Looks good!!

As a side note, if you're going to drop the standard 914 body over that, you might need to roll the fenders a little to prevent rubbing..

- Tony

Finally back at it! i made some tubes ive been R and D-ing in my head for months. They came out well even though they are very complex. I really put some mileage on that grinder today!
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Nice, nice work on the chassis fab. I know the challenges you faced getting those tubes to fit. You dun guut!
I really enjoy seeing your high quality, well thought out design and fab. Keep up the great work!
(Or, take a break and come out here to help me with the RacerBenz cage!)

I wish! but we both need to work on our 914s!

Just added some of the last of the main tubes before i get the body on! Now it’s about welding everything i can see, removing the motor and trans, and welding the rest. Add in some front strut tubes i just now remembered then its body time!!!Click to view attachment

I added in the tubes i mentioned in the front apron area. I stared at it for a good two hours to make sure it looked as good as possible. This caused me to no longer like the front end. It doesn’t have visual flow, i referred to it as a mullet chassis; Buisness in the front, Party in the back. That being said i took a step back, installed my seat and i love the whole chassis again. This is a process im sure many are familiar with.



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What are your projected GVW differences?

GVW, gross vehicle weight? As in weight distribution? or the difference between my original goal weight and likely actual?
Weight distribution surely isnt great now but there are more componets i need to install forward of the cg than behind it. I can lift the front of the chassis in a dead lift kinda way as it sits. but the ride height being so high in the front makes it easier too. I figure 45% front is realistic. The best thing here though, is mass centralization as most weight is between the axles. Total weight i still believe 1800 is the number. as far as things go it will be lacking lots of regular things and if i put it on a diet with loads of fiberglass 1700s is possible.

I reinforced the body and gave it the good ole sawzall treatment. I hate this tool but the utility is undeniable. On the other hand the chassis is just about rust free now!Click to view attachment
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Wow! That ought to go like a scalded ass ape. At such a light weight I'm guessing you're going with big sticky tires. Keep posting your progress.

I do believe 305 or 315 r888’s are what the doctor orders

Body is about to go on! I think im going to try setting it on tomorrow. It drops directly down on to the chassis, and by our backstrain-o-meter we figure i got the body down to about 120 lbs. Its really no problem for two guys but we will see how that goes. Im glad i got this car instead of anyone else because i would NOT want to restore this. It had rust everywhere from hell hole, to driver speaker pod of all places. I was the perfect guy for this car because i kept none of that gross orangy brown stuff.

The Body Is On! ....kinda. i finally got a couple people together to set the body on top. it is neither mounted nor sitting in the right spot. it needs to go forward 2.5” it should fit up very good! obviously there are a couple “visual issues” the strut tops certainly poke through but i think it will just add to the crazy look!
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Great work. More pic's.

Keep on trimming!! You've got a good 50lbs of excess 914 there you can cut out

This is an awesome creation, I love it.

You are a fabrication genius!

You have made a lot of progress in a short time.

John

Forget Gasser - too easy. You need to go full Funny Car and make it so the whole body tilts up.

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Seriously, you're making great progress. I hope I get to meet you and see your mad creation some day.

dont tempt me...

That would be sweet. body should be fairly removable to allow for powder coating anyway. Also i wouldn’t be apposed to a cross country trip for a good meet up but that is a ways off.

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I made a new video to summarize about the last year. Ive been on the road racing all year but i think ive made great progress!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UQoJtfPj9E

Excellent video!! Love some of the time lapse sequences. Cool build!


- Tony

Long time no see! racing season is in full swing and i havent been home for more than a couple days at a time. But things have happened; First i bought my engine! Its an ej25 from iag. Its their stage 2 tuff block. Its a brand new block, sti crank rods, pistons rod bolts. Its been honed and balanced, along with all the good stuff! All in its good for 675hp but it wont see that much... yet. Its a pretty piece and ive already got some goodies for it hiding around here.
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Always impressed how much power you can get out of something so small:
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Today i leveled and aligned the body so i can work on mounting it finally. of course it took way longer than it should but it is done. Tomorrow is a big day!
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REDRUM it...

I like it

Wow! Amazing skills. I really enjoyed the video and the progress of the chassis and body. That motor is going to be epic in that car. Looking forward to seeing more work.

The build is now in the fun stage.

Finally!

i may do something similar on the rear fenders

Started working on mounting the body, made a rear bumper bar. I took a piece of 1-1/4” tube and slip rolled it to about an inch of deflection so it sat fairly nice under the tail lights. Added tabs and presto! A little job but it came out good. Tomorrow should see loads of work.
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Ps you can see how rusty this thing is oh well it doesn’t trouble me

Got the rear bumper tacked up, it’s looking pretty mean and ready for double duty as a diffuser mount
Things took longer than expected because i had to go through a few design iterations before settling on this, and i really like it!
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I can’t believe how fast you have gotten to this point. Any kind of schedule you are working towards for getting it on the road? Won’t be long at the pace you are going

I don’t find my pace that fast, though that may be self critical. im hoping by next june to hopefully have it running, but engine parts aren’t cheap and neither is anything else. But ill just do what i can.

Got the pedals in! i decided that im going to mount all the things that make me smile this weekend: pedals, wheel, gas tank and maybe shifter. so we’ll see how things progress!Click to view attachment

Brought my steering wheel into work today and used the bridgeport to put the bolt pattern of the quick release hub into the wheel. It felt very high stakes but it all worked out in the end, plus i learned more about triangles
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Boy that is a Tiny wheel!

Love the progress buddy!

Yes it is! just a little smaller than my daily drivers wheel so i should be ok

Did some major steering system work! I made it to the point where it is free from binding and all that good stuff, but i need one more steering shaft bearing to prevent it from telescoping but it looks good and thats half the battle
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I also took the time to knotch the tubes to allow the gas tank to sit nicely in it’s little hovel. That was driving my ocd up a wall looking at it crooked.
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Better refined the steering system today and got it tacked together enough to actually turn the wheels!! Man will this thing be cool. I still need to reinforce the steering heim joints to fully eliminate play but as a proof of concept i am extremely happy. Click to view attachment

Made a video of recent progress for those of us who dont like to read forums!
(if any of us are actually like that...)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mvzjtbU10E

Over the last two days i built the A pillar bars. Each bar has 3 bends and 5 notches. 4 notches were completely hand made but by the time its done it felt like all 5 were hand done. im quite happy with how they turned out, as always i was very worried about the feasibility of it to only make it happen nicely! Next comes the roof bars!!!Click to view attachment
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I also made a home made tubing un-bender.... Its ghetto but it worked

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Dude! I feel you on those multi-angle miters AND the unbending! Dealing with some of that very same stuff on my RacerBenz build.
But man! You are moving right along.
Love the center seating set up, too.

Thank you! I figured you knew the pain

Made a very good fitting eyebrow bar, it sits a little under an 1/8” from the windshield frame with a 6* bend in the center. I also worked on some other tubes so hopefully its a big update tomorrow!
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Didn’t get everything i wanted done today but i did get quite a bit! I made the roof V to protect my squishy bits from above, while still allowing me easy and quick exit from the vehicle. I also completed one of the FIA bars that extend from the footwell to the upper bend on the A pillar bar. I had my doubts about it because of driver egress concerns but its really not an issue. Once i get that done its gusset time and a little special piece? maybe we’ll see!
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Finished the other fia bar and started mounting of the windshield!
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You're definitely "on a mission" and killing it! Bet you take a "1st drive" before the end of this year. Stay after it.

Unfortunately its unlikely. im working on it like an animal right now because tuesday i leave for 6 weeks the racing industry is ridiculous but its fun so you must make sacrifices. That being said ill save up a load of money for fun parts!

Began work in the off center console... you know because its not in the center exactly thats where i am. Its some 1” tubing bent at 30 degrees but when placed together it looks really cool and i already added the spot for my shifty!

did a lil bit of reinforcement for the off center console and bolted in my K-tuned shifter. I finally have all the haptic stuff installed and i have no complaints!