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Post Icon Posted: Feb. 07 2011,10:49 pm Post # 126 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
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The full tube chassis is jigged. Rear will have 5x5 arms and Fox coil overs(non-res), front I decided to run a beam vs the trendy A-Arm because the beam drives better on the road. A-Arm type tend to kinda "chine walk" or wander a bit and the cars have a significamt amount of body roll when turning.
So the Beam will be 6" over with 4" over arms with Fox coilovers again.
Rear suspension cycles a touch over 16" and the front cycles 14 7/8"(15")

I will most likely run a built up bus gearbox and aircooled vw power of some sort. I have considered subaru power but I will perhaps switch to that some time in the future.

That Should Be Nice!! That's Going To Cost A Few $$$$!!!!

I'll save a lot by doing much of the work outside of the actual chassis fab.
Body is in the mold, should get popped late this week.

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Post Icon Posted: Mar. 07 2011,12:00 pm Post # 127 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Couple of teaser pics on my Manx project

Body pooped from mold last Monday

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Post Icon Posted: Mar. 07 2011,12:01 pm Post # 128 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Main center Chassis is set in jig, spot welded only so far.

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Post Icon Posted: Mar. 07 2011,12:03 pm Post # 129 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Power Plant............I went overboard and dumped the AirCooled VW plan and found this on the market for 1/2 price.
300hp on pump gas :jumpie

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Post Icon Posted: Mar. 07 2011,12:52 pm Post # 130 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Very nice Zig!!  :good  :good

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Post Icon Posted: Mar. 07 2011,4:24 pm Post # 131 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
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Power Plant............I went overboard and dumped the AirCooled VW plan and found this on the market for 1/2 price.
300hp on pump gas :jumpie

What Is It?? How Big Is The Turbo??

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Main center Chassis is set in jig, spot welded only so far.

Nice Set Of Monkey Bars!!  :good  :D

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Post Icon Posted: Mar. 07 2011,7:19 pm Post # 133 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
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Power Plant............I went overboard and dumped the AirCooled VW plan and found this on the market for 1/2 price.
300hp on pump gas :jumpie

What Is It?? How Big Is The Turbo??

2.5 Subaru engine, T3 turbo.
Essentially its a stock STi turbo engine with Haltech Engine management system. What I'm told is 300 flywheel HP on 91 octane with 7-8Lbs of boost.

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NICE!.. :good  :beer

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Yes....very cool!  :good

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Post Icon Posted: Mar. 08 2011,6:38 am Post # 136 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Like the build so far. What color is that. Mine was org. Lime green.  :puke
but I would like to make it silver flake with lime green maybe.



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Like the build so far. What color is that. Mine was org. Lime green.  :puke
but I would like to make it silver flake with lime green maybe.

Affectionately I call it Kawasaki Green. I began to lean towards a yellow but everyone in the family wanted the green(which I wanted to begin with anyhow).
I think the actual color name is Neon Green. My avatar is a close sample.

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Power Plant............I went overboard and dumped the AirCooled VW plan and found this on the market for 1/2 price.
300hp on pump gas :jumpie

What Is It?? How Big Is The Turbo??

2.5 Subaru engine, T3 turbo.
Essentially its a stock STi turbo engine with Haltech Engine management system. What I'm told is 300 flywheel HP on 91 octane with 7-8Lbs of boost.

That Should Be Nice!! :good  :good  :good

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Post Icon Posted: Mar. 08 2011,7:50 pm Post # 139 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Damn Zig your going all out :good

what the hell is wrong......(your way to cheap for this kind of emotional spending)..... :rotflmao

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Mighty fine... :cool
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Damn Zig your going all out :good

what the hell is wrong......(your way to cheap for this kind of emotional spending)..... :rotflmao

:laugh  :laugh  :eek

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Like the build so far. What color is that. Mine was org. Lime green.  :puke
but I would like to make it silver flake with lime green maybe.

Affectionately I call it Kawasaki Green. I began to lean towards a yellow but everyone in the family wanted the green(which I wanted to begin with anyhow).
I think the actual color name is Neon Green. My avatar is a close sample.

It looks like Signal Green to me. Same color as my race car.

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Damn Zig your going all out :good

what the hell is wrong......(your way to cheap for this kind of emotional spending)..... :rotflmao

No joking. :banghead

I tried to be ultra cheap about it but I kept running into a mental roadblock about certain features.


Who knows a reasonably priced powder coater?

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Damn Zig your going all out :good

what the hell is wrong......(your way to cheap for this kind of emotional spending)..... :rotflmao

No joking. :banghead

I tried to be ultra cheap about it but I kept running into a mental roadblock about certain features.


Who knows a reasonably priced powder coater?

No such thing as a "reasonably priced" powder coater!  :rolleyes
What fer...the cage??  :good

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Quote (SummitKarl @ Mar. 08 2011,7:50 pm)
Damn Zig your going all out :good

what the hell is wrong......(your way to cheap for this kind of emotional spending)..... :rotflmao

No joking. :banghead

I tried to be ultra cheap about it but I kept running into a mental roadblock about certain features.


Who knows a reasonably priced powder coater?

:rotflmao  :rotflmao  :rotflmao


That a good one!   :laugh

My powdercoat guy actually RAISED his prices during the recession..... :eek



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And it'll probably go up more just like everything else!.. :banghead
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Post Icon Posted: Mar. 14 2011,11:38 am Post # 147 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
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Damn Zig your going all out :good

what the hell is wrong......(your way to cheap for this kind of emotional spending)..... :rotflmao

No joking. :banghead

I tried to be ultra cheap about it but I kept running into a mental roadblock about certain features.


Who knows a reasonably priced powder coater?

No such thing as a "reasonably priced" powder coater!  :rolleyes
What fer...the cage??  :good

Yeah, if I had an oven big enough I'd do it myself but alas I am one big toaster short  :p

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Looking good Zig!!!  :good
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Man I can't wait for the weather to break so I can get mine out and start working on it. Your build is getting me wet in the pants to get mine out. Maybe by next year I will have ours done and can load them up for a road trip west to hit the dunes. :beer



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Man I can't wait for the weather to break so I can get mine out and start working on it. Your build is getting me wet in the pants to get mine out. Maybe by next year I will have ours done and can load them up for a road trip west to hit the dunes. :beer

I'm getting antsy too. The chassis fab'r dude is only working weekends and last weekend was his 20th anniversary.
He's close though, about to marry the chassis, body and my pan and add in the necessary tabs and mounts for all the seats, belts, yada, yada, yada.

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