starting the tube V8 car, no turning back now Options

[byndbad914]

Disassembled the beast over the past couple of weeks in Orange and then AJ (the guy building the tube chassis) did some minor cutting (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/blink.gif) I am getting pretty excited about the project though, should be cool if every crazy idea I have works out... never really know until you start piecing the puzzle together.

All things work on paper, only some things work in reality (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)

If anyone really cares I will continue to post pics as the progress moves along... here is some starting pics.

BTW, more pics are on my website in the chassis link I have started.

Here is a shot of week1

[byndbad914]

Thanks for the interest... it should be quite a project over the next couple of months...

As for more pix, forgot to include my website address - www.geocities.com/byndbad914
If anyone has problems accessing it, please send me a PM. I think those free sites only allow so many "views"?? but I am not sure.

the place doing the work is The Baja Shop in Orange. I know, it isn't going to be a baja, but AJ has done some pretty insane work, his welding is unreal (his MIG literally looks like TIG for instance and I have never seen MIG that good), and he has done a couple of 914 cage cars in the past.

Aaron, I will PM you. Those seats were bought new and just sat in the car and the covering deteriorated, but they could be recovered and would be really nice. They fit the car well and I was going to recover them, but then wanted to add a seat I could add a helmet halo to for the track. I was really pissed that the covering rotted off though...

I moved the seats inboard about 2" - basically to maintain symmetry and line up straight with the pedals, which also meant messing with the steering column mount to straighten it too... I will be keeping 2 seats in the car with the same configuration. The idea is stock doors, stock dash, put door panels back on it with GT style door handles and so forth for a somewhat stock interior look (and to have windows that roll up/down). And on club days I can take the fiance out and give her motion sickness again (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/barf.gif) The last day at the track I took her for about 5 laps, the last one I looped it in turn 4 at Big Willow (first time I have ever spun on the track - just her luck) and we came in. She was about to hurl (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)

Suspension is the RSR fronts I already have and reinforced rear trailing arms. I know, I know, the whole trailing arm thing will open up a series of "why would you do that" posts.