Project WidowMaker - The Build Thread

[The WidowMaker]

Do you have enough room to open the groove for the clip and put two to take up the extra room?

it was just too thin to take another ~.025 out of the side to add another snap ring. plus, its geometry was different than the 4th one that i made. i have them down to about 2 hours now though .

[slipknawt]

Hey Tim what is the measurement at your front crossmember to the ground and your frame rails at center point with your rushforths on.

[The WidowMaker]

Hey Tim what is the measurement at your front crossmember to the ground and your frame rails at center point with your rushforths on.

its hard to get you an accurate measurement since i never mounted the fronts and i dont actually have any of them right now. the plan is about 6" at the bottom/middle of the frame and about 3.5-4" at the crossmember. that put also puts my exhaust and mid crossmember at about 4" as well.

im not really as concerned about the front cross since it sits even with the wheels. although an object in the road is obviously a concern, im more concerned about speed bumps and the exhaust. its tucked up within 1/2" of the floor, so theres nothing more i can do.

this is at about those measurements. i have been toying with the idea of doing a rocker extension, but i think it looks a lot lower with how the wheels are tucked.

[slipknawt]

Thanks i am in the process of starting to order parts and fabbing 4 link and a watts so i set frame to mimic yours i want the same stance as your car

[The WidowMaker]

i finished ironing out the issues tonight with the remote setup. i ended up making another arm.... yep, number 5. this one takes dse's .550 and turns it into about .280. it keeps the wipers much further down using the delay feature. i called them again and spoke about the difference and they cant give me an answer as to why theirs parks the wipers so much more. either way its done.

oh and about 6 months ago i promised myself that i was done swapping unused parts and losing money. but since the brand new tko is up for sale i guess i didnt keep my promise. i have a couple guys interested and the bell housing is already sold. a t56 magnum will be going in its place.

[The WidowMaker]

since i finished up the wipers, im back to the bumper again. i finished fitting the lower valance piece today. it has about 20 slits in the top where i was able to reform it to fit correctly, and both ends needed some work to line up correctly. i now just need to drill some holes for some bolts and then finish up the cuts in the quarter panels. both sides need some work where the top corners of the bumpers meet the quarters. i'll post some pics when done.

[The WidowMaker]

and the tremec is still for sale. i had a couple solid buyers, but nobody has sent the funds yet.

if anybody is interested, i'll sell the trans (tko600 .82 od) for $2000 or with the reverse harness, neutral safety wirng, speedo adapter and pilot bushing for $2050. If you add a mount and yoke from summit for $100, you end up with the basic kit that sells for $2395 new. so basically, this is $250 off on a brand new trans.

[tones2SS]

Looks good Tim. Keep up the great work.

[novaboy7272]

your project is lookin awesome. Keep up the great work. You're given me good ideas for my 69' chevelle.

[Flash68]

Originally Posted by The WidowMaker

Tim, this pic is pretty sweet.