Cage finally in and painted...:hick:
(http://ustio.com/file_dump/chuck/Misc/cage_9.jpg)
Now I can work on getting the interior back in...
looks good man keep up the good work, cant wiat until the entire car is done
Looks great! :D
hey Chuck,was that a homemade cage or aftermarket?Can't remember what you've said in the past.
May I ask what type of paint you used? How durable is it supposed to be? I look at everyday items such as remote controls or the paint on the center console of my car...and wonder why the paint I find in stores seems like nothing but if it'll be touched at all.
My paint guy used the same paint he used to do the exterior of the car. How durable is it? I guess we'll see.
dam,... thats a nice cage.
...yeah, I know the more expensive paint is durable. Didn't know if it was a spray can job or not
that's nice:D . I think you have one of the best looking FOX Tbirds on here. Keep up the good work!
Thanks. I don't think it deserves THAT much of a compliment though...there are some pretty nice looking cars here.....;)
Haha, I've never seen the car's exterior, but the cage does look nice. As far as one of the most badass birds here however...:bowdown:
Chuck, what are the plans for this car? Daily driver, autocross, open track?
Jeremy-
The car is primarily going to be a "mule". I have several "to-do's" lined up for future projects for it. It's going to be my toy for the lack of a better term. I want to get some driving school time in and some open track stuff as well. If I can swing it, I'd like to be able to hit the Silver State Classic with it, just for kicks.
I could have gone for a full halo and such, but it's not needed for most stuff I'm planning on doing initially, and if I need to halo it I always can and respray the front of the cage. The door bars, while "low" are tied in underneath to the SFCs and the rocker reinforcements.
The whole thing is still morphing, but I want to get it back on the road come spring, so a bunch of the other projects for it will have to wait. Winter priorities are getting the MegaSquirt installed and the Recaros recovered and the car back on the road. There will be more pics as the assembly ensues.
Ill take two of those Chuck. Great work.
pic didnt show for me can you send it to my email? kurtdonaldkobain6794@yahoo.com thanks
if you want to send me 3 or 4, that would be great ;)
That looks fantastic. Nice work!
Odd..try the link
HERE (http://ustio.com/file_dump/chuck/Misc/cage_9.jpg)
Looks sweet Chuck.Obviously you arent going to have a back seat, what are your plans for taking up that space?
Thanks,
Chris
Chris-
No real plans for it other than ditching the seat. I'm going to use some ABS plastic covered with carpet to cover the bulkhead between the cabin and the trunk. Don't need to add any more weight back there.
Not gonna do much with the seat area other than possibly mounting the small battery in the spot behind the pass seat (I may mount it down lower instead).
Nice cage. Painting it the same color as the car looks good. Kind of brings the outside in. Excellent work.
Or does it bring the inside OUT??
Chuck
Instead of ABS plastic have you thought about that thin wood at Home Depot? You know the stuff that is kinda rough on one side and very smooth on the other side? Might be cheper then the ABS also and just as easy to work with.
Chris
I can get a 1/16" sheet of 4x8' black ABS for under $20, and that's going to be a hell of alot easier (flexible) to work with than wood. I'm going to have to make holes and then slit it to be able to slide it up into place around the bars.
I have one sheet I'm going to use to replace the headline backer in the Z-7 with since it's a bit damaged and I may have enough left over to do what I need with this.
Ah ok.I never saw ABS for sale so I was unaware of its price.Where can you get that at?
Thanks,
Chris
chuck, where are you getting the abs? my local hardware store only sells plexy glass and its expensive...
Look in the phone book under plastics suppliers. I found a place about 10 mins from my house that sells it. I need to go back and pick up another sheet or two here soon.
Love the car chuck, what do you expect to be running in the 1/4? I will have to post some pics of my cage when i get it...
No idea of 1/4 times....not my thing...
chuck is an auto cross guy. He will never own/convert a car to a v-8 cause they are too nose heavy. He wants to do a inline 6 though.
cause inlines RULE!!! hehe.
hehe.
nice looking cage though.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1988-cougar-drag-project-race-car-caged_W0QQitemZ4593719863QQcategoryZ6755QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Nice view of a back seat delete...looks to be covered with just carpeting.