torinobradley Posted January 9, 2017 Posted January 9, 2017 Looking great so far. One suggestion for the front suspension to make room for those wide motors is to do what many in the 1:1 world do and do a tubular IFS swap. Then you can remove the shock towers and put in a big motor. You can get the parts from some of the street-rod kits or even an old white metal R&D Unique IFS setup.I do like your 1:1 coupe and noticed the relocated battery, solinoid and all the other under-hood clutter. Looks clean especially with that nifty Monte Carlo bracket! When you go four link, are you going to mini-tub?
taaron76 Posted January 14, 2017 Author Posted January 14, 2017 Looking great so far. One suggestion for the front suspension to make room for those wide motors is to do what many in the 1:1 world do and do a tubular IFS swap. Then you can remove the shock towers and put in a big motor. You can get the parts from some of the street-rod kits or even an old white metal R&D Unique IFS setup.I do like your 1:1 coupe and noticed the relocated battery, solinoid and all the other under-hood clutter. Looks clean especially with that nifty Monte Carlo bracket! When you go four link, are you going to mini-tub?Hi Andrew,Unfortunately, there isn't a lot of room up front to do anything major with the suspension, but I'm adding a little to it to at least give it some detail.As far as my 1:1, I probably won't do any tubbing at all. I've got 245's on the rear now with plenty of room and the 4-link would allow more a little bit more, which I think should be enough for what I'm after. Thanks for the compliments!Tim
taaron76 Posted January 14, 2017 Author Posted January 14, 2017 I put some BMF on it last night and got the windows cut and buffed since I deleted the vent windows. I also made a roll bar and extended it to the chassis in the rear. The front bumper is just there for looks... I will probably strip it, clean it up and Alclad it. I had to order longer bolts for the 4-link, so hopefully next week I can get that mocked up and assembled. Tim
MrObsessive Posted January 14, 2017 Posted January 14, 2017 Definitely watching this one! Beautiful Job!
Intmd8r Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 This Shelby is going to be a beast!Killer paint too!
taaron76 Posted January 17, 2017 Author Posted January 17, 2017 Started on the engine a few days ago. This is the 427 with dual carbs, but I ordered a 2013 Boss 302 Coyote... still not sure which one to use just yet. The photoetch fan is nice, just takes a little patience to assemble it. Tim
Impalow Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 beautiful work... and excellent photography on top of it... pleasure to watch.
taaron76 Posted January 18, 2017 Author Posted January 18, 2017 Operation Patience. Assembled 4-link with coilovers... I need to order some more bolts and nuts since I ran out and cut the excess off of the ones I installed, but it is coming along. Tim
superbike-shaun Posted January 19, 2017 Posted January 19, 2017 Hey Tim, I applaud you attempting to cut open the doors and trunk,,wow
mademan Posted January 19, 2017 Posted January 19, 2017 excellent work!Question - what camera are you shooting your pics with?
vamach1 Posted January 19, 2017 Posted January 19, 2017 An FYI - the insides of the chrome grille/bumper area are body color on the real car. It looks great so far and curious what it will look like when it is finished.
geetee66 Posted January 19, 2017 Posted January 19, 2017 Very nice indeed!Thanks for showing us all your 4-link hardware. I think it's going to be useful reference, for when I attempt a similar setup for the Ford 105e resin body I just bought. I'll be watching your posts for tips on this
RestoModGuy Posted January 19, 2017 Posted January 19, 2017 Nice work on this build. All aspects are looking great. I am curious where the 4-Link kit is from. I see the bags of parts you showed but can't seem to find where you got them
taaron76 Posted January 19, 2017 Author Posted January 19, 2017 excellent work!Question - what camera are you shooting your pics with?Thanks! I usually use a nice DSLR on a tripod, but all of these pics were taken with my iPhone 7 Plus.
taaron76 Posted January 19, 2017 Author Posted January 19, 2017 An FYI - the insides of the chrome grille/bumper area are body color on the real car. It looks great so far and curious what it will look like when it is finished.I haven't even started on that part yet, so it is just there as a placeholder. This kit is not the best kit to work with, and the front grill and rear tail light section will take some customization to make it look ok.Tim
taaron76 Posted January 19, 2017 Author Posted January 19, 2017 Nice work on this build. All aspects are looking great. I am curious where the 4-Link kit is from. I see the bags of parts you showed but can't seem to find where you got themThe 4-link kit came from http://futurattraction.com/7.html The nuts, bots, rods and rod ends came from http://www.rbmotion.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=70 I used the 9-inch out of a 55 Ford drag car and modified it to find the build, which was basically just the pumpkin. I made new axle and axle tubes out of aluminum rod/pipe and styrene.Tim
taaron76 Posted January 22, 2017 Author Posted January 22, 2017 Made some more progress on the 427 this weekend. My intention was to use Holley 750's for the carbs, but they were too big for the intake without turning them sideways, so I went with dual Holley 4160's since they are a little shorter. Ran the fuel lines and the vacuum between the two carbs and the dipstick tube. Tim
taaron76 Posted January 27, 2017 Author Posted January 27, 2017 Finished up some more details on the engine and the chassis. Can't finish running the brake lines until the axle is mounted to the chassis, but the fuel line is ran and ready to be hooked up. Still got tons to finish up on this one. Tim
taaron76 Posted January 30, 2017 Author Posted January 30, 2017 Nothing major from an update perspective, but I got the radiator and fan assembled. This one is molded into the radiator support, which makes it difficult to do anything major with. I was able to get the interior flocked as well. Tim
taaron76 Posted February 3, 2017 Author Posted February 3, 2017 Finished up some of the firewall details, brake booster/MC, brake lines, MSD ignition, battery and cables. Tim
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