Plastic Fantastic 2

[SuperBuickGuy]

I don't know what it is - maybe snow is boxing people in? but there have been an overabundance of trolls recently. One of the more memorable asked me how I grafted on the C5 front, so I pointed him to the relevant pages - his response "well, we'll have to agree to disagree" about what? I asked, he said what "it won't work"... uh, it's already in the car, what doesn't work? it won't fit.... :club: but there's pictures - "we just have to agree to disagree" .... of course, I'm a nice guy - I told him to go away and never come back... like that's going to work.... :clobbered:

 

[rtj]

Your “friends” from pirate 4x4 joined that corvette forum to troll you, maybe? I seem to remember they didn’t think your land cruiser suspension would work.

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

Your “friends” from pirate 4x4 joined that corvette forum to troll you, maybe? I seem to remember they didn’t think your land cruiser suspension would work.

I do attract them by the short-bus full.

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

goal here is to take the sharp edges off - I don't care about pretty


so close to blast... tie bar for the rear coil overs and offedited
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[Red77]

Keep up the good work, don't let the trolls on CF get you down. The anti-troll spray still works well here at VetteMod. ;-)

 

[mfain]

Keep up the good work, don't let the trolls on CF get you down. The anti-troll spray still works well here at VetteMod. ;-)

Agree!

 

[SRountree]

Best way to prove them wrong is to keep doing what ur doing looks great BTW...

I love watching these builds. I'm just a bolt on guy... lol

 

[phantomjock]

Looks purdy to me - a little paint or powdercoat - Beauty! Set the suspension components off with a little contrast - ohh show car go fast!

Cheers - Jim

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

time to start bending up some DOM


as shock mount braces


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good night frame

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

17 gallon tank....



move the frame up to where I can work on it easily



and fasten it in place







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and sometimes you just gotta take a break and park on the snowbank
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[SuperBuickGuy]

then there was time to hack up a lung..... err... I mean cut some fiberglass

because the floor can be lower and because I want to put a seatbelt/roll bar in place.... I cut the rest of the floor out




the plan is move the battery to the passenger side, lower that wall behind the driver/passenger then lower the floor - in part because I can, but also because I eliminated the battery box to put the Camaro rear suspension in place.... this give opportunity for improvements - also decent speakers and luggage space (not installing a stereo for those just joining in - HOWEVER, I've found when it comes time to sell - it makes it a lot more sellable if the possibility is there...)

 

[rtj]

Will you lower the whole body with thinner spacers, or just the floor?

Some guys even put in the body rake, sort of like greenwood did only less, by adjusting the body spacer thickness.

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

Will you lower the whole body with thinner spacers, or just the floor?

Some guys even put in the body rake, sort of like greenwood did only less, by adjusting the body spacer thickness.

I'm not lower the body to the frame, just the rear floor. The problem would be the flares are set for its current body height. That said, it's pretty low with the new suspension.

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

last few things.... first brace the shock mount


then box the end




all that is left is finishing the tank mount, then off to blast.edited I expect to haul it there on Friday.editededited
in other news I finally pulled the trigger on the Miller multimatic 220.edited I'll offset the cost by selling my other tig machine and probably my mig as well (I say that with a lump in my throat because that machine is kick-ass and I really don't want to see it go)

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

final welding




time to blast.... after I find one....edited

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

a bit of machining the spindles



it doesn't take much, now to redrill the holes

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

back to the tank



there's a muffler hanger that, if closed, would make a great tie-down-pull-point, so I did



one more body test fit



I'm glad I did, more clearance work necessary


final fill of holes and making sure all the welding is done


front looks good enough


there.... apart and ready for blast and paint



and on the trailer for a ride to blasting.... getting the trailer out was an adventure... ugh


back on its dolly


then spent a bit of time tonight milling on the other spindle
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[SuperBuickGuy]

about the frame dimensions. I will publish the numbers here, and likely only here, once the car is done. I'm getting really tired of working on this stuff, then having others claiming credit for 'figuring it out'.... it's happened several times on other projects - so if they're really doing it on their own, I'll know.... but for now, not yet.

That said, I may have the points digitized so someone could literally build a new frame with what I'm working on. Of course, for that to happen this has to work as planned ....

and to revise my goals. A C3 Corvette that handles as well as a C7 but only if the C7 turns off the e-nannies. Also, being able to add those electronic aids using off-the-shelf-parts would be possible with what I'm doing. I've completely dismissed building an LS based 427 - I think the BBC 427 has better air flow and can make more hp... sounds better too

 

[rtj]

“Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery. “

I don’t know if that’s any consolation.

 

[SuperBuickGuy]

“Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery. “

I don’t know if that’s any consolation.

I'm pretty sure that long-term-readers could piece together a frame like mine with what I've written over the course of this build.... but putting it all in one spot? not yet.