Transcona, the Dirty Old XR7 [Archive]

egoman

01-01-2021, 06:31 PM

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gifThere is a neighborhood on the east side of Winnipeg called Transcona. Long renowned for where a young man could go to get experience at the hands of an older woman. A Cougar if you will.
This is the build thread for the 1997 cougar XR7.
This will be the best thread here for several reasons.
1. Its a lot farther along and I may actually finish it
2. I use a lot of pics.
3. It is not a first gen Camaro. (Sorry I am just burnt out on them right now)
4. Because I said so! (See my online name)
This was never supposed to be a Cougar. The plan all along was for this to be a super-coupe. BUT, I received a Cougar from the classified ads for the sum of $450. I HAVE money, I just don't like spending it. The car has been safetied and licensed.
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egoman

01-01-2021, 06:36 PM

The car isnt in horrible shape and that dent passenger side is the only straightening required. The floor is quite bad but you will see in future posts that it doesnt matter.
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I enjoy those who respond.
I enjoy those that provide constructive criticism.
But most of all I just enjoy those of you that interact.
I already at twice a week, have enough posts for a couple of years. I PLAN ON SHOWING YOU WHAT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED WITH A VERY SHODDY GARAGE AND SOME VERY GOOD TOOLS. Oops caps lock.
LOL. Anyways this build is over the top in everything but money.
Its been 10 years or so since my last build. I have it linked here, http://locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=7995
If you look at that you get an idea of what's in store for this car.
I kind of feel guilty as I watched some of you struggle with stuff I had already solved. Maybe you can forgive me as you read along?
So maybe another post Monday or Tuesday?
Trust me I will give you more info than you ever wanted.

egoman

01-01-2021, 06:40 PM

I lied, the next stuff is easy to post up and I want to get you guys sucked in.
This is the stuff laying around the yard that may get repurposed, used for mockup or just give me some good ideas. I have 9inch floater to install and a Crown Vic front end. Does anyone have a source for performance info for these front ends? The truck guys love them but how good are they?
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egoman

01-01-2021, 06:42 PM

SOOO like all the rest of us I want the biggest tires that are possible. So where do I acquire such things without spending too much money?
Lets see rich boy D-Bags drive Vetttes, Vipers, Porsches and Ferraris. And they have more money than brains so usually they get rid of the stock rims.
HMMMM Corvettes are the easiest to find and they show up on the classifieds around here. Hey a set just showed up.
First he wanted $600, then when we arrived they were $500. After we let him talk some more they dropped to $400. Finally he agreed to sell them for $300. Remember I haven't said a word to him about price yet!!!! My buddy Dave says we should have just stood there and said nothing until he gave them away?
I am just starting to acquire some parts here. I have a plan for how it should all turn out stored in my head though. It will be freaking amazing!
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egoman

01-01-2021, 06:47 PM

Naturally I now have the bug and buying stuff is getting out of hand. I am also making other deals as all this goes around too. The seller of these tires wasn’t going to make any sweetheart deals like the other guy. He is building an SLC and the work he is doing is meticulous. Here is a link to his project, https://www.gt40s.com/threads/kens-s...-thread.38446/ (https://www.gt40s.com/threads/kens-slc-build-thread.38446/)
Now we have some even bigger tires to put on a project. 850$ gone. Do I keep track of the money or just forget about dollars and be blissfully ignorant instead? You guys can guide me about this part. Its just Canadian dollars so eff it, we don't have a budget anymore!
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egoman

01-01-2021, 06:51 PM

The delivery angel
Remember that I said I was making other deals? This is the arrival of a very expensive deal. I am just getting started and I already hate shipping companies and vendors that are flakes. This fork lift operator is my favorite guy as he loaded my bounty in the trailer and helped get my shipment released. He just went and yelled at the shipper receiver and problem solved.
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This deal was about 6 grand worth of materials that would decide the course of this build. The shipper was new and the dock hand wasn't. I could see my crate sitting there and he just went over and told the shipper how it was going to be and VOILA I had all my new stuff. LOL
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egoman

01-01-2021, 06:55 PM

It finally arrived
I contacted a Corvette dismantler in Welland Ontario just after Christmas. Honest to god, the dealing nearly drove me nuts. It took me 3-1/2 months to get my stuff delivered. That’s right my 97 Cougar is getting a large amount of C-6 ZO6 parts. A lot of people will just say, why didn’t you just start with a Corvette then? Well, I don’t fit in a Corvette. I am a big man, like NFL defensive line big. This was $6600 dollars worth of goodies and this post will show you the wheels. I will list prices as I go but will let you add them up if you so choose. Remember the prices are in Canadian funds.
SOOOOO Stock C6 ZO6 wheels in an 18-19 combo. I made a decision years ago when this idea began to germinate about wheels and tires. My way of thinking was that these are very expensive items that have a good chance of getting destroyed. There are rich boys all over the place that want the latest and greatest wheels and tires. Ferrari fan boys, Porsche people, Corvette kooks, they all have one thing in common. They will sell the stock stuff off fairly inexpensively. Seeing as I was purchasing corvette suspension, may as well have the same wheels. It also allows me to update by buying for a corvette and just bolting them on my car. Luckily I got them all from the same place.
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By the way the 6600$ was not just for the wheels. There is a lot more to come in the Cougar Tales/Tails. See what I did there?

egoman

01-01-2021, 06:59 PM

Those of you that frequent other forums may have seen some of this content already. This forum was one of my first choices to use but the managing of attachments is overly complicated. I needed to get my crap in order so I could post pics with comfort here.
My promise is now that this forum will receive the updates along with the others at the same times.

egoman

01-01-2021, 07:05 PM

Listen to this for an idea................. Just a taste of Transcona LOL
https://soundcloud.com/nestamatthews...ougar-hits-the (https://soundcloud.com/nestamatthews/the-transcona-cougar-hits-the)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qwio5bJ0xNY

Vimes

01-02-2021, 01:44 PM

Cool, I'd love to build one of these as well. I wouldn't sweat getting a Cougar over a Thunderchicken, the Cougar is a better car. I bought a new one in 1993, with the 5.0, and the car drove and handled better than the Chicken at high speeds. Felt like the shape of the rear on the Chicken was causing the rear go get light once takeoff speed was achieved, but the Cougar kept a firm grip on the ground with all four paws. Plus, the sharp angle on the glass with the Chicken made it more uncomfortable for an adult in the back. The only thing I didn't like was those friggin' automatic shoulder belts they put into them. They did nothing to make you safer, and you STILL had to put the lap belt on manually. It was a whole lot of wasted effort on their part. I think 1993 was the last year they put them in.

Up to you, of course, but were I doing this I'd also see about putting the 1992-1993 nose on. Looks better, IMO. This is not a picture of mine, mine was a solid teal. No pics, digital cameras and the internet were not a thing back then.
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Unfortunately, I had to sell the car when I bought a house a couple of years later in order to get my debt ratio down enough for the banker. It was a real shame too, loved that car but my young children needed a roof over their heads and my income wasn't enough to pay for both way back then. I'll be watching your build with great interest.

egoman

01-02-2021, 05:14 PM

egoman

01-02-2021, 05:16 PM

Brake stuff
I am just going to let you look at this stuff and enjoy it just like I did when it arrived. I describe these as mechanical sex. I will use that term often over the course of the build.

egoman

01-02-2021, 05:19 PM

Just some more pics that were part of the shipment from the corvette dismantler.
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Styx1967

01-03-2021, 07:36 PM

Cool project, always fun to see the oddballs! I have a question on the Crown Vic front, do you know (or can you get) the dimension from the center of the front lower control arm bushing to the rear of the front lower control arm bracket? Basically I need to know how far under my firewall that bracket will be for my project. :)

Also, adtr.net is the best place that I know of for CV performance parts.

egoman

01-04-2021, 04:59 PM

egoman

01-08-2021, 06:23 PM

Suspension stuff
Along with the wheels I also got all the front suspension complete with cross-member and brakes, rear uprights and hubs. I am not sure if I got a good deal or not but I got all my stuff to get designing with.
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egoman

01-08-2021, 06:32 PM

I have acquired a lot of C6 ZO6 components. There is a reason for this.
Remember the build actually started about 2-1/2 years ago. Who was the big winner for a long time in Optima? Danny Popp was.

What did he drive, HMMM. Imitation being the sincerest form of flattery I copied that end of his car for my own personal glory.
As we go forward you will see that I am not as enamored with the corvette rear suspension. I actually have a lot of experience building cars for dirt track racing and my favorite rear suspension will be adorning the rear of the car.

egoman

01-08-2021, 06:42 PM

Cross-member and various parts.
Just some more parts that came in the crate
So I just told you that all this suspension was C6 ZO6 stuff. Well it mostly is.
I chose the aluminum crossmember because of the magnesium one being prone to cracking. A heavier car wouldn't make anything better right?
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egoman

01-10-2021, 05:28 PM

More yard inventory
Various engines and rear ends just lying around. I may design around the 351 in the one ton van. Nephew wants to do a Gt40 replica and needs the 5.0 engine for mock up. I can’t turn around without running into more crap. I often joke that when my parents divorced I had to buy the homestead because I could never move everything. It wasn’t really a joke.
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egoman

01-17-2021, 01:40 PM

So this is where we start to take a change of direction/ I believe this will draw you in where before it may not have.
I am a journeyman steam-fitter and have built approximately 30 cars for competition on dirt tracks and drag strips around this area. I have prepared cars for the local road racing circuit as well as the ice racers. I have no intention of building a boring car where we just bolt stuff on. Unfortunately my best work was done in the time of film cameras and not much evidence of it exists. I do have a few dirt mods that I built that I can post here but some of my real cool stuff only exists in BS sessions amongst old friends and racing buddies.
We are done with the initial collecting of parts and are actually getting started on construction.
Little bit of a heads up. This is not a mild build! It may never compete at Optima but it is being built in that vein. We are talking a complete frame replacement, full roll cage that is built to the rules of several series including SCCA, NASA, Optima and CASC for the Canadian watchers.
As a racer it’s weird to build with a nod to creature comforts. Air, cruise, tilt, power windows, and door locks. Won’t have a ridiculous stereo cause that doesn’t interest me at all but would look to have a navigation system with a big screen.
Ultimately I would love to do Drag Week, Bonneville, Optima and cruise nights with the same car. I would also like to make the car available to any sponsors that would like to do displays with it.
While I am farther along than the stuff posted today I want your input and to dialogue with as many people as possible.

