volt68 project

[Young Gun]

looks great! when do you expect it to be finished?

[eville]

Looks good. Any details of how you installed the fuel safe cell?

[Damn True]

So did the mid mount plan hit the bin?

[hotrdblder]

So did the mid mount plan hit the bin?

LOL, do you think the fuel safe cell could mount in the car like it is in the pic and no be sticking thru the trunk?
there are 1x1x.125 straps holding the tank up, with 2 upper straps holding tank down to the sub structure, that i built out of 1x2x.125. i will get picks for inquiring minds.
true, worked on your car at all?

[Damn True]

Just curious.

You mentioned the "midmount fuel cell" and I was curious as I thought you might be doing something other than the relatively standard installation that we see here.

I had all kinds of visions of what "midmount" might mean..."Hmmm is he going to saddle mount a vette cell over the trans hump in the back seat area?" "Is he going to mount a Porsche cell up against the bulkhead?"

So by "midmount" you clearly meant in the vertical plane. I thought you might have meant the longitudinal plane and were considering moving the cell toward the center of the car to reduce the polar moment of the fuel load.

...and yeah, as a matter of fact I have been working on my car. Not much happening yet as we just moved into the new home that we just built and have been getting the old place ready to sell. My garage workshop is not yet ready and there is still a bunch of non-garage stuff being stored out there. Thanks for asking.

[hotrdblder]

true, no offense taken or it is not what i meant, i will provide better details on mid mount cell, sorry, as with email and internet you coul dnot tell how i asked the question, sorry i confused you, i was actually wondering if you had began working on your car after your new house build, not asking you hoping you said no so i could come back with a smart ass remark. glad the car is in your mind at least, it is very stressful building a house, but i am sure it will give you a great idea on how to organize your car build and stay on sched.
you need to do a thread to bring build and ideas up to date

[hotrdblder]

p.s i am better with a welder then a keyboard,

[Damn True]

No worries jake. Just curious.

BTW, how did you get your welds around the full circumfrence of the tubes with that super-tight fit?

Did you cut holes in the floor and drop the hoop through the holes or something else?

I hope I can talk the guy that is going to do my cage into doing it w/o pulling the headliner. I fear that nearly 40yrs has rendered it rather brittle and I just know I'll jack it up either getting it out or putting it in.

[hotrdblder]

good body placement and getting creative, no on this cage we did not drop it thru floor, the hardest ones were the forward down bars, the others i had room to work, and always kept the blanket between the torch and work
the problem on camaros and making cage fit tight is the main hoop is on the rocker so to drop it thru is a real pia, the rear down bars i kept in like 2 inches from side of car allowing me pretty decent access.

[Damn True]

Cool. I wish some of you guys had the time to take more photos while you are doing your work. If for no other reason than to demonstrate how things are supposed to be done.

Nothing but respect for people who are genuinely good at their craft.

As for the build thread. I'll get to it when I have something more profound to show off. Generally, I don't like to toot my own horn (SN95?/Pearl Cyclone).

...and yes. The house was huge and I am tremendously relieved that the process has come to completion. It was a two year project when you combine the time spent finding the architecht, coming up with a design finding the contractor, getting permits etc. The actual construction only took 7mos. Seeing something that big and that important to my wife come to fruition has been extremely satisfying. She now understands the car which is cool. Now we just need to get the other house fixed up a bit and sold and its game-on for the Camaro.

[hotrdblder]

sounds great, i like the direction your going with your car, its my kinda car, hardcore in your face business, kinda like my posts, lol
take care man, i will get mor epics up here

[hotrdblder]

update, finally the last of the parts are here, got air rides new air pod, which is just a killer set up, so clean and easy. nitrous is here also, will have pics very soon, as well as finished interior pics.

[NvrDun71]

Red x's

[Crafty One]

Looks good..... got any larger pics... the are real fuzzy when you click on them...

[6'9"Witha69]

I don't see anything but Red Xs as stated above.

[hotrdblder]

fixed sorry

[trapin]

Lookin' good Jake. I can't wait to see the finished car in September.

[hotrdblder]

Lookin' good Jake. I can't wait to see the finished car in September.

yeah vinnys gonna have some fun, it was already cool now its even better heres a run down oof what he did this time around.
1.dse mini tubs
2.widened rear forgeline wheels to 12 inches
3.added toyo r888's, 245 front, 335 rear
4.8 point cage,hidden nicely
5.mid mount fuel safe fuel cell
6.fabricated valve covers
7.ring bros hood hinges
8.all black interior
9.nx, 200 shot, 2 bottles,warmer, purge kit etc

[trapin]

I think Toyo's have to be my favorite tire. I love the tread design on them. A 200 shot of NOS? Holy crap. I thought Vinny was dangerous just on the motor. LOL!!!

Nice additions to an already great car. I'd love to see this one get a feature soon. Rupp you listening?

[whytry]

I really like the way you have the cage mounted. Nice job on that! That's what I am going to try to do on mine, hopefully soon....

Is the black in there Rhinoliner or something similar? It looks like it has a texture on it and is not just paint...

BTW car looks awesome!!!