 BUILD-OFF CHALLENGE: Tygaboy's '75 LS3, It seemed a good idea at the time... |
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| tygaboy |
 Oct 17 2016, 10:56 AM
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Hi World!
Let the games begin! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) As the title says, it's a '75 that's getting an LS3 (Cracker's "old" motor - thanks Tony!) and Boxster 6 speed. Also planned is zippidy doo-dah 911 front suspension with Boxster calipers all around. The rear suspension is getting 911 ebrakes, Tangerine Racing raised pickups and shock towers. I have plans to stiffen the chassis with a partial cage. Doesn't that sound like a great plan? I think so, too! BACKGROUND: I got this as a roller that was purported to be "dry and accident free". And it was! Except for all the rust and the place where it was hit. Yeah, yeah... But it's all good. The seller and I worked everything out. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) But our little 914s are full of surprises and isn't that half the fun? So, first up is rust repair time! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) Let's begin with some pics of what I started with. Wish me luck! Wait, forget the luck, wish me SKILL!!! Attached image(s)  
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tygaboy BUILD-OFF CHALLENGE: Tygaboy's '75 LS3 Oct 17 2016, 10:56 AM
914forme @Tygboy Chris you ever think about sectioning two ... Feb 21 2020, 11:05 AM tygaboy Here's the other end of the "attentive ob... Feb 21 2020, 04:56 PM
Andyrew
Here's the other end of the "attentive o... Feb 21 2020, 05:09 PM Krieger
Here's the other end of the "attentive ... Feb 21 2020, 06:49 PM 914forme :agree: maybe we should all be cutting ours down. Feb 21 2020, 08:33 PM tygaboy A bit of roll bending, measuring as carefully as p... Feb 22 2020, 03:36 PM tygaboy You couldn't really see the roll bend in that ... Feb 22 2020, 03:38 PM Andyrew Make sure to wear your helmet :)
Mine just about... Feb 22 2020, 04:05 PM sixnotfour I took my trim off, shortened the roof 1 inch, and... Feb 22 2020, 04:26 PM horizontally-opposed Good to see you this week, Chris!
As usual, y... Feb 22 2020, 04:49 PM tygaboy
Good to see you this week, Chris!
As usual, ... Feb 23 2020, 04:03 PM horizontally-opposed
[quote name='horizontally-opposed' post='278... Feb 23 2020, 04:17 PM sixnotfour Armando's, Gt roof Feb 22 2020, 05:17 PM horizontally-opposed
Armando's, Gt roof
That's the way the f... Feb 22 2020, 05:30 PM live free & drive Anyway you could de-skin a Frunk lid and a trunk l... Feb 23 2020, 05:55 PM tygaboy
Anyway you could de-skin a Frunk lid and a trunk ... Feb 23 2020, 06:28 PM tygaboy I quickly gave up on trying to make the X-brace fr... Feb 23 2020, 06:33 PM tygaboy The fun part is that I need to stretch both flange... Feb 23 2020, 06:36 PM tygaboy And the piece as it fits approximately where it ne... Feb 23 2020, 06:38 PM horizontally-opposed
And the piece as it fits approximately where it n... Feb 24 2020, 09:59 PM Andyrew Would you stop coming up with design elements that... Feb 23 2020, 11:37 PM 914forme :agree: :shades2: :drooley: Feb 24 2020, 09:43 AM tygaboy Today was fabbing the pieces needed to support the... Feb 24 2020, 04:42 PM tygaboy I worked on shaping the remaining pieces of the X-... Feb 24 2020, 06:23 PM djway That car has a real “Jazz Blues Fusion “ vibe ... Feb 24 2020, 08:48 PM tygaboy Today's work was to remake the pieces that sit... Feb 25 2020, 06:53 PM ChrisFoley I hadn't thought about it when I saw the first... Feb 26 2020, 08:58 AM Andyrew
I hadn't thought about it when I saw the firs... Feb 26 2020, 11:02 AM tygaboy Is bonding on a stock roof really what I want to d... Feb 26 2020, 07:26 PM horizontally-opposed
Is bonding on a stock roof really what I want to ... Feb 26 2020, 10:50 PM sixnotfour You Go ... Man.....lost in space....March On..... ... Feb 26 2020, 07:39 PM djway Ha, I shoulda started a pool to see how long the f... Feb 26 2020, 10:39 PM Krieger That looks amazing! Tell me why does that car... Feb 26 2020, 11:06 PM sixnotfour
That looks amazing! Tell me why does that ca... Feb 27 2020, 04:02 AM tygaboy
That looks amazing! Tell me why does that ca... Feb 27 2020, 07:14 PM tygaboy @djway - I doubt anyone would take a bet that imp... Feb 27 2020, 07:09 PM 914forme suggestion as I had a lot of time thinking about t... Feb 27 2020, 09:29 PM Krieger :rotfl: Feb 27 2020, 09:29 PM horizontally-opposed I suppose now would be a bad time to say I just re... Feb 27 2020, 10:39 PM tygaboy
I suppose now would be a bad time to say I just r... Feb 27 2020, 11:24 PM 914forme :agree: Yes they do, and I have a section I would ... Feb 28 2020, 01:30 PM tygaboy
:agree: Yes they do, and I have a section I would... Feb 28 2020, 06:52 PM tygaboy I fabbed my first go at the drip rail. I used 16ga... Feb 28 2020, 06:56 PM tygaboy The pieces are only sitting in place, being held b... Feb 28 2020, 06:59 PM tygaboy I simply have to get better at thinking ahead... T... Feb 29 2020, 05:10 PM tygaboy On this latest version, the height of the side of ... Feb 29 2020, 05:14 PM tygaboy One fiddly thing is going to be what I think of as... Feb 29 2020, 05:21 PM 914forme Outstanding work, :popcorn: Feb 29 2020, 08:32 PM tygaboy Ooooof. My head is starting to hurt.
