Fiat CTS Spider, turbo

my wife was a city girl, but I dangled this place in front of her and she bit - now she won't let go :)

more work
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starting to see why I don't need beads?
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eventually, I'll dimple then punch some drain holes in the floor, dynamat it, and bedline the underside of the entire car....

the point of the excess bracing is this, I need places to attach the harnesses, the roll bars, and to strengthen the body so it doesn't flex under load... a couple hundred extra pounds, but IMO worth it.
 
looks good! now i understand why those bends are so clean. on my 37 ford when i replaced the floor boards i made the entire front floor boards removable and sitting on top of a 1" square tubing frame. that way if some wanted to change engines, trans, add juice brakes what ever... they could easily remove the floor panels.
 
I'm welding them down, but on my 50, I'm leaving them loose for just that reason

I need to get to the press brake and build that backhalf of the transmission tunnel again - I've decided I want a radius
 
SuperBuickGuy said:
I'm welding them down, but on my 50, I'm leaving them loose for just that reason

I need to get to the press brake and build that backhalf of the transmission tunnel again - I've decided I want a radius
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yeah a slight radius would be nice and easy on the elbows
 
well, had to put it away again, but hopefully it won't stay away long
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now to figure out why the heater isn't working in my BMW
 
while waiting for my wife's Valentine's day present to dry, I got a moment to dink
here's what it looked like when I started
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a bit of fitting later (there's gaps because eventually I'm going to push it back, then hammer the metal into a transition
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I'm going to have a long day of welding ahead of me - but it won't be for a bit. Sunday I'm working on the Corvette - I need to get the body mounts in before April 3
 
Nice work!!!! I really love seeing the fabrication you do here!

Been a really long time since I did and metal fabrication - in fact - I think I may have had hair is was that long ago!!!:hissyfit:

Keep up the good work!
 
GoVetteGo said:
Nice work!!!! I really love seeing the fabrication you do here!

Been a really long time since I did and metal fabrication - in fact - I think I may have had hair is was that long ago!!!:hissyfit:

Keep up the good work!
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I was told a long time ago that I had a lot of talent at doing layout, too bad I absolutely hated everything else about it - irony is, I enjoy it now.

so rather than doing body mounts on my C3, I welded on the transmission tunnel... I'm right at the point when it comes together pretty quickly.... then I have to do the slow, hard-to-see stuff again.... but I really need to get these body mounts done - I know why I'm reluctant; the car is a driver and pulling the nose and tail off will take it off the street... I'd almost rather do another C3 and sell this one.... but no one is stepping up to the plate to offer; so I guess I'm stuck.
 
as you see, I'm focusing on the Corvette
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new floor (passenger side) v. old floor with the seats in the car
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driver's side
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shop dog, my mastiff stays until sundown; after that, he hides in the house and my lion killer comes out

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cut and I thought "oops"
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but no, it was the floor dropping, not the body or the frame
flintstones anyone?
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and a good stopping place for tonight
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in all fairness to my C3, I did try the hardest bolt and realized it was not coming easily... so I need to order parts (capture bolt at least, maybe entire mount because it looks pretty ugly - unless, of course, GM build that mount with it not attached to the frame.... yeah)
 
the radiused trans tunnel looks good,are those cuts outs in the toe board bottom for the braking/clutch system with two seperate circuits for the brakes? is that the actual master cylinder mounting location?
 
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the radiused trans tunnel looks good,are those cuts outs in the toe board bottom for the braking/clutch system with two seperate circuits for the brakes? is that the actual master cylinder mounting location?
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two for the brakes, one for the clutch
 
went skiing, am a bit sore so didn't get a lot done tonight
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tomorrow I get my jump shear, so I can knock out the last of the pieces to complete the tunnel

I should then cut the car in half and call it a FI :)
 
do the brake/clutch cylinders have some sort of a reverse flow check valve in them or is that not needed?
 
SuperBuickGuy said:
bobs77vet said:
do the brake/clutch cylinders have some sort of a reverse flow check valve in them or is that not needed?
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not needed because the reservoirs will be high on the firewall (read, above the wheel cylinders)
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i think i understand the reservoir is up at the highest point piped to the piston/cylinder at the pedal level which goes to the brakes/clutch?

how do you control the volume of the fluid that gets pumped out with one pedal stroke? are the master cylinders sized to different volume levels or is there a way to control the length of the stroke?
 
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