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Lorbiecki:
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

Lorbiecki:
Here is the engine compartment...Note, we made the offset drive as well as most everything you see here....Idler pulley and bracket, all the mounts, body panels, tubing, etc. Was designed in AutoCAD so al angles and lengths were a known factor. Just cut to size and put it together like a plastic model. New stuff is all designed in SolidWorks or Pro-E....Programing for the CNC is done in VisualMill. Just makes life easier...

GlennLever:
Very nice! Keep the posts coming.

Would you like this moved to the build photo thread with a link left here to that thread?

masracingtd1167:
X2 Great looking car I would also like to see some of the build pictures!

Oldschool:
Beautiful car ! The front wing is really nice, I take you built also ?

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