Vassil's Winter Project (25.1E chassis + RWD)

[EclipseGST]

Yep, all 3 cars got cut! Although mine still looks somewhat normal! :(

I feel left out. I should have took Tim and Vassils advice and did the same thing!

Fun hasnt started yet... Just wait until they all run.

[rst95eclipse]

Just use their scraps. It's still not too late.......

[EclipseGST]

Thats what I have been doing with the bars they havent welded in yet to mock up my front end. HAHA. I got a decent idea of what I need to do now, I'll leave them to the RWD fun.

[vassil]

I haven posted anything since February, so I figured, I'd put a couple of pics. I am slow, and I tend to do things the most complicated way possible.

[scheides]

Looking good man! What's left?

[Goat Blower]

Is that last pic of the rolling chassis with the rear axle in place? It looks like it sits off center towards the rear of the car.

[EclipseGST]

Its a mock axle... But yes, the 4 link bars are a little long pushing the rear tires a little behind the center of the original wheel wells. It will get taken care of. :)

Almost ready for coating.

[vassil]

Scheides ,

There is decent amount of work left on the car, and if I quit obsessing about little things and try to do things the most complicated way possible it should be a rolling chassis soon. Some of the major things that are left:

1. About 4-5 hours of tig welding (little pieces here and there)
2. Bend and double flare the brake lines/install line lock
3. Weld on three more seat belt mounts
4. Weld on a small pipes to add some extra rigidity to the back
5. Make a fuel cell "cage"
6. Make radiator mounts
7. Weld on tabs for my window net
8. Install parachute handle and run cable, weld on rear chute mount
9. Make a driveshaft tunnel
10. Weld body mounts, weld chassis to shell & finally Tin the car

After this which should not take that long it will be time to save up for a the whole 3rd member. With the Strange 9", housing, brackets, axels & brakes it comes to about $3000

Then it will be a rolling chassis that will need a TH400. Now we just have a case we borrowed from a local V8 braket racing dude. At that point I will be able to accurately measure the driveshaft and order one. Finally we have the torque converter dilemma. Gotta decide on a maker and stall.

While waiting for all this I will be making myself a header to fit a GT42, and fabbing up a new oil pan so that the sump is on the other side.

And finally comes the fuel system which should be easy. It would be done ala Shep, a mechanical pump driven off the crank and then wiring the car and throwing and EMS.

At that point it will probably be cold :(


Steve,

You are right the rear tires are off a little bit. to be precise they are about 3" backwards. I can turn the 4-link bars and they will end up right where they are supposed to be, but that will shorten the wheelbase of the car, reduce the finer points of tuning the 4-link a little bit and according to the local V8 braket racers make the car pretty violent. So I decided to do some body work and redo the arch on the rear fender well moving it about 3" back. It should still look OK and it will give me a chance to get rid of some rust.

[dumb_ricer]

I wouldn't recommend the TH400. It won't like the RPM's associated with a 4cylinder.

[EvilEvo]

Wow! Is that going to be rear wheel drive now or what?!