thread with corrective lenses.
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Why? Can't see $hit?
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Well, I can't see $hit, but the corrective lenses are a metaphor. Keep watching.
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lol, ok. I'll keep my eyes open and be patient. Thanks, Ron.
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I've been watching this thread.... with my glasses on... but I fell asleep waiting for an update - so the corrective lenses didn't help me since my eyes were closed.
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I heard 70 Camaro front end will work with the 110" wheel base :lol:
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Trying to let this thread (and my project) die and it keeps popping up.
I see my Bitches are on here stirring the pot. LOL Lots and lots of corrections coming to a completely jacked up job by Jake. It will be months just fixing the car to the point I can actually make some progress, which will all be posted here in painful detail. |
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odd I was just going to send you an email.
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You get Jake to fix his mistake?
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Ouch! Sorry Payton. I hope it gets fixed more easily than you're expecting.
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Payton,
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With a tape measure.
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Is it interfering with sheet metal? Might be ok, it will give you more room for increased caster.
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Oh... This sucks.
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It has 7 degrees of caster now, it would have to have 60 degrees to get the wheel base to 108 inches.
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Holy hell! So the front suspension is an inch or so forward? I remember Ron/Dave/Rob being concerned about the ride height being 4x4ish, but it sounds like you've go a bunch of other issues that are worse.
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My car has 110 inch wheel base, the extra 2 inches are from the firewall forward. Rear is in correct spot. The front will have to be cut off and moved back 2 inches. Probably up 2 inches as well to correct some geometry problems.
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Well if it was 108", he wouldn't have needed a mock up body. LOL
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I don't get how this happens. I've seen sub frames from one manufacturer go through the shop where the lower control arms were all off a half inch, or so, but building a 110" wheel base? :headscratch:
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Sucks that jake made a huge mistake. Holohan can fix that.
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It is actually at Jim Pettigrew's. Been a frabricator in NASCAR for 30+ years and is currently working at Hendrick.
The only thing that I can figure is Jake was building a car for Mulvey, he built Mulvey's car 110 inches because he was going to run Maxton Mile and someother high speed events. He must have forgotten and did not change the jig. That is not an excuse for him, he is still a dumb ass. How do you build a full frame car and not check wheel base? I am guessing he knew what he did and decided to send the car on to me instead of correcting. |
Here it is at Pettigrews
http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1j3yhy7o.jpg If any of you remember, I ran a 21st Century front clip on my yellow car and Rupp had one in Bad Penny. That is the jig for it on the left http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...pslztzgtmw.jpg |
Here are a few shots of it while I was waiting for the roll back
http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...psyejczp0u.jpg http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...psvqlponq8.jpg http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...psyuw04ygq.jpg |
Few more
http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...pstau2bage.jpg http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...psmxjmifmx.jpg and attempt at an artistic shot http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...psdotmyfnf.jpg |
Cars going to be mean looking Payton. Love that thing already. If only I was to do it all over again........
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Well he did screw it up but I think you should roll with it. A longer wheel base isnt gonna kill you. Turn it into an advantage. just my 2 sense. :lol: yep, that was a pun. Switch that labor to fix the frame and put it into custom front sheet metal work. |
Interesting A pillar cage bar location so far inward. :headscratch:
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Add to the rear of the fender to move the wheel opening forward or better yet, increase its size by 1/2-3/4".
Remove the tulips extend the cowl and mount the masters under the dash. With the extra room you can now move the engine back farther and you could 1 piece the hood and 1/2 cowl vent cover. Now you have room for under hood heat extraction, oil tanks, multiple coolers and electronics. |
Yea, I have thought about all of that stuff...going to move the clip back and keep the wheel base where it should be. Fender are going to be custom regardless of the wheel base.
Going cut out cage from main hoop forward and put it where it should be, not in my line of sight. Down bars are out too far and come in contact with front tires and the kicker bar keeps me from mounting my pedal box. Funny as I sent my pedal box to him before he started the frame, much less the cage, for him to mount. http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/...psqjsgzuaa.jpg |
that sucks but you'll get it right. That's the problem being so far away from your project.
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I wish that was all of the problems, still more to come I have not posted about.
You are right, project was too far away. Now it is about 15 minutes from my house. |
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That just plain sucks, I hope it all works out Payton.
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