Scott, just sell your current project,Then you have all the time and dough to build that new car.:lol: :thumbsup:Scott

I love this build. Any updates Phil?:thumbsup:

It has been a while since I posted anything on this build, but we have been back on it making some progress and thought it was time to share some updates. There are more pictures on our web site if interested.

The 430 cu/in SBC showed up from Nelson Racing Engines earlier this fall and made quite a splash in the shop. It is a pretty insane piece of machinery and should look just right under the hood of this 2nd Gen.

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Wow! Very nice work on the turbo setup.

Robert

Once we had the motor and were able to determine where it needed to go in the chassis to have room for the turbos and everything to clear, we were able to continue on the floors, firewall, etc...

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The fire wall is relatively simple in this car as we felt the motor should do most of the talking.

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Fabbed up a transmount with integrated exhaust ports. The plan is to run the exhaust directly under the driveshaft to minimaze the space it will take up in the car, and not have anything hanging below the car at the same time.

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We made the exhaust ports split apart to eliminate an extra set of exhaust flanges and make the exhaust easier to drop out of the car if needed.
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Exhaust in place
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Then fabbed the trans tunnel and drive shaft tunnel around everything.

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Completed floor and tunnel all welded up.
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:hail: :bow: :hail: :bow: AWESOME!

What he said.:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Looks great, its a shame that floor will get covered with carpet (i assume).

Tin Work
 

OH YEAHHHHHHHHHHH
:thumbsup:

NICE WORK

Tom

Next to Jason's, that's the sickest floor I've ever seen. :yes:

WOW!! That is amazing work!! :hail:

Inspirational. Love this build

It looks like you used a million ton press and stamped it out of one piece.
Incredible!
When I think of the little problems that perplex me on my build this makes me feel dumb as a stump :willy:

That floor is of the CHAIN! Beautiful work. :hail:

That floor is off the CHAIN! Beautiful work. :hail:

Thanks everyone! Really appreciate the great responses. :thumbsup: We were very happy with the way the floor turned out. There is some final welding to do and it will be wrapped up and on to the next area. The roll cage was also started yesterday so I should have some additional progress pics on that later in the week.

Thanks again!

Great, great work.

I take it that the bumps where the floor and tunner meet is where the exhaust will be run?

I wouldn't even put carpet in their. Maybe just one seat :thumbsup:

Work of art..

Were these floor pan's ordered from the GoodMark catalog.I can't seem to find them anywhere in there.

How do you cover that up? It will be a shame to cover that in dynama and carpet. Like with Jasons, just clear coat it and run a la naturaal.

Beautiful!!!!!:D

X2! Very nice!

The floor is on page 27-1/2. You just have to look hard to find it!:unibrow:

Thanks. Knowing us, there will be an equal amount of time that goes into laying out the Dynamat so all labels are positioned properly and seams are all alligned! Then we can cover both with carpet! That is the great part about this site. We can showcase some of the things that generally wouldn't be seen when the car is completed.:thumbsup:

Yes, the exhaust runs along the sides. There is a picture earlier in the thread showing the exhaust inplace before the floor was fabbed.

Here are a few progress shots on the roll cage. The goal was to keep it really tight to the body and as out of sight as possible from the outside of the car.

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We also final mounted the front end this week. Nothing really special, just good to see it take shape again.

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The NRE engine looks so good in there!
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Great stuff guys!

That cage looks awesome. Nice and tight to the body.

So how do you guys plan to finish the interior with the cage so close to the body? Are you going to be able to use a typical panel or come up with something else? I've always wondered how to balance having a cage out of the way but still have room to get panels and roof in place.

Basically same question as above. I am in the process of installing a cage in my Mustang and was wondering how you finish (paint?) the cage when it is that tight to surrounding panels. Thanks

A cage like this will not work with any factory interior panels. On a build like this we will have the upholstery shop make all of the interior panels and fit them around the cage. It is tricky to do and not the most fun, but it makes a big difference in the final product when the cage is tucked tighter to the body and not as visible.

Again, this is difficult to do. It just takes a lot of prep time and a lot of attention to how you are spraying to make sure that everything is getting covered and there are not any dry spots.

Damn fine metal work! Thanks for the pics.

Phil -- To weld on that did you have to remove the top or open up a porthole?

Super nice work - as usual! There is nothing but the finest coming out of your shop! :hail: :cheers:

Phil, why not build a cage tight up against the body and have upholstery shop make trim panels that cover the cage completely?That ways it's out of sight.

The fit is killer well done Guys:bow: :bow: :bow:

Thanks Greg. No holes cut in this one, just a really good TIG welder with a ton of experience building cages


We have been planning that on another project that has been underway for some time already. It will give it more of a street car look, but still have the function of a full cage.

Thanks. SHould have more updates in a few days with the rest of hte cage and some other metal work.

Thanks Phil. I'll keep my eyes out to see how you guys end up handling the interior.

Looking good as always Phil :thumbsup:

What is up with the 66 Fastback in the background? I would love to see a Roadster Shop Mustang!!!