ATS Project 50/50

[srh3trinity]

I am glad this project is getting some love again. This car/concept has made my mouth water since the first day I found this site. Keep us posted!

[TitoJones]

People have asked about the plans and what work Rodger is going to do on the car.

When I started this project I had some radical ideas and styling touches that I wanted to put on the vehicle. The idea was like taking a well refined car- like a 997 twin turbo Porsche and integrate that into a 60's muscle car. The more I look back on what I was doing the more I want to scrap it. So one of the things I'm reversing is a few portions of the body kit. I still like the notch rear spoiler (that keeps getting copied) and my front air dam. I'm going to re-do the rocker panels, and I'm going to delete the C5 Euro tail light panel/diffuser. I think instead I'll add back in a set of Marquez rear tail lights into a bare carbon panel with a gas cap in the center.

Rodger will be finishing the frame, fully welding it to the car, add the floors, firewalls, and cage, and widen the rear 1/4 panels. If I don't go flat broke he will also do the new core support. At that point I will take possession of the car and finish off the light fab work- making a new dash, plumbing, mounting seats, pedals, steering column, wiring, brakes, and finally etting it prepped for paint.

I'm totally hooked on Steve Chryssos's Streetfighter type build, and after riding along in Scott Mock's 69 Camaro race car, I think that is right up my alley.

No more custom interior. No more carpet. Just pure race bred go fast, functional light weight stuff. Might have to make it more visually hardcore as well. Looking for inspiring race car pictures at the moment. Post up anything you have that you think would be cool on this car product or detail wise.

Tyler

[Ron.in.SoCal]

More visually hardcore is good! What are your plans for the drivetrain?

[TitoJones]

Drivetrain wise just a nice N/A LSX engine. Might de-stroke it to a 302 cu in type to make it full on retro themed. I know that it will have the ATS Tri-Y headers in white ceramic coating (modified at the collector to clear the new frame) an ATS sidewinder accessory drive, and more than likely a Victor Jr EFI type carb manifold with the ATS coil relocation brackets and CF cowl air cleaner like on Ron's LS7 powered Mustang. I want the engine bay to be modern stuff with a retro race car theme.

Other touches will be Aero Catches on the CF hood, possibly a RedHead quick fill dry-break in the rear panel leading the the Fuel Safe, and of course Lexan NACA duct rear 1/4 windows. Might do a quick release body latch on the front air dam for easy access to trailers. Oh yeah, and F&R tow hooks.

Tyler

[Jim Nilsen]

People have asked about the plans and what work Rodger is going to do on the car.

When I started this project I had some radical ideas and styling touches that I wanted to put on the vehicle. The idea was like taking a well refined car- like a 997 twin turbo Porsche and integrate that into a 60's muscle car. The more I look back on what I was doing the more I want to scrap it. So one of the things I'm reversing is a few portions of the body kit. I still like the notch rear spoiler (that keeps getting copied) and my front air dam. I'm going to re-do the rocker panels, and I'm going to delete the C5 Euro tail light panel/diffuser. I think instead I'll add back in a set of Marquez rear tail lights into a bare carbon panel with a gas cap in the center.

Rodger will be finishing the frame, fully welding it to the car, add the floors, firewalls, and cage, and widen the rear 1/4 panels. If I don't go flat broke he will also do the new core support. At that point I will take possession of the car and finish off the light fab work- making a new dash, plumbing, mounting seats, pedals, steering column, wiring, brakes, and finally etting it prepped for paint.

I'm totally hooked on Steve Chryssos's Streetfighter type build, and after riding along in Scott Mock's 69 Camaro race car, I think that is right up my alley.

No more custom interior. No more carpet. Just pure race bred go fast, functional light weight stuff. Might have to make it more visually hardcore as well. Looking for inspiring race car pictures at the moment. Post up anything you have that you think would be cool on this car product or detail wise.

Tyler

It is good to hear you going in a different direction with the car. No custom injterior or carpet will make it easier to get finished sooner but the unfinished look might bug you sometimes which is why I went with an aluminum interior and am still on the fence about carpet that is velcro'd down and comes out in minutes at the track for the most part.

It is going to be interesting to see what you come up with for a radiator support. Lots of good things on some cars to get ideas from these days.

Now get that thing done so you can be as broke as the rest of us,lol.

[Ron.in.SoCal]

It is good to hear you going in a different direction with the car. No custom injterior or carpet will make it easier to get finished sooner but the unfinished look might bug you sometimes which is why I went with an aluminum interior and am still on the fence about carpet that is velcro'd down and comes out in minutes at the track for the most part.

It is going to be interesting to see what you come up with for a radiator support. Lots of good things on some cars to get ideas from these days.

Now get that thing done so you can be as broke as the rest of us,lol.

If it'll work on your frame, AutoRad sells their alum core support all by itself. It goes with the light weight theme of this car and would make mounting the fenders a snap (along with Anvil CF fender braces)...

[69X22]

Looks like it is going to be awesome! I like the idea on changing the taillights back. Nothin wrong with being broke and having a nice car, when the car is done you will rebound pretty quick>.

[coolwelder62]

Tyler;Cant wait to see the progress on your camaro.What would great is some carbon fiber dash & door panels kind of like Steve Seleen did on the 2005 mustang GT-R race car.Would love to help you out if you need any thing.Scott.

[TitoJones]

We are back baby! The car came out of it's metal coffin yesterday afternoon. It's a bit dirty, some tiny surface rust, but overall in better shape than I remembered. The car was even further along that I had known with the front suspension almost fully done.

The chassis table it has been mated with for over a year get slid out of the container.


Front suspension details like the UCA mounts, the bracing between tubes, and cradle mount.






More of the inner frame and floor bracing:





The car on its way back inside. She may not look like much now. But she is drinking milk (and chromoly)and pretty soon....



The rear C5 Corvette Euro tail lights already look dated to me. It was cool 10 years ago, but now? Not so much. I'm going to make a new rear tail panel from a sheet of carbon that will use the Marquez Design billet 68 rear tail lights and maybe, just maybe I'll even add a RedHead dry break rear filler for the Fuel Safe where the stock gas cap lived.


More to come as I get updates from Rodger at Ironworks.

Tyler

[TitoJones]

So the work has begun. They started making the floor, and they are fitting the front sheetmetal to begin core support fabrication and to terminate the frame ends. Not much to see, but at least it is in the big area with all the other cars again; I hope it plays nice with the other children.

The drivers side floor begins construction:


My dream engine that I can't afford:


The sheetmetal getting installed:


Fenders in place, getting ready to mock up the 50/50 signature front air dam:


More of the floor installed, and some panels on the passenger side:


Rodger tells me that he might be checking my HRE wheels on the chassis later. I am really excited to see it when it is off the table, wheels and sheetmetal in place and a roller again. What a day that will be.

Tyler