My 68 C5 Project - Lateral-g Forums

Al Moreno · #1 07-07-2009, 08:55 PM

Very nice

68RS350 · #2 07-08-2009, 05:41 AM

Here the process I used to lengthen the torque tube. First I made a jig to time the bellhousings.

Then I cut the ends off with a plasma and mounted them on our Bridgeport and milled the welds till the rest of the tube came out. If you look at the third picture you can start to see that we were getting close to milling off the weld.

68RS350 · #3 07-08-2009, 05:43 AM

Then once I had the ends milled it was time to bolt the bellhousing ends to the jigs and put the new longer tube in. After the tube was inserted I welded the bottom the jig together with 1.5"x1.5" sqaure tubing so I could transport it and take it to the weld shop. The ends are parrallel within 1/16".

**Rybar** · #4 07-08-2009, 01:04 PM

Nice work, and really cool project

Kendall Burleson · #5 07-08-2009, 04:12 PM

Nice Project I want to see more Good job look like more to come.

customcam · #6 07-08-2009, 06:09 PM

Verry cool project,Subscribed

68RS350 · #7 07-09-2009, 05:12 AM

Thanks guys! I have been working on the rest of the frame in solidworks before I start actually bending and cutting. I had to widen the rear hub to hub to get the differential and motor down in the right spot (its not right in the pictures) So there for I had to widen the front hub to hub and Art Morrison made a widened front clip for me that looks killer. So the frame the part of the that you see inside the car will need to be modified.