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Thank you for the offer, I will let you know if I need anything. For the purists:
Things alter for the worse spontaneously, if they be not altered for the better designedly. I am aiming for designedly. :) Quote:
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This will be fun to watch. I really like that body style.
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uncovering previous repairs - some good some bad
Today's work:
http://www.daemoncustomauto.com/driv...ear%20down.jpg Drivers side floor - numerous layers of metal in here http://www.daemoncustomauto.com/driv...0close%202.jpg I wonder what we'll find underneath? http://www.daemoncustomauto.com/tear...%20int%202.jpg The old battery box location - this will come out and the battery will be relocated to the rear of the car. http://www.daemoncustomauto.com/tubs.JPG I need room for a few more inches of wheel and tire- I believe the originals were 7" wide, new ones are just under 12. http://www.daemoncustomauto.com/rear%20rails.jpg This will go, there are signs of rust in the top of the frame rails - won't need them anyway. The new axle centreline will be approximately where the bottom of this spring perch sits now. |
Thank you for the link and the recommendation for the floor pans. :thumbsup:
Once the car comes apart I will be looking at options, and the magnitude of the required repairs, because there are more then a few repairs required on the floor. The bigger the repair the more I will lean toward a replacement frame and just tear everything apart. Wide rear tires will be a part of that design too, so I will be modifying the floor no matter what. Keep the photos coming, especially of the replacement and mods for the rear openings!! |
More rust? and a teaser
http://www.daemoncustomauto.com/inner%20fender.jpg
I think I have found almost all the rust so I can finalize the plan for what I keep and what needs to go. http://www.daemoncustomauto.com/rust...ame%20rail.jpg Frame rails and floor are on the go list. http://www.daemoncustomauto.com/test%20fit.jpg I test fit the C4 IRS so I can measure out the rear frame rails and start on them. http://www.daemoncustomauto.com/rear...20side%201.jpg looks ok but we'll need a little more width to the rear. http://www.daemoncustomauto.com/cor%20det%20cls%201.jpg Check these out! :) |
Just had an update on the rendering, it should be up this week.
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more clean up and minor fab
I removed the battery box, it had fiberglass repairs in with the metal and rust. I will rework the entire firewall later on:
http://www.daemoncustomauto.com/batt...%20removal.jpg The engine bay is clear now and looks pretty good overall. http://www.daemoncustomauto.com/engi...clean%20up.jpg These cars typically see rust in the window frames, and in the body where the water runs inside from these bad spots. No surprise to see this, but the car looked great from outside... http://www.daemoncustomauto.com/front%20window%20b4.jpg Front repair panel, just a start. This is a first attempt for me. http://www.daemoncustomauto.com/fron...ir%20panel.jpg Rear window lower frame, same issue but the water didn't cause damage any further down which is great news! http://www.daemoncustomauto.com/rear%20window%20b4.jpg And the repair panel: http://www.daemoncustomauto.com/rear...ir%20panel.jpg Now the paint will need to be blasted off and I can start on the frame rails, or whatever else we uncover first... |
C4 IRS Rear?? NICE!!
Nice updates on the project!!
I've looked at squeezing a C4 IRS and after talking to a few different frame builders there seemed to be a limit to the amount of tire width that could be squeezed into the rear end of that car with a C4 Vette IRS, as the stock hub-to-hub is around 63" and the narrowest most frame makers would go was usually in the 59" range, and with the car only 64-65" in the rear it would limit how wide the tires would be, unless there were fender flares. I'm over planning this aren't I??? Are you going 100% custom on that rear end? Or is there an aftermarket kit that makes that rear end kit and are you just welding that in? |
Rear
I have built the rear bracket for the c4 IRS from images I found online and stock c4 diagrams.
The rear is quite a bit wider, I have custom wheels that I had cut for this setup but will still have some work to do on the width of the body. I don't mind flares but also don't want to ruin the lines of the car. So I have to take it slow. If I had that rendering back already...:rolleyes: I will post more updates when I can, I will be replacing the rear frame rails with a 2x3 frame and am currently considering a full frame under the car. I found rust in the rear portions of the rocker supports the other day. I really wanted a deep dish wheel on the back but could only fit so much into the narrow body. |
Thanks for the download on your frame design ideas and progress. I've looked at alternatives to a Vette/Jag/Ford T-Bird IRS, and while there are a few really custom set-up's there isn't a long track record on most of those custom set-ups. The only truly stock set-up that looks like it would work without changing the hub-to-hub distance is either a Miata or BMW 3-series. Both have a significant selection of aftermarket parts available (shocks, caster/camber kits, brakes, rotors, etc.) and can be upgraded to handle pro-touring engine power and abuse.
Sounds like you and I are in the same boat, the harder I look at the car the more rust/rot/damage I find, which has me leaning away from the Sweedish Ops replacement k-member and 4-link set-up. Besides, the more I think about blowing out the floor and going 100% custom, the more possibilities open up.:D Good thing I have another car to finish before I make any commitments....... |
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