egoman

01-17-2021, 01:47 PM

egoman

01-24-2021, 11:47 AM

Tires and wheels together for the first time
Going to the tire place to get everything together wouldn’t make for much of a story. Don’t worry, I can spice it up a little.
I have retired from pipeline construction and industrial pipefitting after almost 40 years. Now for me not doing anything won’t happen so I have started teaching high school vocational education in Plumbing and pipe trades.
The job has many advantages, such as summers off and a lot of free time when the students are on their work experience. One afternoon when I had some free time I ran up to the tire shop and got the job completed. While driving home the radio reported that there was a traffic hold up due to an accident. I knew the area but it wouldn’t be an issue because I wouldn’t have to go there. Not more than 2 minutes later I got a phone call from one of my work contacts to tell me there was some bad news. One of my students had gotten into an accident with the company truck. OOH that’s bad! Oh and he had gone over the sidewalk. OOH that’s bad! Oh and he hit a pedestrian. OOH that’s bad! Oh and he lied to us and he doesn’t have a driver license. AH CRAP, THAT’S REALLY BAD!
That devoured several days of my time and landed the student back at the school for 2 weeks when he should have been at his work experience.
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DrFraZZy

01-27-2021, 02:51 AM

Thats unique! I find it pretty cool! I cant wait to see how the build progress and the result!

egoman

01-27-2021, 05:20 PM

Thats unique! I find it pretty cool! I cant wait to see how the build progress and the result!

I appreciate the response. Sometimes I feel unless you are building a Camaro there is no interest in what's being done.
I felt bad because I watched some suffer with problems I had already solved. I hope they wont hate me!!!!
I promised that I would try to avoid dry spells by waiting till I was a fair ways into my build before I started my thread. If I post once a week I could have 3 years of posts waiting. I may pick up the pace to twice or three times a week if This summer goes well. It was -43C with the wind chill here this morning and that tends to slow the winter progress. You can see through both ends of my garage. There are no heaters that can help that! LOL.

egoman

01-27-2021, 05:44 PM

Rear end salvage
Remember that I said I wasn’t using the old floater rear end? Well I needed the center housing so out came the grinder and I salvaged the housing.
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jaybee

01-27-2021, 07:03 PM

This is going to be fun!

egoman

01-31-2021, 10:50 AM

RON EFFIN SUTTON, there I said it.
While the man is a taboo subject on a lot of forums I used several ideas from him that were actually useful. While designing the rear suspension certain things like the width of the rear frame rails were taken directly from his drawings. Turns out 34 inches is perfect width for the speedway engineering rear sway bars. It also allows for a lot of rear tire clearance.
These are my drawings, because any project even though they mostly happen in our heads needs direction. You will see that later on some of the parts are not the same as the drawings. A piece in your hand quite often looks significantly different than the drawing.
I am far from perfect and you will see what looks like the same drawing but it will be a revision. After acquiring 3 red seal trades and attending several drafting courses I love to do drawings anyways.
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egoman

01-31-2021, 10:52 AM

While most of the pics are self explanatory the tape measure ones may seem weird. I am the guy who hides his own Easter eggs. The 26 was the height of the rear tires and the 69-1/2 is the stock measurement of the rear tires outside of sidewall to outside of sidewall.
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egoman

02-04-2021, 05:59 PM

I am no longer a spring chicken. I don’t like bending over to cut tubing and my gut doesn’t allow me to breathe very well if I do. I had a plan in my head for years to make a stand for the chop saw so that wouldn’t be an issue.
With the turn of a set screw we can angle the saw or change the support for the tubing. Loosen a few more set screws and we can take it down to where it doesn’t take up any space. While I have a decent sized (Albeit very shoddy) garage, I run out of space just like the rest of you. Later on I will show you how bad the garage really is. I just never think about it because the garage doesn’t regulate the project. Mind you it was -46 with the wind-chill last week so I am obviously not working out there when that happens.
By the way no matter what the temps I like the noisy and dirty chop saw outside. With the stand all I have to bring in is the saw itself.
Managed to drag over a variety of tubing and you can see that I have a large selection of cuts laid on the scissor lift. These will become the basis for the rear suspension and rear frame section.
I told you this was not a “bolt a few parts on” type of build. BOYS this is about to get serious!!
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DrFraZZy

02-05-2021, 04:56 AM

Keep the update coming! The build is getting good. You must be somewhere warm being on roll! I need to add heat to my garage.

Mikey97D

02-05-2021, 10:46 AM

Cool project and nice saw setup to keep it outside.

Curious on the decision to use a Crown Vic front end instead of a Vette? Or did I miss read that?

egoman

02-05-2021, 05:23 PM

Keep the update coming! The build is getting good. You must be somewhere warm being on roll! I need to add heat to my garage.
The warm weather was a few summers ago LOL

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Cool project and nice saw setup to keep it outside.

Curious on the decision to use a Crown Vic front end instead of a Vette? Or did I miss read that?
Patience, you didn't miss anything yet friend. I am a a lot further along than these posts.

egoman

02-08-2021, 04:35 PM

Woke up Saturday morning to a temp of -50F.
My water was frozen and the cars wouldn't start, well almost all the cars!
My dependable Pontiac Wave (A Dae-Woo In disguise) fired right up. It didn't like it but it ran. If you had to guess which one I got running next I don't think you would have come up with my diesel yard tractor. That's right, after less than 20 minutes of being plugged in it fired right up! Of course it has 3 full size batteries on the front of it for weight to balance the snow blower and they are all wired in. Then the wives car needed to be plugged in for 2 hours and get a new battery. The old battery was slightly larger than it was supposed to be at this point. Then after surveying the water problem at home I called a local plumber to fix it. That's correct the plumber called a plumber! Don't worry it gets funnier. My nephews wife called me with a plumbing emergency of her own, so off I went to help her. That's correct, I was doing a plumbing job for free while I paid for someone to do my work.
These are the reasons that a lot of Canadians wait to start posting their build threads because a lot of time is spent staring out the window at ice fog and snowstorms.
I knew that would be the case when I started posting and I have a library of posts to come yet. That's right I endure these winters just for you guys, LOL
Those of you in the great white north, stay warm! Those of you in the south, well the heck with you EH!

jaybee

02-08-2021, 08:01 PM

Gets pretty cold in Manitoba this time of year! I like your chop saw setup. They can make a bunch of noise and a bunch of metal and carbide dust in a short period of time. Looks like you've got yourself a frame kit!

egoman

02-11-2021, 03:27 PM

I told you this build was about to get serious. We are talking a full frame build and this is the first domino to fall. I am a modular style of builder and the rear section will be completed and a roller before we start on say, OH I don’t know, “The front section”?
There are 1x2, 2x2, 2x3, and 2x4 sections in this frame section. Because most of the rules call for a roll cage of 1-3/4 .120 wall I have chosen for the frame to be .125 wall as well. Obviously a chromoly cage would be lighter but many ruling bodies discourage, or don’t allow a lighter wall tubing for the 4130 cages. Extra expense with no weight advantage. NO THANKS!
With a layout table we build the first side. PEOPLE, that’s really easy! The hard part is when you have to make the second side match. Just use the first side as a pattern. That’s the easy way, LOL.
I know I mention this a lot but squares levels and tape measures are a staple of the pipe fitting trades and I am well versed in using them to keep it all straight. I kinda like using a piece of string once in a while also.
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egoman

02-11-2021, 03:30 PM

Just a few more left over pics from the rear subframe sectio0n.
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egoman

02-12-2021, 06:49 PM

While there isn’t much to see here, this is vital!
These pieces will hold the rear end exactly where it needs to be for the foreseeable future.
Nothing more than some 2x4 tubing with a 3 inch hole saw drilled through and then cut in ½ and cut to length. This locates the rear not only laterally but also at ride height. That’s why I have the tape measure picture of the tire and wheel diameter. By the way there was no trust in the cut at the bottom. All measurements were taken from the 3 inch DOM tubing set on top. Overthought for sure but if there are no variances to chase down later then we can concentrate on other stuff later?
This will not be the last time you see me do this to center pieces exactly where they will end up later.
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egoman

02-14-2021, 09:22 AM

While you have heard me go on and on about the garage not being an excuse for the project, well!
My dad and I built this garage when I was 17. It was built from the lumber that we salvaged from a 100+ year old barn that was at my auntie’s place.
The fact that it was built almost 45 years ago from 100 year old lumber isn’t even the real issue. We also didn’t have a clue what we were doing. It is amazing it has been upright this long.
The south wall is bulged out about a foot at the top. The ends are rotted out and let in more daylight than the windows. They also let the wind and cold in and that stops a project when the overnight low in Rosser Manitoba was -50F. Frequently it is warmer outside if the sun is shining.
Americans already think we live in igloos and ride moose to work. An igloo would be significantly warmer. And a moose wouldn’t have a frozen battery!
The steel beams are probably the only reason the roof hasn’t dropped and combined with the chassis jig is probably why I feel the car is safe in there.
The insulated side has a hole that extends from the roof right through to the ceiling. It also is so rotted that the door spring isn’t attached to anything. The entire door is lifted only because I am quite strong. There is no mechanical advantage to take care of me.
There is also an Easter egg here for those that read the text and carefully look at the pics.
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egoman

02-14-2021, 09:27 AM

More yucky garage pics.
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egoman

