Plastic Fantastic tew

[SuperBuickGuy]

another track day completed.... I had the Cadillac airborne.... so much fun (and yes, I knew I'd go airborne)... did a nice 100 mph 4 wheel drift... nothing to see here, moving along ;)

in other news, painted the spoiler


and installed the block


Soooo, next Friday, I'm doing a Track Night in America at Portland International Raceway.... but
forecast has snow in it. Granted, it's supposed to be 'just' rain by Friday (the weather witches are just guessing) - however, that's not better because rain cancels.... and honestly, that 2 1/2 mile track would be nothing but standing water and stained underpants if it was doing anything but mist.....

I really want to do this track night for a couple reasons - 1) it's where I'm doing Optima this year - thus it's like a free practice, but then 2) noise. I want actual data on noise. I think I have it solved - but the 'if it's not' is I'm building new sidepipes with a far different design... and that will take a solid month to build... I plan on doing this next winter - it will have oval exhaust because Chad (old timers know this story).... but the benefit of new headers is I think these 4' primary pipes destroy power...

[SuperBuickGuy]

brake air intakes

here they are.... not going to use them

the issues are too wide and they aim down.... and take up a lot of room

so just holes

was planning on these at the wheels but they'll work quite well here

some 3" tube to aim the flow at the rotors

paint the blanking plate

[SuperBuickGuy]

and more fitting, but this time with a grinder

it will be black when it's done - but I still have a bit more welding to do

[SuperBuickGuy]

blanking plate to direct air to the radiator

metal

installed-ish

welding aluminum is so easy

getting closer


now to decide how much splitter... the blue lines are potential cut lines

[Captain]

We used to call when a car left the track And the way the Grass Flew, and the tire tracks
left in it.......

"And there He Goes ... He's Out Mowing the Infield !!"

[SuperBuickGuy]

Reminds me of a decal I saw once. Anything over 3" tall will be decapitated.

I plan on sharpening the edge and using it for grass trimming during the summer....

[53 Studillac]

Reminds me of a decal I saw once. Anything over 3" tall will be decapitated.

[SuperBuickGuy]

getting there

then comes the make it stay

[silver_bullet]

Nice photobomb Luigi!

[SuperBuickGuy]

narrower

reality is I didn't like the extensions - so I narrowed it

welding mounting tabs

there is a danger to being on the ground....

not sure how much of this I'll use

mostly held by tabs


in other news, another BB for another C3

and aluminum heads

[SuperBuickGuy]

onward
time to start fitting

easy so far

now getting harder

look at the top edges, as I start making the spoiler follow the side-to-side changes (it goes flat in front of the tire) that pulls the top in.... I also have to radii the part which follows the wheel opening. I suspect there will be more then on attempt at this.... and all of this to get hate from tracks because it has neither ABS no traction control... and as a bonus is not quiet....

ah well, if it were easy....

[SuperBuickGuy]

tonight's fun, working with aluminum and plastic

HDPE


it is Plastic Fantastic, after all...

[Deaf Bob]

SBG! Life got busy and I stepped away from reading forums every day and before I knew it years had passed. I wasn't working on my projects either. Found love, got married etc. Just busy on other stuff. Bought a ZR1 to fill the void. Finally got my priorities straight and back on the Studillac again. I had a couple idle hotel days and decided to see how your car was going. It took all of those 2 days to read the thread! And WOW, you have done a great job on the Corvette! The car is awesome and better than I ever imagined it would become. And continually getting better. Anyway, I'm watching again and hope I can stay in the groove. Thanks for the new inspiration.

Dwayne

One of the major cars that got me to stay on this site! Good to hear you are back on it!
Always wondered what happened to you!
Don’t be a stranger!

[SuperBuickGuy]

time for some CAD work

half and half?

there are times when I want to troll... this picture is for those trolls

and more of the left

on the other hand

[SuperBuickGuy]

SBG! Life got busy and I stepped away from reading forums every day and before I knew it years had passed. I wasn't working on my projects either. Found love, got married etc. Just busy on other stuff. Bought a ZR1 to fill the void. Finally got my priorities straight and back on the Studillac again. I had a couple idle hotel days and decided to see how your car was going. It took all of those 2 days to read the thread! And WOW, you have done a great job on the Corvette! The car is awesome and better than I ever imagined it would become. And continually getting better. Anyway, I'm watching again and hope I can stay in the groove. Thanks for the new inspiration.

Dwayne

Missed you buddy congratulations on the nuptials - as I mentioned on your thread, the kid whose 57 Ford was in my shop bought a 59 Hawk.... it's black, red interior... neat, neat car. Helped him get it home.... that makes 3 people in my world who have Hawks. Anthony, you, and Les Leggott (high school mate of my dad's)