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Bowtieracing · #31 01-19-2009, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by XcYZ

Great project, should be great to follow along with.

Love the rendering, this is the money shot.

Mee too , Zees renderings has been my favorites long time...

CptKlutz · #32 01-19-2009, 11:58 PM

Yeah, definitely nice work by Zee. Managed to find that exact green too: MG British Racing Green (as used on the 2007 Exige for instance). Getting the exhaust up that high requires a fair amount of work but it's worth it.

295 rear tires will fit a 69-70 without issues (maybe a little hammering), the 315's required a little extra room in the front of the inner wheel well:

Bowtieracing · #33 01-20-2009, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by CptKlutz

Yeah, definitely nice work by Zee. Managed to find that exact green too: MG British Racing Green (as used on the 2007 Exige for instance). Getting the exhaust up that high requires a fair amount of work but it's worth it.

I agreee!! How are you planning to do that diffuser? I really like it a lot!

CptKlutz · #34 01-20-2009, 12:41 PM

Diffusor is done in 10mm Airex foam core and carbon fibre and clear epoxy as a "positive" molding. A one off thats taking me ages to fab and sand...

The hood scoop alone has probably taken me 15 hrs so far.

98ssnova · #35 01-20-2009, 01:45 PM

Very cool mustang. I like the wheels. and it looks like the company who is doing the build is pretty fast. Congrats. Can't wait to see some more progress.

CptKlutz · #36 01-30-2009, 12:37 AM

Right side header all in one piece. Just needs some detailing, wastegate flange etc. Nice with the notched towers and the extra room!

CptKlutz · #37 02-02-2009, 10:46 AM

More nice welding! Driver side done:

CptKlutz · #38 02-16-2009, 10:54 AM

I picked up the quarter emblems from the laser shop today! I dislike the original Mach I emblems so we tossed ideas around and came up with these. I made a set of 3½" slightly domed aluminum emblems, sanded them for an age with 800 grit, had them anodized and then laser "milled" 0.2mm deep with an industrial laser.
Drawing the 2D logo first in Corel Draw and then in 3D (Solidworks) was the worst part and probably took 6 hours...

You can convert simpler 2D geometries fairly automatically in Solidworks but this came out as more than 3.500 splines and had to be handled area by area...
The emblem will be recessed into the qtr panel.

jvike · #39 02-16-2009, 11:53 AM

Very nice emblems! Cool idea!

CptKlutz · #40 02-17-2009, 11:30 AM

Thanks! Being creative is hard work. Nothing like just building stuff. LOL

Some progress made on the IC core, though we're still waiting on the last parts. Dustin @ CPR can really weld

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Also doing work on the torque arm mount. Welded it into the floors for max ground clearance & stiffness. Still need to position the actual mounting bracket: