Sorry for the silence. Unfortunately the truck has been dismantled for a new frame but has been sitting in piles for the better part of a year or two. Problem is that the economy told us that no one was willing to pay for C5/6 stuff and everyone just wanted C4 as "good enough". So I came up with our Weld it Yourself frame that Jigs itself and that idea has taken off.
You can watch my time-lapse here showing me welding one of these frames without a jig here.
And here's the 3D animation showing the details.
My plan is to get these babies selling them selves then redesign the PT-57's frame into a C5/6 (C7) DIY frame so someone else could build a similar frame at there home garage. We've already had over 20 of the C4 TriFive frames sold and more than half are finished welded with no problems from the owners other than minor fitting issues with old metal cars and a few minor mess-ups on my end of thing but we've gotten those straightened out too. You can read more about that here. http://www.trifive.com/forums/showthread.php?t=100996
I'm going to steel some bits off the PT-57 for my 57 4 Door Project to showcase the DIY frame but I've got some new lighter goodies in the works for the PT-57 as well, Think 20lbs of boost on an aluminum 5.3L, 50lbs off the frame, lighter wheels, lighter rotors, and a better transmission. Should be a wet weight under 3000 lbs, Mawhahahahah!
Brian Hobaugh SCCA National Tour June 2014
First Hemi 'Cuda Convertible Ever Built
Short clips: Goodguys Pleasanton autocross and pit videos
Think 20lbs of boost on an aluminum 5.3L, 50lbs off the frame, lighter wheels, lighter rotors, and a better transmission. Should be a wet weight under 3000 lbs, Mawhahahahah!
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