The unorthodox budget Firebird (-74)

[Ripper]

If those are your welds on speed hunters show some more pics they look amazing. Great build

I drooled over those welds too. And no, they're not mine...

[Ripper]

Did you build some camber into the spindles?

How will you change the alignment?

When you post pictures, can you size them bigger, maybe 1000 pixels wide? I think most people have high res monitors these days and the detail would be appreciated. :-)

Andrew

Camber and caster will be adjustable with shims. Caster by shimming upper or lower A-arm back or forth.
For camber, look at the upper spindle joint. It's mounted in a aluminum block inside the upright. This is set at 1,5° camber for the moment. From start, I was going to make this thinner and pack up with shims, but right now it's needs to be milled if I want more or less camber.
The upright has 4° caster built into it. Another -2 - +6 caster is available by shimming. So a total of 2-10° caster.
default camber is 1.5°. I think I could between 1-4° camber after milling the aluminum block.


I like shims - they're predefined and it's easy to change the same amount on both sides.

As for picture size - I'm using the pictures from my blog. For some reason, wordpress-blogs are still scaled 600 pixels wide, and full size is 1500 pixels.
If that works, I can link those pics instead?

[Ripper]

Looks like there's some kind of auto scaling in this forum, so it should be possible to link the large images instead.
Or is the pic outside the frame in your browser?

Awesome talent and great vision. One of the neatest all around builds iv'e seen on this site or anywhere for that matter. I'm really looking forward to the finished product!

Thanks!

[jetsetw31]

Wow, this car is going to inspire a ton of other projects including mine. Not because of the car itself, but the workmanship behind it.
T

[Ripper]

Two days ago:
It's on the ground!

[Martin71RS]

way to go Anders!! again a milestone :-)

[Ripper]

Thanks Martin,

Yes, it's a great success to finally have it down on wheels.
I'll post some more pics within the next weeks. The garage is so small that it's impossible to get a full view picture inside it. Must roll it outside...

[andrewb70]

Looking forward to more pictures!

Andrew

[NOT A TA]

Anders, you've come a long way with the car in the past 5 years. Your engineering, machining, and fabrication skills are impressive! Like the others, I'll keep watching and enjoying your updates.

[IronDougal]

I follow your build on FaceBook too. This is such and engineering marvel. So impressed. Keep it up Anders.

[bhcustomdesigns]

Looking forward to more pics,this car is awesome!!!!!

[keepat]

Cool ass Firebird! and another build with a Pontiac motor! awesome!
good luck with build!

Pat

[Ripper]

[Gil]

Awesome ! Love it !






Gil

[1nastyZ06]

This is one of the best builds ever. And it is a true build....not a bolting on of parts. You have some serious skill.

[Ripper]

Thanks guys! Really great to read all the comments here!

Will try to post some more pics of it tonight or tomorrow.

[Ripper]

[Gil]

Pure sex, only one picture at a time please, I'm too old...



Awesome work!
Gil

[gator68428]

Amazing. Never seen this level of fab by an enthusiast. On top of that I've never even seen the type of suspension you are using (front and rear). Can't wait to see this thing hit Nurburgring!!!

What do you think it will weigh? I remember you said 2500 lbs, but i will believe that when i see it. If you get near 3000 you're doing very well. If you get to 2500 lbs I think my head will explode. But if you get below 3000 I will be very impressed.

Still can't believe you moved the engine back 8"!! YES!! Think you'll get 50:50 weight distribution?

And another thing. Love that you're doing it with a Firebird! PONTIAC yes!! What are the plans for the engine?

[Mr.VENGEANCE]