El Cheapo vs. 440

[DieWilde13]

Hey Sven,
thats some awesome work as i told you.

See you probably next weekend!

You are a very Sick man!

 

[Svensson]

I am so stupid.... but look for yourself:

Is it OK? No! It isn't :violent1:
At any time I might be wanting to put sparkplugs in ...

So do it again, stupid!

That was a timekiller. But I could get the collectorside ready, too.

Looks a little bit strange, but the remaining pipes at the collector gave me their way:

I cut them apart again and gave them to a friend, who can professionally weld the gaps. After that, I only have to weld them together (as good as I can )

Now I have to do a little break with the project, because I want to get the 1962 Dart road worthy.

See you!

 

[PanGasket]

I am so stupid.... but look for yourself:

Is it OK? No! It isn't :violent1:
At any time I might be wanting to put sparkplugs in ...

So do it again, stupid!

That was a timekiller. But I could get the collectorside ready, too.

Looks a little bit strange, but the remaining pipes at the collector gave me their way:

I cut them apart again and gave them to a friend, who can professionally weld the gaps. After that, I only have to weld them together (as good as I can )

Now I have to do a little break with the project, because I want to get the 1962 Dart road worthy.

See you!

That is actually pretty killer. Keep it up! I got a pretty good laugh out of that lol

 

[barbee6043]

great work! cooool! maybe ship us some of that "special" beer, we need some motivation!!!??????

 

[qkcuda]

Amazing work, but one question. If you weld them solid, how do you get them on and off?

 

[Svensson]

...once I got them welded... I will need a good set of cutting wheels

 

[360duster]

Hi sven, i ve got two lightly used 175/70-14 tires that you can have for free if you want.....time to make some donations for el cheapo ;-))

Michael

 

[Svensson]

Thank you, Michel! But I already have a set of 165/70.

They are really small 8-[
but give me the clearance.

 

[desmo900]

This car is awesome!

 

[Svensson]

At the end of the summer, I could finish my work on the 1962. It is now registered and on the road :cheers:

So back to El Cheapo :cheers:

First I installed subframe connectors to improve rigidity. I made them of cheap 2/2"

Then we wrenched all the parts off to flip the body for some minor cosmetics

Now some hard work had to be done...

 

[Abodybomber]

Good to see you back!

 

[RustyRatRod]

Badassary.

 

[KickDown]

Sven. It's Gr8 to see your El Cheapo project here on FABO. Keep up the good work my friend & stay on the Astra. You are a very ill man.
All the Best. Gaz. rayer:

 

[Svensson]

This took soooo long. Don't know why. It just took so long...

arks...

But the really dirty work was done at some day

brushing and cleaning

EP-ground

And some body coloured paint

 

[Walker434]

Wow I just found this build! This is gonna be killer!

 

[MOPARMITCH]

Love the Headers Svensson !!

 

[Svensson]

No way the hood will go on the Dart again like this

It had to become lighter and should get rid of this shitty chebby black out

I made the opening bigger, so I can build an aluminum-plate with holes for the two inlets

To lift the hood at the rear, I welded two profiles on it. With this new mounts the rear will be raised about an inch

more to come...

 

[BlueDream]

Those headers are COOL. I can't wait to see this when it's done

 

[Svensson]

Few weeks later, the paintwork was done. This really was a lot of work...

And I got the parts for a Sedan-Conversion

With this conversion I wanted to reduce some weight

Headliner had to go

and I started the work on a 6pt Roll Cage

If everything works fine, this GT will be a Sedan within the next few days

 

[mguner]

Is it just me or is there a problem with installing those headers once they are welded together? Aside from that das ist wunderbar!

 

[airwoofer]

...once I got them welded... I will need a good set of cutting wheels

Use slip joints where you need to take pipes apart. Just have a muffler shop expand the outer tube.

 

[tohnloke]

That's what I was gonna say!

Use slip joints where you need to take pipes apart. Just have a muffler shop expand the outer tube.

Also: I love this build. Just gritty enough, but certainly not a hackjob. Looks great!

 

[txstang84]

Back at it again I see--still watching

 

[Abodybomber]

Love this build.

 

[360duster]

ottytra:........just kidding, i like it! when do we line up?

Michael