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« on: May 02, 2014, 10:17:41 AM »
New to this site but looks like there are many folks here that still make their own cars. Thought I would start a thread on how I made our car. It is a 200" FED with an 8 3/4 rear end. Originally it had the blow hemi you see here and went 7.20s at 190 with a very simple set up but we ultimately kicked the rods out of it so we now have a stock bottom end 350 on stack injection and we now have an 8.50 car. I am building a new 440" BBC for it while gathering parts for a new blown hemi.
The entire car was built in the garage. Yes, I do now have a 3 axis CNC mill, good lathe, Invertig 201 TIG welder, some sheet metal tools, and a bunch of related stuff, but it still can be done on the cheap. When I started the car I only hand a table top Enco mill and did all the work on the car with that machine.
I wanted rack and pinion steering on the car, so I made a r&p from McMaster Carr parts which has worked pretty well. Note that the entire steering mechanism is inside the frame rail. I went as crazy as making the blower studs and nuts as well as some specialized hardware for the mag cap. I just like making things.
So, here is a pic of the car and I will add to it as I get time. There was some earlier conversation on wing construction and I have some simple ways of producing the ribs for the wing-All you need is some oak and a soft blow hammer.
More to come!
John
The entire car was built in the garage. Yes, I do now have a 3 axis CNC mill, good lathe, Invertig 201 TIG welder, some sheet metal tools, and a bunch of related stuff, but it still can be done on the cheap. When I started the car I only hand a table top Enco mill and did all the work on the car with that machine.
I wanted rack and pinion steering on the car, so I made a r&p from McMaster Carr parts which has worked pretty well. Note that the entire steering mechanism is inside the frame rail. I went as crazy as making the blower studs and nuts as well as some specialized hardware for the mag cap. I just like making things.
So, here is a pic of the car and I will add to it as I get time. There was some earlier conversation on wing construction and I have some simple ways of producing the ribs for the wing-All you need is some oak and a soft blow hammer.
More to come!
John