Project no-time

[craigs73]

SO as the title hints....this car gets little of my time....between work and family i get a few hrs a week on it here and there....this build has been oing on for 3 years...thought it was time to share with my friends here... man when you got time you aint got money and when you got money you aint got time.. so i spared you guys all the boring parts....(months on no progress) and will catch you guys up in a few post......so here we go...DONT FORGET THIS IS MY FIRST EVER PROJECT!! AND THE MINI TUB IS MY FIRST FAB JOB EVER.....EVERY WELD I HAVE DONE ON THIS CAR IS ME LEARNING AS I GO.....this is a BUDGET build.....
i have had this car since fall of 05... i drove it a few times a week up until 09... when i found some rust that had gotten bigger and some that popped up that i didnt know i had....i found some surprises in the body work that well made me :sad: so that threw the project on back burner for awhile so i could save to buy more sheetmetal for the car...needles to say once in the early stages i had more time then money...now its the opposite more money then time .... :sad: hints the name no-time.... i get a hour or two a few days a week here and there to get the work done....so heres the pictures...i will let them do the talking to get you guys up to date on the project...:hurray::hurray:


















learning to weld at this point lol

found this glued behind sail panel to hold in the filler











getting ready for the DSE tubs









fitting the qtr







frame notch welded in
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[craigs73]

heres some parts i had picked up to this point.. im going the cheap route on my brake setup.... going with the LS swap :beers:





and below got everything for $65 shipped ohhhhh yeahhhhh



picked these up from ls1tech site

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[craigs73]

heres what i started with









ok the last pic is the peice im hand making to fit as well... had to ad another pie cut to get it to the shape of the rail that i needed after this pic was tooken.






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[craigs73]

well an update small one...been working 7 days :turn: anyways i got the car moved to where i wanted it....so tonight i spent some time cutting on the quarter to see what im dealing with yes :yes: i was shocked not as bad as other side...seems they didnt even try to replace any sheetmetal on this side :no: they did fill few holes with some type of foam :mad: but all in all looks pretty good...



so it looks like alot less metal replacment on this side...but will see once i strip a little more paint...may just need to replace what you see in the pics that was cut out... one thing i forgot to take pic of was the rear "wrap around" where quarter and tail panel meet... looks like got a ding there and they built that edge there up with filler...to give its shape back...not sure what i need to do there :no: will see once i give it a better look.. was out late after work and didnt look to much at that in depth...

now heres a fun pic how many paint jobs has this car had?

and this is one of my most favorite parts that i have done on car and am very proud of it....might not seem like much to you guys but when i had to cut into the wrap around i was very nervous......well i think it turned out great :yes:

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[craigs73]

Hey guys look what i picked up today bahbam...... Lol got the wheels wrapped up in some rubber










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[craigs73]

Well here's small update!!! Got notch and end caps welded in. Also got tubs fitted as well as the qtr.have to weld in tubs and qtr yet....hoping to get some time in tomorrow........ Here's some pics!!!














Also another piece I picked up...... Hinted by don above is a tranny..... It's a t5 I figured for the power I'm making now I should be fine.it is a WC out of iroc z got pretty much everything for swap.....traded my th350 and shifter for it even up.a friend on another site is going to give me a clutch setup that has only2k miles on it...got it with his trade he did and using different setup...once I can get funds I'm getting t56 but for now I will have 5spd might even upgrade my tranny to g-force setup.



well i got the car out of the garage the other day....and i decided to do a lil mini photo shoot lol:D unfournatly its the first time my son has seen it out of the garage...:o and the first ride.....at the expense of me pushing of course :D:D:D

so with no futer ado




like this pic




oh and some of the clean up after doing drivers side of car
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[craigs73]

well theres about 3 yrs wrapped up in a few post for you guys :o:hurray::hurray::thumbsup:

now keep in mind im 26 now and this is my first project....and that mini tub was my first real fabrication project :yes: so all the welding and stuff is learned as i go....and considering this i think im doing great....lots of people try and get me to pay to have it done...or say that i cant do it.....i think i have proved them all wrong sorry if i jumped around on you guys!!! SO if you have any questions let me know...

[MUSCLECAR]

well theres about 3 yrs wrapped up in a few post for you guys :o:hurray::hurray::thumbsup:

now keep in mind im 26 now and this is my first project....and that mini tub was my first real fabrication project :yes: so all the welding and stuff is learned as i go....and considering this i think im doing great....lots of people try and get me to pay to have it done...or say that i cant do it.....i think i have proved them all wrong sorry if i jumped around on you guys!!! SO if you have any questions let me know...

Awesome just Awesome!

[craigs73]

Thanks man

[68firebird]

Looks damn good from my point of view. keep up the good work. I'm doing alot of stuff for the first time myself on mine, but I haven't dug into any body work as of yet. You're braver than me, LOL.

[CamaroAJ]

everything is looking real good. I do have one suggestion though, need a better camera lol.

[streetnova74]

Any spec's on the wheels and tires? What are you planning for the suspension? Looks good.

[craigs73]

Lol thanks aj..... Its my phone lol. Yes wheels are 17x11 with 5.5 bs and 17x8 4.75bs. Now suspension is the gbar with adjustable rod ends..

[RS_Customs]

Cool stuff Craig! Good to see pics.

Was the E-brake handle assembly out of an ls1 camaro?

Robert

[craigs73]

yeah robert its out of 98-02 f-body as well as the booster master and brake setup!
i went and picked up a rotisserie from a friend....hoping that i get it on it within the next week or two

[wellis77]

Looks good so far. I can relate to "no-time". Though I would take 2-3 hours a week and being near your car all the time, just in case you find time, rather than 2-3 weeks per year at one shot and being 6000+ miles away the rest of the time. Keep up the good work!

[craigs73]

yeah that would suck.....im hoping to get the car on the rotisserie this weekend.....that way i can get the subframe tore down and painted so i can assemble over winter....and the other winter project is shortening the rear...

[dlove63]

That 3 years went easier for me than it did for you. Good job and keep it up. Oh and any time you want to bring those rookie fab skills to Pa feel free to stop by.

[craigs73]

lol......im learning

[LUV2XLR8]

better get it on the rotisserie... your going to have some nice weather today and tomorrow... close to 80!.. i finished my sub-frame last night... caked in tuff coat... had to power wash the garage floor when i was finished...