'68 Valiant 4dr CRUUUUZZZZAAAH
A few small updates:
I finally moved the car to the shop at my house so I can get to the bigger stuff. I drove it down the highway for about 10 miles, and she runs like a top. I didn't have windshields, front bumper, dash or a fuel tank plumbed up (I was running it off a gas can!) and it made the trip without a hiccup. I even got to wave at two cops through the (non)windshield as they passed going the other direction :glasses7:.
I finished mounting the fuel cell in the trunk (sorry, no pics yet) and it's in there good. I reinforced the spare tire well with a circle of sheet metal and trimmed the whole thing with rubber edging to prevent any rubbing.
Also re-did the entire exhaust. My cousin who had made the first version had put the muffler directly beneath the drivers seat, rather than in the recess under the back seat, so the muffler was just over 2" off the ground. I got everything tucked up nicely under the body now, I just need to go back and finish welding the flanges in between the downpipe and the rest of the exhaust.
Now: Bodywork. I fixed the little holes in the rear windshield frame, and now I'm going down the sides and straightening out what I can.
A few small updates:
I finally moved the car to the shop at my house so I can get to the bigger stuff. I drove it down the highway for about 10 miles, and she runs like a top. I didn't have windshields, front bumper, dash or a fuel tank plumbed up (I was running it off a gas can!) and it made the trip without a hiccup. I even got to wave at two cops through the (non)windshield as they passed going the other direction :glasses7:.
I finished mounting the fuel cell in the trunk (sorry, no pics yet) and it's in there good. I reinforced the spare tire well with a circle of sheet metal and trimmed the whole thing with rubber edging to prevent any rubbing.
Also re-did the entire exhaust. My cousin who had made the first version had put the muffler directly beneath the drivers seat, rather than in the recess under the back seat, so the muffler was just over 2" off the ground. I got everything tucked up nicely under the body now, I just need to go back and finish welding the flanges in between the downpipe and the rest of the exhaust.
Now: Bodywork. I fixed the little holes in the rear windshield frame, and now I'm going down the sides and straightening out what I can.