02-17-2021, 06:24 PM

SOOOO somewhere along the line it was suggested that you couldn’t use the Corvette parking brakes on a 9 inch floater. Well, maybe you can’t? Undeterred I forged forward with my Schreiner spindles and the brakes and stuff that I received from the Corvette supplier.
Naturally you missed me putting the spindle ends in the 3” .188 DOM tubing. HMMM I thought I had pics of that? This portion of the build had me running to my friend Doug’s place about 14 times a day to use his lathe and have him plasma stuff for me. I can actually be kind of a pain in the arse apparently.
The measurements are not for your use and I recommend that you don’t do what I do. That people, is a “DISCLAIMER”.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Doucette+Enterprises+Ltd/@49.8954364,-97.0866855,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x52ea70da42018ed3:0x3f722 c8b69d49fd0!8m2!3d49.8954364!4d-97.0844968
You got a big truck project or something that need to be straightened after a BOO BOO! This is the guy to do that for you. I actually worked for him for a few years and we went to school together.
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egoman

02-17-2021, 06:26 PM

And as usual, and as promised here are some more pics. I told you I took lots!
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egoman

02-21-2021, 08:32 AM

Corvette independent rear end brakes fitting on a 9 inch floater rear with working parking brakes! I was told it couldn’t be done, but I get told that a lot. My plans and measurements say that THEY are wrong! More lathe work come Monday. There is a guy who charges about $4000 to do what I am going to (hopefully) accomplish for several hundred. It actually turns out to be just a few dollars more than the parts.
By the way soap and water doesn’t touch brake grime at all!
Also if you can’t figure out what I am doing with the old spindle, they are going to become spacers and the brackets for mounting the brakes on the rear end. Nifty, huh?
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egoman

02-21-2021, 08:44 AM

Few more pics.
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egoman

02-28-2021, 05:37 PM

These should be the last brackets that will allow me to use the Corvette C6 ZO6 brakes and E-Brakes on the 9 inch floater for the Cougar! Going to get them cut probably next week with all the other brackets for the rear suspension.
I cheated and made it so one drawing allows for the cutting of two different brackets. You can see what I did in the cutting instructions in the lower left corner. The double shaded drawing is the revision...... kind of. Both will need hand trimming.

So just minutes after posting that I had it all figured out I double checked the measurements.
Yesterday this stuff was so hot that it burnt my hands just to carry it in the building. (That was just from sitting in my truck not even in direct sunlight!)
Now that the calipers and the bracket have cooled down. My measurements didn’t remain the same. Double and triple checking still won’t prevent all mistakes but should help reduce the overall number a bit!
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egoman

03-06-2021, 12:44 PM

The internet is a beautiful thing. I can find almost anything.
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egoman

03-07-2021, 04:54 PM

While there is a lot to see here there isn’t much to explain. BUT I can get long winded anyways LOL.
You should be able to see how I am using the stock spindles cut down as a bracket and spacer to allow them to be used on the floater.
I love the look of the Corvette calipers and I will make no effort to hide that on my Mercury.
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egoman

03-08-2021, 08:28 PM

I manage to score a piece of 2024 t351 billet for a damn good price. 1-1/2 x6 and 12 feet long for 50 dollars, Oh and I GOT 2! This stuff drills like steel though, it’s tough! Thank you Air Canada for deleting old stock.
If those cuts look crooked, it’s not your eyes. A dull blade in the band saw resulted in that. We are cutting the spindles down and making the rocker for the watts linkage. I just printed out my drawing and taped it to the block. Cut and sand, cut and sand.
The larger squares that I cut out will be explained later. Some may figure this out, and well ……… some may not? I mean they have lines on them how hard could it be?
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egoman

03-10-2021, 05:16 PM

I told you a while ago that I was going to use my methods of using hole saws for creating holders and jigs. This stuff is for welding the axle tubes to the housing. There were about ten thousand measurements taken at this point and I hoped that was enough to get it close to right. The welds you see on the jig were placed there to get the jig to pull to straight. 1 super-hot weld and some water and the jig pulls back to straight. The 3 inch DOM is straight so let’s align the jig to that right?
While you don’t see it in these pics I actually screwed this up the first time. Being steel it’s easy to fix though! That drawing didn’t allow for enough room for the reclaimed center section. I also built the whole rear end as a long piece on the DOM first so I could get the outside of sidewall to outside of sidewall correctly positioned. Not a good place to guess and the reason that a few posts ago I had the 69-1/2 measurement on the tape measure posted.
Please notice that the brake brackets are not mounted yet.
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egoman

03-10-2021, 05:29 PM

I seem to maybe add too many pictures but I just don't want to leave anything out. I promised a lot of pictures and I hope that everyone has a story behind it. There was a ton of agony related to cutting the rear end tubes so the width would be right on! It turned out within a few fractions of an inch. Tire sidewalls are a very loose measurement in the first place, LOL.
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egoman

03-13-2021, 05:56 PM

Nothing like when you see some positive results.
The rear end with the tires and rims attached just plain looks cool.
We tacked it all together and then checked for straightness. Then we welded a quarter at a time and switched to opposite sides and checked for straightness. If it couldn’t roll cleanly in the jig we moved the welding around until it did. While I don’t do it here we did a roll test later and the tape measure never moved at all. VICTORY is mine, BOW BEFORE ME!
Ok I got a little out of hand……………………..
All welding to this point was done with a Lincoln SST machine at my Union hall. Nice to have the big power machine when welding this stuff. Thanks to my friend Brent Johnston for telling me the good settings for that machine. These are not your Harbor Freight welders, you actually have to know what you are doing to set them. That will seem funnier much later, believe me.
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egoman

03-13-2021, 05:59 PM

AND more pics LOL
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egoman

03-17-2021, 01:49 PM

More going on here that it appears. Now I could have borrowed my buddy David’s belt sander and effed it up royally or I could go on KIJIJI and see if anyone has one for sale. Yes a quick check found on for 60 bucks and it had a few belts with it. I learned years ago from watching a sprint car builder named Jerry Frantzen that sanding aluminum looks good and gets rid of weight. I actually raced one of his sprint cars for a few years when I was a hero in the division. Well at least as far as drinking beer and telling stories makes you a hero.
Those 4 drill bits and that tap was the best part of $200. If you look at my parts and my drawings you will also see what I said earlier about sometimes the part only uses the drawing as a suggestion. Also I went with a thicker piece for the watts rocker and switched to a double shear design to capture the ½ inch rod ends.
If anyone is wondering about the ¾ rod coupling bolted to the rocker, I may tell you later and I may not. I mean honestly I actually drew it out for you, sorta?
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egoman

03-17-2021, 01:53 PM

Always more pics than a single post requires but you are getting it all!
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Mikey97D

03-18-2021, 05:49 AM

Nice progress.

It appears the block with the threaded holes is aluminum, if it is steel ignore this: I would suggest putting some helical inserts in there since you will be adjusting the pivot from time to time plus it will help with the loads in the aluminum.

egoman

03-18-2021, 04:13 PM

There is almost 2 full inches of thread engaged when that is assembled. If I do have any problems I can still use the original part with the mods you suggested. Thanks for looking in on my little project!

egoman

03-21-2021, 08:37 AM

Here you can see how I am reducing the spindles to their simplest form to use as a bracket for the floater.
I also got into the CAD work for my watts link brackets for the rear end. (Cardboard aided design)
A lot of this stuff is my first real attempts at using a lathe accurately.
I also had my buddy Doug do some more plasma work for me. Then the boring job of sanding it all down had to be done.
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egoman

03-21-2021, 08:40 AM

Details and more details!
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egoman

03-25-2021, 04:16 PM

Those brackets from the other day are deburred and sanded smooth. Brainless but tedious work. The bars that have all the holes in them are just suspension stiffeners and are for, well suspension stiffening! Don’t exactly know why I had to say more there HMMM?
You can also see that I have machined the watts rocker so it works in double shear. I used that ¾ rod coupling that I mentioned before as a mandrel to chuck it all in the lathe. Oh by the way it’s actually a 7/8ths rod coupling and I trusted my memory again when I really shouldn’t have.
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egoman

03-25-2021, 04:29 PM

Here you can start to see that the spacers and the spindle and the steel bracket are coming together to make a complete braking system. At this point I have made a huge miscalculation, but I don’t know it yet?
I also bolted the aluminum spacer to the original spindle to bore it out and then turned it again to face it smooth and parallel.
Certain things require small clearancing, like the E-brake adjuster and some other stuff.
I have also placed the suspension brackets on the rear end so I don’t forget them later. I actually don’t forget them later too. That’s kind of nice isn’t it?
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egoman

03-25-2021, 04:36 PM

For the longest time I was having problems with how I was going to run the E-brake cables??
Then I looked at a picture of a C5 and I had that AH HA moment. The calipers are front mounted not rear DOH! That cleared that up now didn’t it?
With the calipers roughly placed in the right spot the rear end looks really good together.
You can also see the retaining plate that sandwiches all the brake components together. That is grade 5 all thread to help it all stay in one place. I just buzzed that together with the MIG and called it a day. Damn I am good aint I? Pride goeth before the fall……………
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egoman

03-27-2021, 06:43 PM

When I started this thread I wanted to have enough material so that I would finish the car with the people who follow along. I have also indicated that I have a lot of material for you to peruse.
Well seeing as I have become a school teacher and am now taking spring break it is nice to be getting some more work done. Honestly this is the first progress on the car for several very cold months.
But the storage vault can keep us going for a few years at least. I did state that we would have progress to show even when I am not busy.
And again I am welcome to field comments and suggestions from the people that follow us.
Of course as always have a nice day!

egoman

03-28-2021, 04:07 PM

So the last progress post mentioned pride going before the fall. Good work doesn’t necessarily mean that it will be usable.
So we need to mount the pan-hard rocker mount on the rear housing. Naturally everything will go well and there will be no problems right?
SOOOO the drain plug is of course in the way and we will get that moved. ANNND the studs that welded into the brake retaining plate snapped of. Guess we are going to switch to a milder steel for those going forward. They were not cooled quickly or anything like that. Just a little brittle when welded with the mig.
We also got the brake plates mounted to the rear end. This was a simple matter of just holding the calipers in place and centering the plates for hub clearance.
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jaybee

03-30-2021, 05:07 PM

Good looking stuff!

egoman

03-30-2021, 05:54 PM

Good looking stuff!
Thanks for the praise. It helps to keep a guy moving LOL!

egoman

03-31-2021, 04:28 PM

egoman

03-31-2021, 04:49 PM

33 This time the rear end is mostly complete except for the trailing link brackets.
We have fixed the emergency brake cables and the mounts for those cables. They only required a small amount of heat and a creative bend to make them OK! We also fixed the clamping plates by going to a lower grade of steel all thread rod and TIG welding them into place. It is kind of funny that you will need both metric and standard tools to work on much of this stuff.
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33 And as usual more pics.
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egoman

04-01-2021, 06:20 PM

34 So with the rear finished for now what are we going to do next? I would guess the geniuses in the crowd would think the front end is next. They would of course be right, you know, because they are geniuses!
Good old GM for some reason couldn’t make the bolt holes the same distance apart. I measured that crap so often before I realized that the stock mounts varied by fractions of an inch on purpose. I WASN’T MEASURING IT WRONG!
A member on another forum lent me some very good C5 C6 suspension details that I have also shared with others. His only requirement was to never post it online. He was alright with me privately sharing that info though. Very James Bond right there eh?
So I got to practice some old school drafting again based on those measurements and that is included here.
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egoman

04-02-2021, 04:30 PM

35 I am a huge fan of captured nuts so assembly is easier and faster. I use this technique frequently on this car.
Once again with GMs jerk face designers designing all this with 2 different centerlines, it makes you question everything you are working on. Oh well tape measures levels and strings can fix all that right?
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egoman

04-03-2021, 05:31 AM

The drawing here is the one that I take over to my friend Doug so he can plasma it all out. Even with a drawing we still talk each bracket out to make sure we don’t screw it up. That of course still happens though.
And yes that crappy old drafting table is all that I need to make me happy. I love welding and cutting steel but drawing is a close second favorite for me.
I have done something different here. I have added text boxes as I felt there were too many pics without an explanation. Tell me what you think in the comments?

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egoman

04-05-2021, 02:26 PM

A few posts ago I mentioned the pieces with the holes in them for supports and stiffeners. Here you start to see what I was getting at. I used that for boxing in those brackets.
I am also at this time locking the rear end in the car at ride height and proper centerline.
DAMN that looks good with those big tires there doesn’t it?
I also added the watts linkage frame brackets at this time. I have found over the years that a stack of washers and other junk will be very accurate to space everything just right.
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Kuhlhaus

04-07-2021, 03:44 PM

Great idea!

Kuhlhaus

04-07-2021, 03:46 PM

Kuhlhaus

04-07-2021, 03:52 PM

Kuhlhaus

04-07-2021, 04:00 PM

Floater Parts
Remember that floater that I showed you before? Yeah, I am not using that anymore. Remember that I said I would describe many things as sex? This box of machined parts was described without prompting by the ego-nephew as a box of sex. Great minds think alike. These were about 450$US dollars shipped to Pembina ND. Arrived in 2 days, so I guess some people know how to run their business better than Corvette suppliers. http://www.9inchfloater.com/
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Great link... I've been doing some initial research as I plan out my rear axle assembly 12 bolt vs 9". Full floater or not. Build or buy... Etc. Not going to waste your time now... Just planting the seed so once I put the leg work I'll probably reach out.

egoman

04-07-2021, 04:18 PM

Great link... I've been doing some initial research as I plan out my rear axle assembly 12 bolt vs 9". Full floater or not. Build or buy... Etc. Not going to waste your time now... Just planting the seed so once I put the leg work I'll probably reach out.
I can truly be full of ideas! Are they good ideas? Time will tell.

egoman

04-09-2021, 02:56 PM

38 It’s time for this assembly to head home. I teach at my union hall for the 7Oaks SD., and when I am off the clock I will use the shop occasionally. A big thank you to Local 254 Plumbers and Pipefitters hall. Remember Unions built our middle class and that’s why they try to destroy them. Buy union and support those workers.
I described this piece as a big clumsy wheelbarrow.
The sharp eyed amongst you will notice the dirt bikes at the front of the trailer. Another passion of mine. I call it the methadone that tempers my desire to race sprint cars.
You can also see that I have tacked the front lower link brackets to the rear cross member. That cross member of course is at random length to be cut down later. The future holds more mods to this assembly for stuff that I never anticipated. Let’s see if you catch that in the future, LOL.
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egoman

04-09-2021, 03:11 PM

40 While there is not a lot to see here it is quite important. The car was inspected and safetied. I also got it licensed so it is officially mine now. This car was actually a good candidate for an old man to drive it into retirement. Well seeing as I am also nearing 60 that seems appropriate doesn’t it?
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Kuhlhaus

04-10-2021, 06:01 AM

egoman

04-12-2021, 04:33 PM

Sometimes I just need a break.
The World of Outlaw sprint cars make their way up to North Dakota and it gives me a thrill to see them. While I have raced with them in the past I never made any sort of mark with them. Heck I didn’t make any sort of mark locally either!
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egoman

04-12-2021, 05:29 PM

This is a series of cars that I have raced in the past few decades. I raced sprints in the 80s and dirt mods in the 90s. I have built cars for myself and others for almost all classes of racing. I also race dirt bikes to cover some urges. At 300 plus (That’s being very generous) I don’t fit the mold of a standard MXer. Even when I raced sprinters in my early 20s I was still 6-4 and 225lbs. I tend to be quite self-deprecating about my racing results. With the internet there is no sense lying about how great I may have been anyways.
I wish that all the photos that I had 20-30-40 years ago were still around but that stuff isn’t forever like the digital stuff from now days.
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Kuhlhaus

04-13-2021, 01:36 PM

:cool:

egoman

04-16-2021, 05:33 PM

After a little racing break we needed to get back at the front end. That measurement of 71-1/2 is 2 inches wider than the stock rear-end width. I had planned for the front to be slightly wider than the rear so I could mildly IMSA the front fenders for heat release. Of course I maybe can’t leave that alone and maybe I will see if I can run 325s on the front also?
The plates for the upper control arms are clamped in place and needed a small trim to fit.
I actually left some really nice welds behind on this frame section.
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egoman

04-18-2021, 03:11 PM

That little bubble on the level is everything to me. The frame kick ups are very precise fitting and I agonized about them for hours. The drawing doesn’t do them justice for the amount of time put into them.
And you know, I didn’t finish them because I wasn’t comfortable with what I had done. Don’t rush a project just so you can do it over. That’s the best advice I can give a builder right there.
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egoman

04-20-2021, 03:47 PM

The sharp eyed amongst you will notice a change in the name of the thread. Apparently a robot decided that like the car itself, the thread title was too spicy. Apparently they thought it was porn? After a civil conversation with the moderator we decided that this should placate the robot for now. Don't worry the content and the car will remain the high quality we have come to expect!

egoman

04-24-2021, 03:46 PM

With a new day I forged ahead with the welding when I felt it was perfect. I also heated and pulled the frame back to straight with a little water and a lot of straight edges and levels. Welding those upper brackets caused a lot of pulling.
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egoman

04-25-2021, 03:58 PM

This post is my first that I am writing where I didn’t already have a description made up. We are bridging the UCA mounts and developing a LCA coilover mount that is a temporary substitute. I will from now on write less here and insert more text into the pictures.
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egoman

04-25-2021, 04:07 PM

I have a ton of pictures for this segment. I am going to spread them out over a few posts. Normally when I put the photos together that is just one day of work. The previous post along with this one and maybe one or two more are that ONE day of work.
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egoman

04-25-2021, 04:18 PM

Remember the last 3 posts equate to a single day of work. Plus this one!
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egoman

04-27-2021, 01:06 PM

Here we have the finishing touches on the front end. I made a coilover substitute from a farm implement turnbuckle. The nice thing is that when I am checking clearances later it allows easy setting of different heights.
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egoman

04-27-2021, 01:24 PM

We have both frame sections back at home and we are about to set up the frame jig and have a little fun with what we have. This is the classic vroom, vroom stage!
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Vimes

04-27-2021, 09:12 PM

The way it is now all you need is a C7 Corvette engine and transaxle, without the torque tube, and a seat.

egoman

04-28-2021, 01:23 PM

The way it is now all you need is a C7 Corvette engine and transaxle, without the torque tube, and a seat.
Then we fill it up with clowns and head for main street, LOL

egoman

04-28-2021, 01:33 PM

Setup of the jig is actually quite easy as the level of the floor is unimportant. Just have to find the high spot first.
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Kuhlhaus

04-28-2021, 02:55 PM

Always entertaining! Look forward to seeing more.

egoman

05-02-2021, 04:21 PM

We have the jig locked to the floor and if it sat there too long with nothing on it junk could pile up. Nature abhors a vacuum I guess? Let’s toss a few sub-frames and some tubing up there and see what goes down!
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egoman

05-04-2021, 04:56 PM

My buddy Brent who you will get to know better later dropped by and while he was here we decided to experiment with the tires. I got it in my head that I had left clearance for a really big tire up front. Well we had the rear tire so let’s try that? Damn, it fits really nicely! Doesn’t hit the frame anywhere.

