Transcona, the Dirty Old Cougar

[egoman]

Suspension stuff
Along with the wheels I also got all the front suspension complete with cross-member and brakes, rear uprights and hubs. I am not sure if I got a good deal or not but I got all my stuff to get designing with.
https://lateral-g.net/forums/attachm...1&d=1610158719

[egoman]

I have acquired a lot of C6 ZO6 components. There is a reason for this.

Remember the build actually started about 2-1/2 years ago. Who was the big winner for a long time in Optima? Danny Popp was.

What did he drive, HMMM. Imitation being the sincerest form of flattery I copied that end of his car for my own personal glory.

As we go forward you will see that I am not as enamored with the corvette rear suspension. I actually have a lot of experience building cars for dirt track racing and my favorite rear suspension will be adorning the rear of the car.

[egoman]

Cross-member and various parts.
Just some more parts that came in the crate
So I just told you that all this suspension was C6 ZO6 stuff. Well it mostly is.
I chose the aluminum crossmember because of the magnesium one being prone to cracking. A heavier car wouldn't make anything better right?
https://lateral-g.net/forums/attachm...1&d=1610159661

[Tinker]

Originally Posted by egoman

I feel bad because its a lot further along. You will be entertained. I hope?

OMG I started reading this post from the end, and kept backing up. Good thing its only 4 pages right now, because I had to reread everything from the start. Entertaining it is.

I wish the reason I haven't posted any updates on my project was because I was saving them too... sadly it's just because I have too many other projects and an attention span of a squirrel.

Time to go get the popcorn and wait for the next episode

[egoman]

Originally Posted by Tinker

OMG I started reading this post from the end, and kept backing up. Good thing its only 4 pages right now, because I had to reread everything from the start. Entertaining it is.

I wish the reason I haven't posted any updates on my project was because I was saving them too... sadly it's just because I have too many other projects and an attention span of a squirrel.

Time to go get the popcorn and wait for the next episode

Thank you. If you are going to do a nut and bolt build thread it will get boring quite quickly. Fortunately we have been granted a forum where we can tell a story. I tingle a little as I post stuff knowing that I am way further along than today and I know there are some wild surprises for the readers.
Once again thank you for following!

[egoman]

More yard inventory
Various engines and rear ends just lying around. I may design around the 351 in the one ton van. Nephew wants to do a Gt40 replica and needs the 5.0 engine for mock up. I can’t turn around without running into more crap. I often joke that when my parents divorced I had to buy the homestead because I could never move everything. It wasn’t really a joke.
https://lateral-g.net/forums/attachm...1&d=1610328364

[egoman]

So this is where we start to take a change of direction/ I believe this will draw you in where before it may not have.
I am a journeyman steam-fitter and have built approximately 30 cars for competition on dirt tracks and drag strips around this area. I have prepared cars for the local road racing circuit as well as the ice racers. I have no intention of building a boring car where we just bolt stuff on. Unfortunately my best work was done in the time of film cameras and not much evidence of it exists. I do have a few dirt mods that I built that I can post here but some of my real cool stuff only exists in BS sessions amongst old friends and racing buddies.
We are done with the initial collecting of parts and are actually getting started on construction.
Little bit of a heads up. This is not a mild build! It may never compete at Optima but it is being built in that vein. We are talking a complete frame replacement, full roll cage that is built to the rules of several series including SCCA, NASA, Optima and CASC for the Canadian watchers.
As a racer it’s weird to build with a nod to creature comforts. Air, cruise, tilt, power windows, and door locks. Won’t have a ridiculous stereo cause that doesn’t interest me at all but would look to have a navigation system with a big screen.
Ultimately I would love to do Drag Week, Bonneville, Optima and cruise nights with the same car. I would also like to make the car available to any sponsors that would like to do displays with it.
While I am farther along than the stuff posted today I want your input and to dialogue with as many people as possible.

[egoman]

Floater Parts
Remember that floater that I showed you before? Yeah, I am not using that anymore. Remember that I said I would describe many things as sex? This box of machined parts was described without prompting by the ego-nephew as a box of sex. Great minds think alike. These were about 450$US dollars shipped to Pembina ND. Arrived in 2 days, so I guess some people know how to run their business better than Corvette suppliers. http://www.9inchfloater.com/
https://lateral-g.net/forums/attachm...1&d=1610919873

[frojoe]

This thing is going to be unique and wild, look forward to seeing how it turns out!!

[egoman]

Originally Posted by frojoe

This thing is going to be unique and wild, look forward to seeing how it turns out!!

Keep following and we will find out together! Well, I may know slightly before you LOL