That cage looks terrific. I'm jealous.

Looks great! I'm really liking the cage, I'm still on the fence if I want to put a cage in or not, but if I do I see how I'm going to do it! :idea:

Thanks. Remember, I had to pull the cowl to replace the roof in the beginning of the build so it worked out perfect. I also was able to repair a spot of rust right under the wiper motor(lowest spot in the cowl with no drain). Hers a shot of the Nomad in progress. Metal work is done and chassis just need a little plumbing, then it's off to paint.

Headed to prime.

Art Morrison, LS3, 4L65.

There is one thing I need to start thinking about and that's a clutch, pressure plate and flywheel. I would appreciate any input I can get. Just remember the primary use for the car is Autocross. Thanks again.

Cal.

pick your brain on that nomad.
 

Sorry to side track the thread but did you have to replace any of the roof section? I have one and would like to see what it looks like under the paint.

If you have time or info please email to [email protected]


Mark Stielow is using Centerforce on his latest build. No sure if an aluminum flywheel is in your budget.

Thanks!

My budget was shot a long time ago. I definitely want to run an aluminum flywheel. I thought I would do some searching at SEMA. I'll email you tomorrow on the Nomad. Thanks for the help.

Progress
 

Here are some more pics of the recent progress. As soon as the cage was finished I dropped the car off at Rockets Garage in Outlook Washington, just an hour west of me. Riley Morris is the owner and his shop does quality work. I was struggling for time with the Nomad build and Riley had an opening in his shop. They did some sheetmetal fab, some patch panel stuff and welded up everything I didn't finish. They did a great job and I'm glad to be over the hump. This will allow me to start hanging fiberglass components and then on to prime.

Raised the floor to tuck in the exhaust.

The fit and finish of these panels turned out nice.

The cowl is all buttoned up and painted now.

Bulkheads are all finished up. These were a pain. I tucked them up,tight to the cowl flange and there is several layers of metal in that area that sometimes make clean welding a little difficult.

Tomorrow it will go back on the scales to see how much weight I've gained due to the cage and having the cowl finished up. I will post some more pics then.

Thanks, Cal.

looking good Cal !!!!

Nice Cal what parts are you going glass with?

Rick Step away from this Thread as it may cause project creep.

Thanks Vince. I'm back at the shop today and will send you a picture you will appreciate.

Cal

Thanks Rick. The whole nose, doors, deck lid and bumpers are glass. The nose is all separate components. I scaled them them and all of it is 99lbs, less than one factory door. I'm scaling the car today and will give you a current weight with the glass. I will also save weight because the Mach up motor is an iron 5.3.

Thanks, Cal

Cowl is all buttoned up.

Car is on the scales and between the cage and the cowl I gained a 120 lbs. I'm right at 2000 lbs.

It's all coming together. I Have to thank all the people that have helped me. What's great is there either family or friends.

looking good Cal. Where the wheels at?

What an Awesome project.Very nice and well done.

Tomorrow I will put them on for a special viewing. They have been resting in the dark in a tempered controlled atmosphere(LOL). Mainly in storage away from kids and my wife. She may try and use them for yard art.

Cal

Thank you sir.

If anyone remembers, this was on the car when I got it from Roger Lee. Vince was very fond of it. but I'm still partial to it because it's the only thing I haven't had to work on.

haaaa haaa

don't worry, I'll have something for you worthy of a barter. Its the way of the trade.

Car is looking good. Hope to get back on our 70 as soon as I get some room at the shop. You inspired a few ideas.

Wheels
 

Bolted on the wheels today as I promised. I have the car setting up in the air because the pan on the Mach up motor is incorrect and it won't go on the trailer. They are Budniks and I have some shakedown BFG's on them right now. Jay at Budnik was great to work with and I appreciate the time, effort and patience he spent on the deal. I will be buying more Budnik wheels.

Cal

Next week I'm hoping to have some of the nose on the car. It will finally look like a camaro again.

Love the wheels!! What is your goal for final weight??

Thanks. I'm confident I can be at 2800 lbs. The driveline, glass(windshield and back glass), fuel tank and radiator/fans are the only items left that will add considerable weight. I will keep scaling as I go to make sure I'm keeping her slim.

Thanks, Cal.

Lookin' good Cal!

Thanks Riley. You guys did a great job. Thank Mike for me too, I know he cleaned up a lot of my novice skills.

Nice choice with the wheels :thumbsup:

Thanks. It's all coming together.

Back on the car
 

It's been a while since I've really made progress on the car. I'm working pretty regular again on it and have made some progress. Today I received my new JRI coil overs supplied by DSE and springs supplied by Ultiimate Performance. I decided to change out from the AFCO's. I got everything assembled and back on the car.

Front wheels
 

I also sent my front wheels back to Jay at Budnik to have them re-hooped. I went back and forth regarding wheels and tires and finally decided to make the jump. Now they are 11" wide and I will modify the front fenders. Budnik did an excellent job and Jay convinced me to brush finish the hoops as well. I like it. DSE provided me a set of Kyles take-off 315's for fitment and they have some runs left in them. Thanks guys.

Thanks Jay.

Trans crossmember
 

Tomorrow I will finish up the trans crossmember and finish up the gas tank straps. If you look to the right you will catch my father in law(Paul Alderman) helping me out. For the guys that know him and see us at car shows and autocross events, you usually see me somewhere near, under, on top, loading or unloading his 70. He's working for me today(lol). I will post more pics tomorrow.

Cal