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egoman

05-04-2021, 05:04 PM

Naturally I started a project in a garage that needs to be taken down and replaced. I managed to talk the wife into a shipping container for the current garages contents while we rebuild. It also gives me room to store the Cougars extra parts for a few years.
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egoman

05-07-2021, 02:33 PM

Well the cars last few days as a complete car are coming to an end. We are stripping this thing down and we are gonna save and tag everything! SURE WE ARE……………
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egoman

05-07-2021, 03:03 PM

Never afraid to admit I don’t know stuff, but it doesn’t seem to make me stop working.
You will see as I go along that I pull off some ridiculous feats through sheer stubbornness.
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egoman

05-08-2021, 12:16 PM

The chassis jig is a tremendous tool but like our car projects it is dynamic and always changing.
The thing I knew from the start was that it would have to be capable of more than just being a level surface.
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egoman

05-08-2021, 12:35 PM

I swore to myself that this would be a rolling chassis before the snow flew. Luckily I am fat and can work when it is too cold for most.
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egoman

05-08-2021, 12:47 PM

Before we put the chassis away for winter I wanted to put diagonals in to prevent any shifting as it’s removed from and reattached to the jig. Don’t need to diamond the frame by running into it with my tractor, do I?
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egoman

05-08-2021, 12:52 PM

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egoman

05-08-2021, 12:59 PM

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egoman

05-08-2021, 01:06 PM

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egoman

05-11-2021, 02:30 PM

I am quite lucky. As a school teacher I occasionally have the opportunity to let the kids help on my projects. Teaching a vocational program the opportunities to use tools and smarts at the same time is a gift. When we have some spare time we just start to tear into something and have a little fun. Occasionally plumbing code requires us to take a break.
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egoman

05-11-2021, 02:42 PM

Remember when I said plumbing code could get a little boring? Well that happened on this day and the kids were more than happy to take out some frustration.
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egoman

05-11-2021, 02:51 PM

Now I can answer and show you why the steel I beam was in the previous posts.
I promised that the jig was an evolving unit and it appears this is just another period in that development.
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egoman

05-11-2021, 02:57 PM

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egoman

05-11-2021, 02:59 PM

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egoman

05-15-2021, 05:35 PM

18864918865018865118865218865318865418865518865618 8657Of course with a trolley beam on the jig I needed a few trollies to roll back and forth on them.
I ordered them through Amazon to get a good deal. After a lot of time being pissed off at them the order was cancelled and good old Princess Auto came through.

egoman

05-15-2021, 05:55 PM

As the car gets loaded on the jig the new trolley system gives us the freedom to move in ways that are helpful in construction and convenience.
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egoman

05-15-2021, 06:24 PM

With the car set on the jig we need to get rid of a lot of “Cougar”. It saves weight for moving it around and it also helps my scrap metal pile grow. Can’t look like a true hillbilly without a large scrap pile can you?
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egoman

05-15-2021, 06:37 PM

The project for today is to be able to support the car and be able to move it around. Another project that takes a ton of time and doesn’t look like you did anything.
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egoman

05-15-2021, 07:06 PM

First I pull the engine and I didn’t even miss that annoying ground that goes from the firewall to the engine. Naturally when I have some success I can’t just leave it alone can I? Good thing that the rear end came out with no hassle?
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egoman

05-15-2021, 07:27 PM

If you have not checked out this thread in a few days you need to go way back and get caught up. I have realized that as far ahead as I currently am that I could be dead before all the posts are completed.
While the project is still a ways off from being finished, I have extensively documented the build.
If you remember from the start I promised a lot of pictures, an intense build and that it wasn't another F-Body.
I believe that I have held up my end and hope that you continue watching.
Comments are always appreciated as I make mistakes frequently and maybe you can catch something that I have not down the road.
Please don't be intimidated by anything that I have done here. I started off just like anyone else with more guts than brains. Unfortunately as I get older I wish I still had some of that young mans drive again.
Thanks to all of you for following along and good luck on your own projects!

Kuhlhaus

05-18-2021, 08:54 AM

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egoman

05-22-2021, 11:47 AM

Time to get some working room. I knew from the start that a stock floor-pan would never work. This is a zip cut and sawzall deal for the most part.
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egoman

05-22-2021, 12:03 PM

I was quite tentative when I first started cutting. Don’t worry I got over my hesitancy quite quickly.
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egoman

05-22-2021, 12:14 PM

We are getting a little braver with our cutting. The body is hanging from its 2 lifting fixtures. When I am underneath I also add the rigid pipe stands for extra safety.

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egoman

05-22-2021, 12:20 PM

As you follow my build you will notice that I buy stuff just for mockup. These shocks may have had aspirations of fame on Transcona but they are just the stunt doubles.
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egoman

05-22-2021, 12:27 PM

I removed the dash. Then the dash removed some of my skin. I loosened and shook and pried on the dash assembly and it wouldn’t move. When I was at my absolute limit of POed, it just fell down, WTF!
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egoman

05-22-2021, 12:54 PM

This is one of the greatest days that took place on this project. It was Good Friday and there was a wedding taking place. A wedding of the body to the frame for the very first time. While the pictures are not in order you get the idea of what was going on. Tears were shed and not because I hacked up my fingers this time! Lots of pictures here.
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egoman

05-22-2021, 01:11 PM

Just like my apple trees, the car needed to be trimmed for a better fit.
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egoman

05-22-2021, 01:21 PM

You Americans have Harbor Freight but we have Princess Auto! Ours was first and serves as the model for yours.
Every so often they have a tool come up for sale and I must have it. Let’s get something straight, I am quite stubborn and admitting I was wrong doesn’t go well. Hence my online name.
A tubing bender came up for sale and it looked OK but it was 700$. The floor model had a few scratches on it and didn’t have the box (BIG DEAL). I offered 450 so the salesman would go away. He accepted it! Like I said I don’t back down and had to load that into my little car. Funny thing is I have a Hossfeld at home. Naturally I wanted to make this better than that so off we go on this mission.
You will see a pattern of this going forward if you haven’t already noticed it!
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egoman

05-22-2021, 01:36 PM

Might be a little late in the game for this but……. Decided that the windows should all be removed going forward and wanted someone who actually knew what they were doing. I have never had any luck welding up broken glass anyways!
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egoman

05-22-2021, 02:00 PM

As you should be aware I bought the Princess Auto bender. It is not ready to bend tubing when it comes out of the crate. I showed you the conversion to hydraulics. There is more of course, A LOT MORE. LOL
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egoman

05-25-2021, 03:50 PM

A man’s work is never done!
Before the pandemic set in I went to Grand Forks every Friday for sprint car racing. It also gave me an opportunity to order stuff to our local parcel pickup location in Pembina ND. Speedway Motors sent along a care package for me to start my next bender experiment.
I am not kidding my Hossfeld worked perfectly but was all hand powered. Why didn’t I just convert it to hydraulics? Remember that I said I was stubborn.
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egoman

05-26-2021, 02:33 PM

One of the reasons that I always liked racing the sprint cars and the modifieds was the ease of working on a tube chassied car. That goes out the window for a street car.
The trimming and cutting sort of never ends if you don’t want to re-add stuff later.
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egoman

05-27-2021, 03:37 PM

Another trip to the River Cities speedway for the WOO late models this time.
We had an alternator quit at the border. Then I phoned another friend to get ready to save us. 20 miles from Grand forks the car quit. 2 Walmart batteries and some booster cables and we had a plan.
Enjoyed the races and my friend Lisa charged all 3 batteries to max and we were on our way. 85 MPH and no lights as we made our way back to the border. I had called my friend Chris to meet us with the truck and car trailer. Naturally I had picked up a load of stuff at the parcel pickup and needed to do the duty stuff. By the time I was done the car was loaded and tied down.
Those friends that you can call at midnight are the best.
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egoman

05-28-2021, 02:41 PM

Picked up a bunch of parts from Alabama. Not sure if they will even get used but the price was good and I will use them for mock up if nothing else. Some very high end Ford racing parts.
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egoman

05-30-2021, 02:34 PM

A few posts ago you seen I was trimming to make room for the roll-cage and associated bars. Today we start that process in earnest. The local sports car club indicated that they would check the top roll cage welds with a mirror. I said that I would take picture for them. I DON’T leave that much room that they could ever get a mirror in there.
Cages are my favorite part of a build. Usually when I build for someone else as soon as the cage work is done I tell them to get out of my yard. It’s so much simpler for other people.
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egoman

05-31-2021, 01:48 PM

Tacking a roll-cage in makes it look like you actually have a lot done. Oh but there is still tons of work to do. Doing this by yourself while not impossible, is slightly harder than having an extra set of hands. As usual there are some good ideas that get changed or abandoned here.
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egoman

06-02-2021, 03:30 PM

Sometimes you are the windshield and sometimes you are the bug.
The forward A-pillar bars of the cage were an exercise in frustration and allowed me to greatly increase my scrap pile. Let’s just say that it got done and leave it at that.
The pictures tell the story.
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Hotwire

06-03-2021, 04:18 AM

Ever notice how you're the only one posting on this thread?

egoman

06-03-2021, 11:10 AM

Actually I sometimes wonder if its worth it. If nothing else it is a record of the build for the future.
I used to do a massive post once a week but decided to just post one days work several times a week.
Hoping that the end of the build coincides with the end of the material I have to post?

Mikey97D

06-03-2021, 04:39 PM

Posting on forums is not what it used to be and everyone seems to like Facebook, but I do not especially when looking for detailed information.
If I were to guess it is the ease of putting up pictures then add that colossal let down from Photobucket pretty much put the nail in the coffin so to speak.

This thread has almost 8000 views. People are following along.

Vimes

06-03-2021, 05:37 PM

Ever notice how you're the only one posting on this thread?

I've made occasional posts here, but Egoman did say he was gonna do an information overload on this.

egoman

06-05-2021, 07:23 AM

I called this the “Starship Enterprise”. Look carefully and you will see it too.
This is the jig that allows the body to be modified off the car and still fit the chassis. The jig is true to all the critical frame measurements and allows me some freedom in the shop with the body wheeled out.
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egoman

06-09-2021, 05:01 PM

Good lord I hate doing door bars. Lots of picky fitting and tight confines. But it has to be done and it has to be done right.

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egoman

06-14-2021, 12:44 PM

I love doing roll cages as I have stated before. I also stated that I prefer tube chassied cars as they are easier to work on. This is kind of a hybrid so we will have to see?
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Vimes

06-15-2021, 04:16 PM

Can't help but wonder why you left the headliner in place for this. I think I would have removed it to get the hoop that much further from my skull, then paint the bars and install a custom headliner around the hoop.

egoman

06-15-2021, 08:07 PM

I want the car to have a mostly stock interior. I gained my headroom by moving the seat down. The car will have 5 inches of ground clearance and my butt will have 5-1/2! No off-roading with this car.

egoman

06-17-2021, 01:50 PM

Just a couple of diagonals stretching from the cage down to the side intrusion bars. We also ran the diagonal from the driver’s side cage node to the passenger side rear rail.
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egoman

06-20-2021, 02:55 PM

There are welders and there are welders. 30 years is a long time for a welder to sit in a damp garage with no heat and 100 percent humidity in the spring. I said once that the welder would have been better off under a tarp in my driveway. Borrowing the welder from the union hall for the weekend made me appreciate how good new equipment is.
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egoman

06-22-2021, 07:33 PM

I honestly wasn’t even supposed to work on the car today. This was all accomplished because the wife wasn’t ready to go when she said we were going. I can honestly rock and roll when working and the progress sometimes even surprises me. By the way we still made it into town to do whatever she wanted to do. Time passed made me forget what the mission was, but I am sure we accomplished it.
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qnitro

06-23-2021, 07:18 AM

Ohhh man I had one of these.. this is a super cool project

egoman

06-23-2021, 11:05 AM

Ohhh man I had one of these.. this is a super cool project

The funny thing about all this is, I was doing a Supercoupe and "THAT WAS THAT"! Then the Facebook thing showed this beauty for cheap and I went. "Well you wont see one of these on every street corner"?

qnitro

06-23-2021, 02:59 PM

Whats funny I was thinking just that too.. a supercoupe would be awesome too

The funny thing about all this is, I was doing a Supercoupe and "THAT WAS THAT"! Then the Facebook thing showed this beauty for cheap and I went. "Well you wont see one of these on every street corner"?

egoman

06-26-2021, 12:29 PM

Whats funny I was thinking just that too.. a supercoupe would be awesome too

Well all my measurements and specs would work on a Super Coupe also. So what you thinkin................... Hmmmmm?

egoman

06-28-2021, 04:19 PM

This post has a lot in it. I bought a truck for the powertrain and to use as a dummy. I also finally pulled the trigger on a Harbor Freight welder just to see if you could build a car with one.
I got a roller motor 351 with an OD transmission and assorted parts to use for mockup. I have the thank my buddy Sheldon Finkel for this find and the sprint car races for getting me close to the Harbor Freight.
Lots of pictures of the first welding project, which for everyone is the cart for the machine. It’s been a good machine so far. As much as I think they are hacks, the guys from B is for Build are who sold me on this machine.
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egoman

07-04-2021, 08:31 AM

Just doing the front bars shouldn’t be that hard but I am kind of picky about straight so it always takes longer than it should. I am also trimming the fender wells, and because of what I am doing going forward that has to be done quite accurately.
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egoman

07-05-2021, 04:52 PM

In a previous post I talked about how precisely that the inner fenders had to be cut. The reason for that should be obvious right now. They are remaining and will be tied to the inner panel being built. This would have been a great time for a laser to guide me along.
Oh and I did some, body surgery while I was in there today. If it looks painful you can rest assured it bloody well was! OUCH. Remember kids keep both hands on the grinder.
Used that as a lesson for the kids the Monday after I did it. They thought it looked painful too!
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ryeguy2006a

07-07-2021, 09:14 AM

You're doing so much fab work here, nicely done. Keep the progress coming.

egoman

07-07-2021, 02:14 PM

You're doing so much fab work here, nicely done. Keep the progress coming.
Thanks for the encouragement. It gets lonely in the shop, LOL.

egoman

07-07-2021, 02:24 PM

If you have been following along you may have caught on that this build is behind the calendar.
We are about 1-1/2 years back as of right now. My idea is that there is always material even as the winter months basically shut me down. I would work in the cold no problem but my garage has more holes in it than Harrys barn.
Just to give you an idea of what to expect I have only posted material for you in the spring summer and fall months when I have actually added to the "bank" of stories. What that means is every post you see now has another coming down the road.
Another thing is these posts are 1 days work. That is why sometimes you will see a project that looks like it should go with the prior one but I didn't finish it in one day.
The extended winters here in Canada allow me to play catchup for those following.
I hope to be able to turn the key with you guys watching in real time!
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galaxie460

07-08-2021, 12:08 PM

I just read through your post, very nice work, get to posting so a guy has something to read

egoman

07-10-2021, 07:19 AM

Some days you just need to help a friend out. It also helps to work on something other than the car.
My riding buddy and good friend Chris Ryan needed some help and that’s what I do.
Just a mounting system for a wet kit tank for his truck. No splainin for these pics!
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egoman

07-10-2021, 02:07 PM

I don’t like doing body work ever! The idea of stitching panels together is why I always raced cars with a sheet metal body where I could just flop on a new panel. But the inner panels have to attach to the fender-wells so here we go.
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egoman

07-12-2021, 03:15 PM

Just some more welding on the fender inners and fender wells. Apparently Optima looks for inner fenders.
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egoman

07-14-2021, 07:25 AM

Today was a cleanup everything day. That never means that you are done, but something that needed to get done got done.
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egoman

07-18-2021, 09:19 AM

Just love when I can sit at the drafting table and whip off some drawings for the man who operates the CNC plasma. These are for the coilover brackets and they are designed to be able to move an inch at a time. If that seems like too large a move; notice that there are 2 different offsets so we have ½ inch adjustability. Technically we should never be more than a ¼ inch away from placing the shock where we want it.
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egoman

07-23-2021, 05:45 PM

I almost pooped myself when Facebook marketplace showed me this. Let’s see it’s a 351 roller Windsor with an OD auto trans. It’s 2 wheel drive and is fully optioned. This people is a freakin unicorn!
I will use this powertrain and wiring harness to initially get the car running and moving and after selling all the parts off it that I don’t need I should break even.
The previous owner babied this truck to no end. After we signed the papers I told him what its fate was going to be. He nearly cried, but I showed him what I was working on and he wasn’t as sad. BUT he was still sad!
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egoman

07-26-2021, 10:07 AM

Facebook Marketplace just seems to know what I need on any given day!
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egoman

07-26-2021, 10:12 AM

This is another case of “I just had to have it”
Dummy Styrofoam 351w block for doing mounts and other stuff.
I actually never used it, not even once…………………………..
Anybody need one?????
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egoman

07-30-2021, 03:54 PM

Last March we had all schools shut down for Covid and were doing remote learning. I was up at 6am setting out the assignments for the students and checked my E-mails every 2 hours. The rest of the time I was basically bored. When I get bored stuff is going to happen, and quickly!
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egoman

08-02-2021, 04:17 PM

This is the self-isolation of 2020. I need to not go bananas so I end up working even harder than normal. The drivetrain in that service truck will be coming out in the next few days.
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egoman

08-06-2021, 06:11 AM

Getting the motor ready to leave the chassis is a big deal. There are so many wires that I actually have to worry about not screwing up. Any mechanics that are on here are aware of “special” bolts that the manufacturers use just to piss you off. There are a few of them and I will make note of them. Some engineers need a punch in their ugly faces!
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egoman

08-06-2021, 01:29 PM

We hit a milestone with that last post. That would be my 100th post. Now if you actually counted them it may not work out exactly as some posts are actually broke down into two or three because of posting limits for pictures.
What this means is that I worked 100 days on the car. Some were 10-12 hours, and some were only a few hours, but those were the days that I put in. This just gives you a guideline as to the amount of work you need to put in to build a car from scratch.
There are a lot of days that you are building something that is just to help you work on the car, most of those I documented. There are also lots of days where you are just running around picking stuff up and I kept no record of those days. Intellectual time also resulted in no record, but many days of pondering.
Let’s just for arguments sake say that those were 8 hour days. We are at 800 hours of labor. Even with a 50$ an hour shop rate we are at $40,000 in labor charges. We probably have at least that much more to go.
When you see a car that’s been shop built and done with an open check-book most of us would faint at the cost the owner paid to have that car done. OH and try and find a $50 shop rate. I am terrified of the costs of paint and body when we get there!
I post this not as a discouragement, but for the readers and the dreamers to realize that this stuff isn’t for the faint of heart. I also do it so all these cars are appreciated. Sometimes I need to learn that myself as I am a bit of a snob.
This is a labor of love and while I work on this car my mind wanders to what I am going to work on next? No sense in just getting a restful night’s sleep, when you can have the grey matter running all night.
HMMM, a plane made from carbon fiber would be ultra-cool……………………………

egoman

08-09-2021, 09:41 AM

Started the day with no intentions of removing this motor. Things just started rolling and here we are!
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Vimes

08-09-2021, 07:36 PM

I'm with you on the "what were they thinking" engineering issues. More than once I've wanted to meet a few of these engineers and shake them by the throat while asking them what they were thinking.

egoman

08-10-2021, 06:31 PM

I'm with you on the "what were they thinking" engineering issues. More than once I've wanted to meet a few of these engineers and shake them by the throat while asking them what they were thinking.
RIGHT, and then they would say you were guilty!
Damn judge probably never pulled a motor in his life! How would you get a fair trial?

egoman

08-11-2021, 06:26 PM

Borrowed my neighbor’s trailer and hauled the core off to the car wash. It’s easier to lose skin that doesn’t get infected. Clean prevents gangrene, REMEMBER that kids!
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egoman

08-16-2021, 05:34 PM

The motor had to be able to go in from the top. It goes in pretty easy with all belts and attachments. Ultimately though we may have to remove the upper intake in the future for clearance.
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egoman

08-19-2021, 11:39 AM

Late spring/winter storm that threatens to drop the roof of my garage on the car. Never mind that all that snow melt will make it rain inside for several days. A few hours of shoveling will give me a few days of working in the garage.
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Vimes

08-19-2021, 07:49 PM

egoman

08-20-2021, 06:13 PM

Since you're cutting and welding everything else, have you considered making a bolt-in upper rad support? You should be able to make something like this, provided the condenser and any other coolers can be dropped down when it's time to pull the engine. It would get you another 8-10 inches of clearance for a through-the-top engine install. This was a really nice feature on my truck, and I hardly had to lift the engine at all to get it to come out.

