As you can see I didn't start with a real 'vert.
Replaced floor pans and cut off roof... ready to start frame.
Started with a class 11 and went from there
worked on frame ang gathered parts ... pretty much a rolling chasis
sorry this ones fuzzy!
Found 'vert body!!!
Pretty much the way is is now. I hope to have it finished by early spring.
I will post more detailed pics as I can. Still working on the big stuff.
questions or comments... be nice Brian
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A small suggestion... you may have clearance problems with your hi-mount rear fenders that low. Have you collapsed the suspension after installing those? You are running 3x3's right?
The car is looking really good!
"Your car sounds angry, and it wants to go fast all the time..."
(quote from my daughter, after driving my car)
looks awsome. were you able to move the body on off with the roof cut off ok? i want to pull my body but with no roof i am worried it may bow or flex etc etc.
I am Jealous. Dad Gummit that is the first time anyone did the body off and built a cage. Awesome build it needs to be in the stickies. Leather your slippin..........
Hot, humid air is less dense than cooler, drier air. This can allow a golf ball to fly through the air with greater ease, as there won't be as much resistance on the ball.
Skidmark... the fenders are only held on with pony clamps. I wasn't sure if I was going to use these or go with aluminum fenders. When I saw how yours looked mounted I decided to use these. I will mount them when I get closer to paint.
you couldn't possibly work in avionics, could you? Sweet job, I hope to do a baja build like that a few hundred years from now.
Bend out that frame yourself?
give a man a watch and he'll allways know what time it is. give him two and he can never be sure again.
Things are rarely just crazy enough to work, but they're frequently just crazy enough to fail hilariously.
The rear arms are 3x3's with dura blue stubs and type 3 brakes.
This car was very rusty as was the 'vert body when I got it. The pan I started with had at one time layed on it's side in the weather and it had rusted all along one side where the tunnel meets the pan. I figured that it would be easier to cut the tunnel out than try to fix it. Now there is a 2x2square tube running up the middle and 2x2 angle on each side of that.
The body is VERY flexible!! I leave the doors on when I remove or install the body, it helps some. I also use a couple of other people to help me. The body is a little wider than normal because there are no heater chanels (rusted away). I welded a 1.5x2 square tube the lenght of the body to help sturdy it up. Other body mounts will be made by the windsheild, behind the door and in the back. I will post more pics soon.
The frame started as a class 11... I just didn't follow the assy. directions
As for the avionics... I worked at Pratt & Whitney once apon a time as a certified welder.
Brian
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