91 Galant VR4

[Pushit2.0]

The reason I was showing that is there are no rules or regulations for the front of the car. All of the NHRA and IHRA rules are made to save the driver, so figuring out how to make a tubular front end and a removable front clip is a little of a stab in the dark for me. I am lacking the needed engineering degree to know what will work so I am over building the front end. I have looked at few door slammer cars and a full tube chassis car build to come up with my cars front end design.

I did get the front bumper cover mounted up tonight, here are a few pics.

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/612/medium/Picture_10351.jpg
http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/612/medium/Picture_10349.jpg
http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/612/medium/Picture_10348.jpg
http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/612/medium/Picture_10350.jpg
http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/612/medium/Picture_10352.jpg
http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/612/medium/Picture_10353.jpg

~John

[Matt D.]

Very nice. What are you going to do about filling the headlight areas?

[goodhart]

Did you ever dyno the engine?

[Pushit2.0]

No engine dyno yet, it has been tied up with other projects for the last 2 months.

[turbotalon1g]

Hey, that looks like a galant!
Nice work man.
U still gonna engine dyno before it goes in?

[Pushit2.0]

I still plan torun the engine on the engine dyno, but I will not loose sleep over it if I have to chassis dyno the thing.

As for the holes I plan on putting in some driving lights mounted with sheet metal. Depending on what I get there may be 2 per side. I also plan on putting in the corner lights again and I want to have working turn signals. Then I will run all the wires for the front end threw 1 connector that will be easy to disconnect for front end removal.

~John

[TkrPerformance]

looking really good

If you still need to use the tial 38's just let me know

[Pushit2.0]

With the front clip done until I get a hood I moved the car forward and started to cut up the rear end of the car. So far I have found about 80lbs to remove. The rear doors are gutted minus the crash bar and the door handles to open it. The glass is held up by a bracket that is bolted to the crash bar. The trunk area is cut up and I bought some thin aluminum sheet to rivet in to cover the new holes. I will remount the fuel cell and make the trunk lid as light as possible and will be held on with 4 pins vs the latch and hinge setup. Then after the rear bumper is re mounted I will weigh the rolling chassis in its more complete state to see how heavy it is.

~John

[turbotalon1g]

Nice, that schneidermans place scale sucks, but as I type this I realize that you still might have the corner scales.

[Goat Blower]

Nice work John. I especially love tig'd aluminum, delicious.