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I actually have all the mounting points that you are talking about still attached to the body shell. I agree with the through the top engine install of course, but I am not sure if I will even have to remove the rad for an engine removal.
I also at this point plan on exiting the hot air out the hood with some fancy ductwork.

egoman

08-21-2021, 03:21 PM

Just spinning up a whole bunch of slugs for seat belt mounts suspension bolt-throughs and whatever else may come up. I have an old lathe that I acquired from a work buddy who was retiring and downsizing. My dad went to pick it up and was offered a whole bunch more stuff for another $100. He took it no questions asked and it was worth way more than that. GOOD JOB Dad!
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Jonathonar89

08-21-2021, 05:12 PM

Never clicked on your build thread before. This is intense! Good job with all the effort going in!

egoman

08-22-2021, 03:59 PM

Never clicked on your build thread before. This is intense! Good job with all the effort going in!
Thanks man its a lot of work but it keeps the hands busy.
In my first post I told everyone that this was an all out build. Its also mostly built by me in a ****ty garage.

egoman

08-25-2021, 11:22 AM

When the seat is mounted we can make race car noises!
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egoman

08-30-2021, 05:28 PM

Today’s project is the manufacturing of a steering column support bracket. Brackets are the bane of all builders and we ultimately try to always accomplish at least 2 things for each one we make.
We will also endeavor to reduce their size and weight as we get all the measurements dialed in. Shorten, drill, grind, and ounces will add up to pounds.
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egoman

09-07-2021, 06:44 PM

Just trying to get the controls out of the way. Steering column and shifter were on the agenda for today.
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egoman

09-07-2021, 07:05 PM

Motor mounts for a SBF are quite easy as they are a flat plate. I would have preferred to have some flexible motor mounts but with limited clearance under the cowl I have chosen solids for the engine.
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egoman

10-21-2021, 05:08 PM

I haven’t forgot about the threads that I post. I have been busy with a rather large project at home that has been consuming my time and limiting my access to the car, or at least where I am building the car. (Guesses are welcome)
The project is currently outside and waiting to be restarted, but I still have many posts to get us through the winter. My modus operandi has been to post an update as I develop new ones. That allows me to make sure our -40 winters up here still have something that makes life worth living.
While I do plan on having more time to work on the car before the real cold sets in, that may not happen. Ultimately, we will start our winter postings when the snow starts to fall and looks like it is here to stay for a while.

jaybee

10-24-2021, 04:39 PM

I like the way you caption your photos with text boxes on the pics.

egoman

10-25-2021, 04:01 PM

I like the way you caption your photos with text boxes on the pics.
Thank you. I am no computer genius but I think it makes it easier to follow.

raffshore

10-28-2021, 12:22 AM

egoman

10-28-2021, 06:00 PM

[QUOTE=egoman;1362393]I almost pooped myself when Facebook marketplace showed me this. Let’s see it’s a 351 roller Windsor with an OD auto trans. It’s 2 wheel drive and is fully optioned. This people is a freakin unicorn!
I will use this powertrain and wiring harness to initially get the car running and moving and after selling all the parts off it that I don’t need I should break even.
The previous owner babied this truck to no end. After we signed the papers I told him what its fate was going to be. He nearly cried, but I showed him what I was working on and he wasn’t as sad. BUT he was still sad!
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That motorhome looks freaking awesome what is it?

That's a 4905 GMC highway coach conversion that I completed in 1999. I used it to chase pipeline and industrial pipefitting work for 10-12 years. I am sure that it didn't make sense financially, but when the door closed behind me it was home and that was worth every penny. It also fulfilled a lifelong dream to have one. My uncle gave me a box of Popular Mechanics when I was a kid and one had an article on circus people living in buses. From 7 years old I knew that some day, some day!

egoman

12-11-2021, 08:58 PM

OK its been about 2 months since my last post but I have a good reason. Its just when I say it out loud it doesn't sound as good?
I have been rolling quite hard on building a new shop to work out of and even with a lot of stuff for you to see in the bank I always had an excuse.
Well the local inspector has shut me down until I get better at acquiring proper permits. BUT, I did actually do some work on the car today and I like to trade a post now for one that you will see in the future.
This is just words but I am posting pics and text right away!
I hope there are still some out there that want to see them.

egoman

12-11-2021, 09:04 PM

Needed the wires gone so I could continue with more work on the car. I didn’t lose any blood and I don’t have any deep lacerations so we can call that a good day then!
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egoman

12-16-2021, 05:51 PM

We are doing the last of the body positioning details so we can remove the body from the frame. This will make running all the lines and new wiring harnesses much easier. It isn’t just a matter of removing the body because we could do that at any time. The important part is to make sure it can go back in the same position.
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egoman

12-19-2021, 06:29 PM

Decided that today was the day that the car would get out for a ride. That ride would just be on a trailer but a ride nonetheless. Backing the trailer in and running the ramps under the car but trying to catch the edge of the jig was an adventure.
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egoman

12-27-2021, 06:48 PM

Decided that today was the day that the car would get out for a ride. That ride would just be on a trailer but a ride nonetheless. Backing the trailer in and running the ramps under the car but trying to catch the edge of the jig was an adventure.
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egoman

01-03-2022, 06:07 PM

We spent all that time building a car and now we are taking the body off. The trolley and the engine hoist are able to handle most of the chores required. The floor jack with the rigid pipe stands played a supporting role. (Get it, supporting role) I kill me, LOL.
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DrFraZZy

01-07-2022, 07:07 AM

Keep the update coming! The car has come a long way and I admire your work. I cant wait to see it on the road.

egoman

01-07-2022, 07:36 PM

Keep the update coming! The car has come a long way and I admire your work. I cant wait to see it on the road.
That makes 2 of us brother!

egoman

01-10-2022, 06:06 PM

It was December 2nd and my friend Rod decided that we were going for a snowmobile ride. It was -26C and their was a 30km wind. That's only if you were standing still. We were travelling about 50-70 MPH most of the time.
Anyways this is where my trip that day ended. The Birchwood had a tremendous Burger and fries though!
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That's what frostbite looks like. My friends were sure that I could continue. One of them wrote his sled off by the end of the day and has been off work since with a sore back. Once again I made a phone call to my friend David Winning to gather up my truck and come get me. This is what we do for fun in the great white north! Strangely enough there was no feeling of getting cold or any pain since it happened.
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egoman

01-17-2022, 06:51 PM

Freedom was fleeting but we are all back up on the chassis jig and the body jig.
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egoman

01-25-2022, 05:13 PM

Closing out some areas, fitting headers, adding brackets, changing a mistake or two. You know regular car building stuff.
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01-31-2022, 05:49 PM

Trimming motor mounts, making trans mounts, SIGH.

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jaybee

02-02-2022, 05:50 PM

Love all the detail. Thanks for sharing with good, close up pics and full captions.

egoman

02-07-2022, 06:24 PM

After waiting on a colleague to do some plasma cutting for me I finally found what I needed laying on my desk. Thanks to Paul Jonker for helping me out. These pieces will become my coil-over mounts. You have seen the drawings for these several posts ago. I also had an adventure to acquire myself some inner wheel tubs for the rear of the car. I phoned the trailer place and they said that they had a few hundred in stock. GOOD, I will be right there. ½ hour drive and at the desk! We don’t have any of those here? I just talked to you guys and you said you had hundreds. “Oh was that our OTHER store”? Two hour round trip to the “other” store and I had them in my possession.
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egoman

02-22-2022, 06:42 PM

Remember a few posts ago when I said I could get 16 gallons of fuel in the car? Well nothing works better than getting an actual item in your hands. A friend of mine (Jeff Pritchard) answered my Facebook question about a fuel cell and said he had one at the “friends and family” discount. Strangely enough this was one day after driving down that way to pick up the wheel tubs. Oh well it’s a nice drive with the classic rock station playing “Fat Bottomed Girls”. Turns out that I can get a more useable 22 gallon fuel cell in the car.
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egoman

03-06-2022, 06:35 PM

The unicorn truck needs to become a lot less of a truck and more of a Cougar. We will strip it down and retrieve what we need and sell as much off as we can. I recouped way more than I originally paid for the truck anyways. Despite all that was removed today it still drives around the yard.
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egoman

03-14-2022, 04:52 PM

Even though I already MIG welded the car, I felt that for a better looking cage I would have my friend Brent Johnston over to TIG weld all the visible welds. We ended up grinding a lot out so they wouldn’t be all lumpy. Brent worked for a local chassis welder for several years and welded aerospace for 18 years. I hounded him to join the union and he now is one of our best stainless welders. He also is now the shortest welder in our hall, a title formerly held by my other friend Dwayne Rudkavitch.
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egoman

03-20-2022, 02:57 PM

Just a start on doing the wheel tubs. I bought some weld through primer from the local auto body supply place. WHAT JUNK! That crap went everywhere. I looked like the tin man when I was using that ****. Don’t worry in a future episode I find a much better product. I have some pictures here but it’s not that detailed as I needed both hands many times when a good picture could have been taken.
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egoman

03-28-2022, 05:55 PM

I ordered the Ride-tech R-joints along with my suspension links and the coil-overs and it finally got here. Well most of it got here. They didn’t ship the suspension links. SIGH!
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egoman

04-03-2022, 04:46 PM

Over at lateral-g the entire new posts section was Camaros. Little more diversity here but still a shortage of the FOMOCO stuff. Dont worry though a little update is below!

