If you guys send me the measurements with your patterns I can take care of it quicker then that. Ask Jim I was the lowest bidder and about 3 weeks early. We do that stuff daily so it is no big deal.
Yup, e-mailed him one day with the measurements - and had the parts the next week across country. He even called the day he shipped with the info and final billing.
Worked up some ideas for the trans mount. This one still isn't quite right (a little too square or flat or something...) but I did a mock up to see how it would look. Hope to drop it off at the machine shop Monday.
The bushings are from Pete and Jakes. It's their 4 bar link bushing. Got the part number from Alan Johnson - it's what they used on the G-Force 'Cuda.
Need to adjust the rear instant center this weekend so I can finalize the rear suspension tabs. Read the Adams book on how to measure and set that - thanks Rodger for pointing it out ! Unfortunitly I don't have a clue where the center of gravity is now - so I'll have to give it a wag...
Then it's back on the upper section of the backbone and more notching. Plenty of work to do....
Last edited by Garage Dog 65; 02-01-2008 at 08:36 PM.
I took a design cue from TJ's dads challenger mount and adjusted the top so it's not flat and tucks up under the Diff. Then I dropped the bottom at the center point so it's not flat. (Kinda looks like a Batman shield now ..)
#1 is the same concept as the above post - with adjusted top and bottom.
#2 is with a lower bar added to #1.
#3 is from a design cue off the Diff cover (2 arrows pointing in)
#4 is with a center bar to #3.
Clearanced out for the perimeter frame rails. On a Porsche they have a trailing arm rear suspension design with a torsion bar running across the car. I need to remove all that so I can run a dual 1.5 perimeter frame rail around the passenger area and connect to the backbone. There is also a heater inlet tube running right under the torsion bar tube. Hot air comes off the engine - through the tube - through the longitudinals - and into the car. All that needed to be removed.
Last edited by Garage Dog 65; 02-02-2008 at 07:17 PM.
I was amazed again at how much sand was in the frame.
This view shows how the perimeter frame rails will tuck up and under the door recess - turn the corner at the rear tire - and cross over to connect up with the trans hoop. I cut out the jack spur and the rocker supports. The rocker supports will go back in later and be removable. I'm making the frame removable from the body - so there will be body mounts at the front and rear of the door through the door sill. There is a sill plate that will cover it up so it will look stock.
Tiger, I thought about doing the #4 design - and leave an area in the middle where I could drop in a Porsche shield. Thanks for the comment and also thanks for the info on your Porsche brake calipers, much appreciated !
Jim
Last edited by Garage Dog 65; 02-02-2008 at 07:22 PM.
Revised the Diff mount. Took the one that used the 2 pointing in arrows from the diff cover. Studs will mount in this mount at the top and will go up through the Diff mount holes and receive 12 point nuts there. Dropped it off at the machine shop today.
Picked up the front suspension lower A-arm mounts. 1/4 inch 4130 cut on a water jet. They mount straight up as shown to get the wheels in as close to the engine as possible. Everything on this little car is unreal tight....
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