What a handful that will be! :thumbsup:

New drive shaft from Mark Williams, new AP racing brakes, and car getting ready to load in the trailer enroute to Ryan Linder for custom stainless steel headers. Motor is now 19 inches behind front axle centerline - that opened a whole can of worms that required a lot of fabrication and slowed me up a little. LOL

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Pappy

Edit: Here is a shot of the Decalink Suspension

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Which driveshaft did you purchase?

7075 aluminum. At the 18 inch length it was actually lighter than the carbon fiber shaft. As the length gets longer, the carbon fiber starts to have a weight advantage.

Where have you been Pappy? Long time no talk to... :D

Car looks like it's getting there. Weighed it lately?

Hey Lance,

I've been pretty busy with work and spending a little time on track with the Viper (Inde). Back on the Corvette hard right now - need to get that thing finished. I haven't weighed it in a while - I will do that after I get the new exhaust system installed. 2.25 inch tubes and a 3.5 inch exhaust system will undoubtedly add some weight, but I did remove almost 200# with the latest firewall/frame mods. I'm still hoping to stay under 2800#.

Pappy

Ryan Linder (X-1 Race Cars) just finished my headers - awesome work. 2.25" SS tubes, SPD merge collectors.

Pappy

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Beautiful.

Nicely done!!

Hope these will stop it! Finspeed is building me a new set of wheels (18X12, 18X13). Had to go to a Corvette DP forging to get the rear backspacing I needed for the DSE Decalink.

Pappy

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That's a good looking wheel, Pappy. What finish will you put on them?

Incredible build and I don’t know how I missed it.


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Thanks. Satin gunmetal.

Well, I bit the bullet and ordered a 6XD sequential transmission. It has a built in load cell (strain gauge) that can trigger the ECU to provide a brief ignition cut for no-lift/no clutch WOT upshifts. The no-clutch downshifts were a little more complicated. My Wilson dominator throttle body has mechanical linkage. Turns out I can add a throttle drive motor (the Trans Am TA1 guys use them on their 900hp NASCAR motors) and a DBW throttle, coupled with the strain gauge input, to get a programable auto-blip through the MoTec ECU. My motor is so far back that I had to go to C6 transaxle linkage from the back of the transmission forward to a remote shifter so it would be in the proper location close to the steering wheel. Parts are ordered and there is a 4-5 week build time for the transmission, so I've got a little time to make the necessary mods. Here is a link to the 6XD website: https://www.6xdgearbox.com/

Pappy

That's insane, lol. We're going to need some driving videos with full throttle upshifts, please.

A seemingly endless string of construction updates. I finished modifying the firewall, floorboards, and frame to install a new 6XD sequential transmission. I need to build a bracket for the remotely-mounted shifter that is connected with a single push-pull rod. I will install the engine soon so I can finish the plumbing and get it on a chassis dyno for final tune and to program the ECU for no-lift shifts and no-clutch downshifts. I finished the conversion to a DBW throttle that was required for the shifts. Some progress.

Pappy

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It fit...….time for plumbing.

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Goodness Gracious!! Thanks for the update Pappy, hope you are well...

:goggles:

That certainly separates the men from the boys!

Haven't posted for a while, but since I have started installing stuff with expiration dates (fire suppression, window nets, fuel cell, etc.), I guess I am committed to finishing this thing sometime in the near future. Had the drivetrain in, but pulled it out to make a couple of modifications to make some items more accessible and/or easier to service. That work is done and the drivetrain is going back in.

Pappy

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Nice looking work. :thumbsup:

This is as far back as I could get the motor. I ran into the roll cage dash bar, the windshield, and my right foot. LOL I also got new spindles from Speedtech. I am replacing my early ATS spindles with new, stronger ones machined from 7075 aluminum. Thanks Blake for the custom machine work.

Pappy

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Also got the clutch installed for the final time.

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Received and installed a custom built seat from TKO Motorsports. Nice seat!
Some progress.

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Very nice work!

This is absolutely fabulous and fasinating information that is so rarely talked about

I've talked with the clutch tammer dude and it's been awhile and few beers ago and a lot has changed and alot of peps have passed and this really sounds awesome love the biuld dude