In looking a... Mar 1 2020, 10:19 AM tygaboy Another day with far more thinking than doing. Pro... Mar 2 2020, 06:36 PM tygaboy Next, I went after the horizontal return/overhang ... Mar 2 2020, 06:40 PM Krieger Lookin' good! I don't know if this is... Mar 2 2020, 09:48 PM sixnotfour
Lookin' good! I don't know if this i... Mar 2 2020, 10:50 PM 914forme :agree: But in the end I don't think it is muc... Mar 3 2020, 06:52 AM tygaboy @Krieger Andy, I believe I'll be OK without a... Mar 3 2020, 07:22 PM tygaboy I need it to fit on the bars in such a way that it... Mar 3 2020, 07:30 PM horizontally-opposed Niiiiiiiiiice work, Chris!!
:trophy: Mar 3 2020, 08:48 PM Andyrew I think the rain drop is too vertical, I think it ... Mar 4 2020, 08:20 AM tygaboy
I think the rain drop is too vertical, I think it... Mar 4 2020, 09:48 AM Andyrew
[quote name='Andyrew' post='2791326' date='Mar 4 ... Mar 4 2020, 10:14 AM tygaboy Initial location/fit/line up for trimming of the o... Mar 4 2020, 02:20 PM tygaboy Passenger front fit and tacked in, then roof test ... Mar 4 2020, 05:58 PM tygaboy The X-brace is fit and tacked in! :Qarl:
I ... Mar 5 2020, 06:46 PM Dion Looking forward to seeing a composite skin on that... Mar 5 2020, 07:14 PM tygaboy I'm adding an "end cap" to each of t... Mar 14 2020, 06:15 PM Cairo94507 Just amazing! :popcorn: :beer2: Mar 15 2020, 12:41 PM mbseto I really hope to see this car in person one day. Mar 15 2020, 11:32 PM tygaboy
I really hope to see this car in person one day.
... Mar 16 2020, 08:38 AM 914forme
...assuming I actually finish the dang thing... Mar 16 2020, 03:42 PM dan10101
...assuming I actually finish the dang thing... Mar 18 2020, 10:48 AM Nogoodwithusernames
[quote name='mbseto' post='2794639' date='Mar 15 ... Mar 18 2020, 10:37 AM tygaboy Here's the freshly installed front corner cap.... Mar 16 2020, 08:40 AM mbseto
[quote name='mbseto' post='2794639' date='Mar 15 ... Mar 16 2020, 09:57 AM 914forme Some one had to say it. And trust me I understand... Mar 16 2020, 04:36 PM tygaboy
Some one had to say it. And trust me I understan... Mar 18 2020, 08:27 AM 914forme :agree: or cheaper as it narrows the focus from pe... Mar 18 2020, 02:14 PM tygaboy I decided to work on something that is required to... Mar 19 2020, 02:45 PM tygaboy First, I fabbed up this prototype (fancy word for ... Mar 19 2020, 02:50 PM tygaboy Once I worked out the needed dimensions, I figured... Mar 19 2020, 02:52 PM tygaboy Next, using a piece of scrap tube that's happi... Mar 19 2020, 02:54 PM tygaboy Here's the part I think works better than the ... Mar 19 2020, 02:56 PM tygaboy And with the hose in place.
The other thing I lik... Mar 19 2020, 02:57 PM 914forme @Tygaboy - Chris if you have the clearance I woul... Mar 19 2020, 03:40 PM tygaboy @914forme Stephen - Funny, as I was working with ... Mar 19 2020, 03:52 PM Andyrew Looks nice! Curious Chris why you didnt hard m... Mar 19 2020, 04:41 PM tygaboy
Looks nice! Curious Chris why you didnt hard ... Mar 19 2020, 06:07 PM djway So what is the price for a set? :) LS in waiting Mar 19 2020, 06:33 PM tygaboy
So what is the price for a set? :) LS in waiting
... Mar 20 2020, 04:59 PM djway I find the design most logical Mar 21 2020, 12:09 AM tygaboy I'm mounting the clamps using Rivnuts and afte... Mar 21 2020, 02:56 PM tygaboy The first two done!
And you can see that the ... Mar 21 2020, 03:01 PM tygaboy And.... done! Well, almost. I'm going to r... Mar 21 2020, 04:29 PM djway :drooley: Mar 21 2020, 05:08 PM Cairo94507 Looking great Chris. :beer2: Mar 21 2020, 05:15 PM tygaboy With my current focus seemingly "all things r... Mar 23 2020, 10:02 AM Mueller Those hose clamps are next level parts. I dig.
I... Mar 23 2020, 10:21 AM tygaboy
Those hose clamps are next level parts. I dig.
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