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65_LS1_T56 01-27-2014 04:40 PM

yeah, geez there are tumbleweeds in here...:mock:

bdahlg68 04-08-2014 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 65_LS1_T56 (Post 532144)
yeah, geez there are tumbleweeds in here...:mock:

Now that (knock on wood) Winter seems to be over.... maybe I can get some work done.... oh, and maybe I can stay in the country while I'm at it! Not much progress over the winter (read: none). I did start to build a workbench to help me work faster / smarter. Hope to get that done next and clean up the garage a bit to get moving. Supposed to be nice this weekend - almost room temperature outside!

bdahlg68 05-31-2014 07:51 PM

Rear frame section is just about ready to go in. Removing the original frame rails is a more challenging task than I expected. Not much room to move around under there! Also pretty tricky trying to set the rear axle position when everything is moving! :sieg: Sneaking up on it little by little.

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/...psl2wbqbzo.jpg

Also picked up a set of front frame rails from Scott Mock. Easy transaction was handled quickly and quality looks good. They are just bare rails as I will need to modify them anyway.

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/...psnwmlmmck.jpg

streetbird 06-01-2014 07:47 AM

cant wait to see your frame rail attach to the car, it will be a challenge.
keep going

bdahlg68 04-06-2015 11:32 AM

Time to dust things off a bit.... shortly after the last update I decided to make a career change. That has certainly kept me busy but it has also been very exciting. In the little spare time I had during fall / winter, I decided to work on designing my own front subframe to accept the BMW suspension I plan on using. Well, I'm pretty happy with where it's at and I've started sourcing parts. What you're looking at isn't the final version - but it's pretty close. Hope to have some of the parts here in the next few weeks to start welding up. The downbars will eventually be triangulated near the firewall to brace the strut towers.

Always up for any input / comments / criticism.

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/...pslx9e9ppn.jpg

and an older version w/ an LS...

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/...psc8i08ldg.jpg

WSSix 04-07-2015 05:28 AM

Looks badass to me. Glad to see you making progress. Congrats on the positive career change.

bdahlg68 05-03-2015 06:15 PM

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05...e087051090.jpg

Slowly putting the puzzle together. So far so good.

Tuske427 05-03-2015 08:36 PM

Nice CAD work! It's looking clean. what engine are you going with?

dhutton 05-04-2015 04:31 AM

Very cool. That is something you don't see every day.

Don

bdahlg68 05-04-2015 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Tuske427 (Post 604448)
Nice CAD work! It's looking clean. what engine are you going with?

Thanks! Currently planning on using an S54 out of an E46 M3. Sort of a modern take on a Firebird Sprint.

Quote:

Originally Posted by dhutton (Post 604455)
Very cool. That is something you don't see every day.

Don

Thanks Don!


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