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U.S. Build P1800. LS1 (V8) 5-Speed, Flush Mount Glass KitViews : 56480 Replies : 259Users Viewing This Thread : |
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Feb 5th, 2011, 21:56 | #11 |
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Looks spot on there though
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Feb 5th, 2011, 22:21 | #12 |
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What make are those big alloys?
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Feb 6th, 2011, 10:01 | #13 |
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Very nice project! What car did the hood scoop come from?
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Feb 6th, 2011, 17:08 | #14 |
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The Hood Scoop came from of one of my Datsun Fairlady Roadsters, I have a couple of them and some donor parts. I stared at that Datsun hood for awhile, and finally took a chance cutting it off.. It really appeared it would fit, but I didnt know it would fit that well...
I will have to dig around to find the Brand Name for the wheels, I had them laying around from another car I had, and the center caps are gone, so I am not sure the name brand.
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Feb 7th, 2011, 00:22 | #15 |
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I am testing fitting an LS1 motor that I had laying around.. I really liked the looks of the 2JZ motor, but the LS1 opens it up a bit. I was thinking about turning the intake around and making my fresh air vent in front of the winshield my air intake and filter housing, but there really doest appear to be the room to make it look right.. My other plan is to build a filter tray on top of the radiator support and making the hood scoop an functional Ram Air...
So far, everything looks managable. The shorty style headers are going to be tight, but I believe they will work out with a bit of tweeking. The accessorie clearance is good along with the starter and oil pan height. I can move the motor back a bit more, and I may do that, but I am trying to get all the floor space I can get. The V8 Bellhousings are a bit wider, and I would rather have a bit more width if possible, without sacrificing handling. Overall the motor position doesnt look bad, and it seems to sit nice and low in the body...
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Feb 7th, 2011, 09:08 | #16 |
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I'm going to be using a Miata chassis/suspension setup for my P1800 and then a V8 roadsters LS fitting kit. Might give you some options as that will give you more room and a made front crossmember with mounts etc.
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Here are some pics of the rear bumpers I am going to start with and modify.. I think I can use the these 63 Corvette Rears and the Factory Volvo rear bumper to blend something very close to the rendition.. I am going to trim out of the inside edge of the bumper, rather than add material to fill in the gaps between the bumper and body contour. I will be taking about 1/3 to 1/2 the over all bumper bulkiness out of it, to give the streamline fit that appears in the rendition (Atleast I hope that works...ha ha ) The front bumper is an early factory Bull Horn bumper flipped upside down...
The green tape in the last picture shows about how much bulk I will be taking off the Corvette Bumper.. By the time I remove all that surface area, the bumper will make the nice defuser feature in the picture. I am hoping that if done correctly, all the contours of the body will fit nicely to the Rework bumper edges...
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Feb 11th, 2011, 00:23 | #18 |
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Here are some pictures of one of the Corvette bumpers roughly cut. I tried to contour it to the rear body panel when I was cutting it, but it actually didnt look right.. I think it looks much better acting as a bumper bar rather than a body fixture.. I actually cut alot of material out of the Corvette bumper, and dont think I am going to have to add much, so far no welding. I still have to do a bit of trimming to the verticle bumper bar, but it doesnt look like it is going to take to much to get it there.
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Feb 11th, 2011, 08:12 | #19 |
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Looks good and very similar to the prototype cars. Will you exit the exhaust through the rear valance as well?
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I plan on doing something like that, but I want to see what kind of fuel tank configuration I can get. I dont want to run a fuel cell and take up truck space, so I am researcing options at this point.
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