Low buck 68 LeMans

[Thumpin455]

Yeah, until I get access to a pc, the video is unavailable.

[patrickth]

Heres the video .....Low life 400.: http://youtu.be/_OCQ6vUH-Fs

Video needs permissions. Can't view??

[patrickth]

I think it looks bad like this, just how I wanted it to look. Get the front dropped, the hood, nose, grille, and wheelwells on it, then put the glass back in. Something about satin black with a lowered attitude says sinister.

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Reminds me of my Monte Spray cans of John Deere Blitz Black

[milner351]

Looks fantastic

[Thumpin455]

I know, I've been fighting YouTube and this stupid mobile device since I uploaded it. Why do they make mobile so useless?

[Scott Liggett]

Heres the video .....Low life 400.: http://youtu.be/_OCQ6vUH-Fs

The video is private. Darn it!!

[74NovaMan]

That looks evil! And I mean that in the best possible way.

[Thumpin455]

Heres the video .....Low life 400.: http://youtu.be/_OCQ6vUH-Fs

[Thumpin455]

The mopar and chevy view, the Fords will be farther back.




Something ugly this way comes...





Just the way I like it.

[Scott Liggett]

And he will be replacing his driver with one who weighs a bit less at 140 lbs for even quicker times at the track.

[Thumpin455]

Altitude has been adjusted. It has the right look now.





The engine is hooked up, wiring is repaired or simply modified to run a 10SI and 12v to the Pertronics ignition, and I changed a few things to make the starter crank better. Works so good on this one that all of them are getting the mods with batteries in the trunk. It starts, runs, makes a ton of noise, and the transmission works. Breaking in the cam with the Eddy I got from Scott, then when thats done and the gas tank is clean it's going on E85.




Video coming soon. Not enough light today for it.

[Huskinhano]

Weight really adds up. I've been watching weight on my 66 as well. When I put my 4speed in, I had a choice between 2 flywheels. 1 was a 11" and the other was a 10.5". The 11" was 40 pounds the 10.5 was 21 pounds. The stock starter was 22 pounds, a PMGR from a 5.0 is 11 pounds

[Deaf Bob]

Getting light there, Todd!
Can't wait for results of start up..

[Thumpin455]

Bumper. 51.2 vs 4.6
Bumper mounts 12.0 vs 0
Hood. 67.0 vs 29.4
Hood hinges 10.0 vs 0
Core support 34. 0 vs 5.8
Fenderwells 26.4 vs 0.


Going to manual steering lost the pump, hoses, and a manual box is lighter than power, I'll weigh my spare manual box when I get back north, I have both up there.

200lbs stock, 39.8 home made, for a loss of at least 160lbs from the very nose of the car. Battery moved to the trunk is another 40-60 lbs off the nose, but still with the car. I bet I can make the hood lighter than this one and stronger too. A pair of fenders drops more weight, I just don't have the time to make them now. The interior is gone, heater, AC, swaybar, and later an aluminum radiator to replace the heavy copper and brass 4 core I have in it now. Some ported aluminum heads drop more weight and add considerable power, KRE D ports fit the budget at $1800 ready to go, flowing 100cfm more than these iron 6x heads, and bump the compression to 12.5 or so too. That has to wait a while, I have someone else to pay before I spring for heads.

Time to get working on hearing it run.

[Thumpin455]

I don't want to smooth it out until I get the shape set, which is why it looks like bas-relief of the Andes. It was quite a bit smoother when it came out, but without a gelcoat the resin was very thin. Needs built up to cover the matt.