egoman

04-03-2022, 05:06 PM

Today we decided to put that money we spent “on the car”. In other words those coil-overs will look better on the car than sitting in the wheelbarrow in the sea can. Some of this will work out just fine and some will apparently not.https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2022/04/attachmentphpattachmentid77787stc1d16490-1.jpg https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2022/04/attachmentphpattachmentid77788stc1d16490-1.jpg https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2022/04/attachmentphpattachmentid77789stc1d16490-1.jpg https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2022/04/attachmentphpattachmentid77790stc1d16490-1.jpg https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2022/04/attachmentphpattachmentid77791stc1d16490-1.jpg https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2022/04/attachmentphpattachmentid77792stc1d16490-1.jpg https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2022/04/attachmentphpattachmentid77793stc1d16490-1.jpg https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2022/04/attachmentphpattachmentid77794stc1d16490-1.jpg https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2022/04/attachmentphpattachmentid77795stc1d16490-1.jpg https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2022/04/attachmentphpattachmentid77796stc1d16490-1.jpg
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egoman

04-13-2022, 07:48 PM

Earlier in my build thread I stated that the guy I ordered my Vette parts from was a flake. Although none of the big stuff was missing a lot of the little bits didn’t make it here. Today I had to make something simple that was supposed to come with the deal. As long as the initial stuff took, I decided that it would be easier for me to just manufacture it.
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egoman

04-20-2022, 05:30 PM

I needed to remove the U-bolts that were holding the rear end in place. They were interfering in the placement of the coil-overs. Because of this I had to make some fake radius rods and install the links for the watts linkage so it all stays in place.
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egoman

04-24-2022, 02:14 PM

Today’s project was to do the driver’s side wheel tub. We can see if I learned anything from doing the first one.
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egoman

05-03-2022, 06:01 AM

Anybody who has ever tubbed a car knows that the trunk hinges become a problem after tubs are added.
We figured a solution and put that idea to the test.
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egoman

05-11-2022, 04:43 PM

Today’s project was to create an upper shock mount cross-member. The original brackets that you saw before were never going to work. I don’t feel bad about that as they were specifically designed for the front coil-overs. I had just assumed that they could work at the back also. HMMMM.
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egoman

05-17-2022, 04:37 PM

We decided that the rear coil-overs finally needed to have their mounting points finalized. We started with a gusseted and double bolted bottom mount and then moved to the upper cross-member mounting. This is another place where using clamps, taking accurate measurements and double checking are the order of the day.

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jaybee

05-19-2022, 03:33 PM

I like the way you build for strength. It's all about thinking about how the loads are going to be carried.

egoman

05-19-2022, 05:48 PM

I like the way you build for strength. It's all about thinking about how the loads are going to be carried.

I also have a lot of my stuff designed for easy replacement if going forward a lighter part could suffice.

DrFraZZy

05-22-2022, 06:13 AM

Keep the updates coming!

egoman

05-24-2022, 04:05 PM

Those fancy Ride-tech R-Joints are just sitting there and they needed to be put on the car. Besides this would make the car easier to roll around on its own springs. That would not happen till much later, but that was the thought on that particular day. Let’s get the suspension links in!
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egoman

05-29-2022, 04:07 PM

This project was for the upper 3rd link mount that attaches to the chassis. It was freaking hot and I got as much done as I could but the day was short.
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egoman

06-06-2022, 05:07 PM

The other day we were working on that 3rd link mount and had to stop because it was too hot. Surprise, it’s still too hot, and we are going to finish it if it kills us…….. One of these days that may come true.
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jaybee

06-11-2022, 06:24 PM

I like it with the cutouts, looks really trick.

egoman

06-12-2022, 04:58 PM

We are going to break something today. Sorry we are going to “brake” something today. The project for the day is to mount all the calipers on the car. The longer stuff lays around and doesn’t get bolted on the better chance you are going to lose something.
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egoman

06-18-2022, 06:02 PM

We are nothing if we are not creative. I needed a stiffer sway bar and when mine was interfering with the coil springs, I brained! Shorten the one you have and you gain stiffness. BRILLIANT! Necessity is the mother of invention and I didn’t want to have a custom bar made until I have time to setup the car.

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egoman

06-27-2022, 05:22 PM

Dropped by the Union Hall, Local 254 Plumbers and Pipefitters. Talked Mark Olson into welding up the ends of the sway bar. Thank you brother!

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egoman

07-04-2022, 04:05 PM

You may remember that I had taken a hydro-boost assembly from my nephew’s old Astro-van. You may also remember that I said I wasn’t going to use it. My mid-engine project from several years ago donated its braking pedal assembly. It was almost brand new and I figured with the amount of brakes this car was going to have it would stop just fine. And we are off to install that dual master assembly!

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egoman

07-11-2022, 04:33 PM

It’s time to strip the body down to where it could go to the sandblaster at any time. Doors, screws and all the leftover wiring. Getting rid of the sunroof was always part of the plan as its weight that is up high.
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egoman

07-17-2022, 05:35 PM

Because I was just lifting the car with the rear bumper structure, I needed to add a lift point with that removed. Attaching to the structures bolt on points, I came up with this idea. It is removable and more than adequate for strength.

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egoman

07-25-2022, 04:44 PM

Dragged the car off to the car wash for a fall bath before hibernation. Naturally nothing ever goes easy!

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egoman

08-01-2022, 05:09 PM

I have been busy building a garage and subsequently I haven't been working on the car too much. Don't worry though because I anticipated this and have a lot of material going forward.
I also have neglected to take and post many pictures of said garage because I was building it without a permit. Well I got caught and construction ground to a halt. Permits and fines are now taken care of and that project is currently going forward. As things have been slow I decided to do something new! I went to a local car show and cruise at the "Pony Corral" in Winnipeg. While I was going anyways I loaded the car as it currently is on the trailer and took it with me. I honestly didn't know what to expect????
The response was amazing and I had to be very observant while looking at the other cars. I couldn't get very far without a large group wanting answers about what was being built and what the hell it was?
I indicated to them that if you squint just right you can clearly see that it is a 1997 Cougar XR7. Yea they were not buying that! Fortunately I have the pictures on the phone to show them the chassis with the body on it. I also had to explain that what they were looking at didn't have a single Cougar part on it at this time, LOL
Funny story from the permit office. The manager asked me what I would do differently in the future? I said that I would be way sneakier. I also indicated that 20-30 years ago a bribe could have solved this way quicker. They apparently have no sense of humor?
Oh well life goes on and the guys are siding it over the next several days.
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egoman

08-10-2022, 05:10 PM

In order to make sure I don’t have any problems going forward I need to remove the immobilizer from this truck. I will add further security measures when the transplant is complete.

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egoman

08-22-2022, 05:24 PM

Just like a stray dog having puppies these trucks are dropping out of the sky. $400 and we have one that drove on and off the trailer. Eddie Bauer edition 4x4. Stinks of French fries though, LOL.
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egoman

09-19-2022, 04:39 PM

Just some artsy shots that reminds me of why I don’t work too much on the car when its winter.

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egoman

10-23-2022, 10:08 AM

I have been busy waiting for almost 2 building seasons while planning commissions and AFR decide to do their jobs. The garage may get done this year but my cylinder heads are already 16 months behind schedule. Time to go to my bank of posts and update the build thread anyways. Justifiably I have been a little frugal with the posts! So here we go again!
We need to get the dummy motor out and replace it with a runner to use for the initial wiring and plumbing. It will move under its own power with the Unicorns engine.
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ryeguy2006a

10-26-2022, 05:08 AM

Looks great! I must have missed it, but what is the Unicorn?

egoman

10-27-2022, 05:18 PM

Looks great! I must have missed it, but what is the Unicorn?
The red and white donor truck is the "Unicorn". I fantasized about a 351 powered 2 wheel drive truck that was fully optioned out. It had to have OD and be a good runner.
One day while going through Face-book marketplace it popped out right in front of me. The owner was out of province at the time and I hounded him every week to make sure I didn't miss out. My friend Dave who helped me get that other truck also was with me for this one.
After the money had traded hands and all the papers were signed I told the old owner what was about to happen to his baby. He may have cried if I didn't show him that its soul would live on in something super cool. He may have cried anyways, LOL.

egoman

12-04-2022, 01:28 PM

Because your life doesn’t come with instructions, and swaps like this one don’t either, we need to detail stuff. Tagging as many wires and lines as I could, will hopefully allow me to reinstall this engine and associated harnesses and have it run again.

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DrFraZZy

07-27-2023, 10:21 AM

How s the project going!?

egoman

12-02-2023, 12:04 PM

Not many pics but a lot of marking and thinking.

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Vimes

12-02-2023, 06:06 PM

Welcome back, was getting a little worried there.

DrFraZZy

12-06-2023, 10:26 AM

Welcome back! Glad to see some update!

egoman

12-06-2023, 05:13 PM

No need to worry I just had to rebuild the garage as well as fight with the municipality because I am too important to get proper permits. At least that's how my wife described it to me? I may toss some garage pics out even if they are out of sequence. It would help explain the long break!

ryeguy2006a

12-07-2023, 05:15 AM

Glad to see an update on your project! Definitely post up some garage photos.

egoman

12-09-2023, 09:56 PM

post 146: Have you ever had one of those days when you go to the shop and know that you won’t get anything done? I had one of those this day. BUT I got a **** ton done and surprised myself. I guess that’s better than wheeling in with a ton of optimism and failing miserably?
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egoman

12-16-2023, 11:45 AM

147 I have mentioned that I needed to rewire the harness to eliminate the immobilizer. Today that was the purpose. After a few phone calls to my friends Chis McQuarrie (Automotive VOC-ED teacher) and Marion Franczyk (Auto shops teacher) I kept plugging away at this. After several hours of frustration that was mostly directed at the original installer we had it done, maybe?

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egoman

12-25-2023, 07:16 AM

148 I need some spares before I even finish the car. The good deals on FB marketplace don’t work on my schedule though, so we buy when the deals arrive.
A quick phone call and we were off for a set of tires for the car.
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egoman

12-26-2023, 01:09 PM

149 Picked up a gasket from a local racer Lee McRae. Naturally a simple pickup becomes a long BS session and so it goes right? Well we get the rear gears in and measure the axle lengths for the floater. Sheer fluke they both ended up the same length reducing the amount of spares I will need.
That chunk was so heavy that it reinforces my decision to go to an aluminum center section.

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