Hinge it at the rear with pit pins to make for ease of access
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Looks cool! How about making a enter / exit video? Does your head hit the roof? Can you see under the roof?
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Originally posted by Mykk View PostPreviously HoosierL98GTA
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I don't feel a Rat needs to be rust and thrown together. I feel it can be clean and painted and detailed, it's all about how it makes one feel when they see it. Mix & matching parts & years. Making things work together that were never designed to. Stepping out of a mold and a cookie cutter hot rod norm. That to me makes a Rat.
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So I've had this carb scoop in my stuff for a few years, I've been on the fence about adapting it to the throttlebody on this project. It wouldn't be tough to adapt but I just haven't been in love with it for this build. The attitude is there, the functionality is there, it just seemed so missplaced sitting atop the intercoolers of this engine.
So yesterday a friend stopped by the shop and I ran the idea past him and he said, how about if you gave it a mohawk of spikes to tie it in to the valve covers.
Not bad, it's growing on me.
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Originally posted by SuperBuickGuy View PostYa know, you may wish to ban her from the car because she'll totally distract anyone from noticing your car
My first time ever welding. I just tacked up some 2"x 2" .025" wall square tube as the differential mount, tacked in until a real welder with some real firepower can finish it up for me.
Transmission crossmember (Also 2"x2" square tube), Shock mounts, motor mount brackets, wishbone mount tabs and a few other bits getting tacked in place soon in anticipation of having a welder only making one trip and getting everything done in one sitting. The small, noncritical stuff I'm sure I can handle.
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Glad you found a place to work. Once I became adult-solvent I made the decision that the FIRST thing I'd do toward car building was to provide myself with a decent shop that was under my control (not rented, borrowed, etc.). That choice has postponed some projects (still haven't built a street rod) but I sure have been happy with my little slices of heaven including the shop here in NC.
The car is coming along really nicely. On the welding - I have the Eastwood 175 amp and I'm very pleased with it. It has the power to burn in all but the heaviest stuff and doesn't cost a fortune - worth looking into.
Dan
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Originally posted by Mykk View PostSo I've had this carb scoop in my stuff for a few years, I've been on the fence about adapting it to the throttlebody on this project. It wouldn't be tough to adapt but I just haven't been in love with it for this build. The attitude is there, the functionality is there, it just seemed so missplaced sitting atop the intercoolers of this engine.
So yesterday a friend stopped by the shop and I ran the idea past him and he said, how about if you gave it a mohawk of spikes to tie it in to the valve covers.
Not bad, it's growing on me.Previously HoosierL98GTA
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Originally posted by Mykk View PostSo I've had this carb scoop in my stuff for a few years, I've been on the fence about adapting it to the throttlebody on this project. It wouldn't be tough to adapt but I just haven't been in love with it for this build. The attitude is there, the functionality is there, it just seemed so missplaced sitting atop the intercoolers of this engine.
So yesterday a friend stopped by the shop and I ran the idea past him and he said, how about if you gave it a mohawk of spikes to tie it in to the valve covers.
Not bad, it's growing on me.Central TEXAS Sleeper
USAF Physicist
ROA# 9790
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