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I have mounted the first body.
sgraber - 2/10/06 at 01:37 PM






Still missing a few vital parts, but the body is on well enough to drive around the neighborhood.

Problem with rolling the car outside is that every person walking or driving by had to stop for a chat and to look the car over.

I dropped the windshield glass while attempting to mount the frame back on the car... Another $160 in the bin.


Alan B - 2/10/06 at 02:01 PM

Steve...it looks awful...you must try harder....

Seriously.....awesome job.....you must be very pleased how it's going.....I think I may need another trip out to AZ.....


robertwa - 2/10/06 at 03:15 PM

Looking good Steve!
Well done
Rob


RazMan - 2/10/06 at 03:23 PM

Steve - It's good to see a 'real' one Looks terrific.
What ground clearance are you running? is the front ride height ok or is it the camera angle?


Danozeman - 2/10/06 at 03:30 PM

That looks superb. Cant wait to see it all sprayed up...


sgraber - 2/10/06 at 03:55 PM

Alan, yes - awful compared to what it will look like finished...

Thanks Rob!

Raz, 6.5" at the nose, 5" across the frame rails. Adjustable with the pullrods.

Danozeman, I can't either! I have a long ways to go to that point though...


Fred W B - 2/10/06 at 05:39 PM

Looking extremely good steve - you should be very proud.

Cheers

Fred W B


thomas4age - 2/10/06 at 05:41 PM

Now that has got some serious looks!

very wel done.

steve, are you going to use a donor dashboard on the car? or are you also moulding from scratch?

pitty about the windshield, but hey occasional f*ckups are in order when building your own supercar

compliments and Grtz Thomas


sgraber - 3/10/06 at 02:57 AM

The interior will be from scratch as well, including the dash. It will be very simple really. Like I said, so many things left to do!


quote:
Originally posted by thomas4age
Now that has got some serious looks!

very wel done.

steve, are you going to use a donor dashboard on the car? or are you also moulding from scratch?

pitty about the windshield, but hey occasional f*ckups are in order when building your own supercar

compliments and Grtz Thomas


chriscook - 3/10/06 at 06:18 PM

Looks good. Good work.


tigris - 6/10/06 at 08:33 PM

The subject of this thread reminds me of my fond days as a morgue intern...

any chance you have more detailed pics of the mounting system you used reinforcements or hardware choices. Thanks


sgraber - 6/10/06 at 08:54 PM

Heh! Morgue terminology... Sounds like Car building is a dead end....

I will try to take some pics of the mounting/latching and hinging mechanisms for the bonnet and for the rear decklid this weekend. The latches are not installed yet. Saturday.

Graber


sgraber - 10/10/06 at 03:32 AM

quote:
Originally posted by tigris

any chance you have more detailed pics of the mounting system you used reinforcements or hardware choices. Thanks


Here are some photos of the front hinge. It's a very simple setup, with rod-ends and pins as the hinge assy. Very self-explanatory.









The latches are '57 beetle and I'm using one on each fender. 4 total



The rear decklid has a dogbone double hinge. The decklid has to move rearward a bit before rotating up. This is so as to clear the rollbar.