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RPM Hot Rods presents "The Runt"
Hello All,
I wanted to share with you an exciting project we been working on... This project started after one of our customers had been attending many Goodguys shows with a Willys we built for her... She (yes she) became very interested in the Autocross events and wanted to build a car she could compete with. Gerry always liked the early style Chevy IIs so the search began.. Shortly after looking we found a great car to begin the build with and quickly picked it up and brought it to the shop.. Knowing how this car needed to handle and perform we called our friends at The Roadster Shop to design and build a chassis to fit our needs.. We had the car soda blasted then quickly disassembled the car and "The Runt" began to come to life..
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It was great to meet you guys this past weekend. This project continues to impress me! Keep up the good work. I can't wait to see it finished.
BrandonBrandon Wiedeman
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Hey Brandon,
Originally Posted by wiedemab
It was great to meet you as well!! Thanks for the compliments!! We will have to get you in the car for a few laps at next years optima Challenge..
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Next on the list was to build the roll cage and start massaging the dash to hold a Navi, A/C vents, gauges,speaker pods, defroster vents and added a few other touches..
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Great build. That car is going to be SICK!
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Awesome metal work, very impressed
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The heart of the runt is a Mast Motorsports LS3 making 600 plus hp... Its mated to a Tremic Magnum six speed trans.. We fabricated a set of inner fenders, fan shroud ,rad support cover and other panels to give the engine compartment a clean flowing look..
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The next step was to get the chassis married to the car and start building the floors, fire wall,wheel tubs and transmission tunnel...
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The chassis was designed so we can run a 255/35/18 front tire and a 335/30/18 rear tire... Once the mock up wheels were bolted on the attitude of the car really came to life..
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That chassis ought to be a bit better platform than the factory unibody.....LOL
Looks awsome. Gotta love those little chevy IIs1970 RS/SS350 139K on the clock:
89 TPI motor w/ 1pc rear seal coupled to a Viper T56 via Mcleod's modular bellhousing w/ hydraulic T/O bearing from the Viper, 12 bolt rear w/ 3.73 gearing, SC&C upper control arms, factory lowers with Delalums, C5 brakes at all four corners, Front Wheels 17x8's with Sumi 255/40/17 and Rear Wheels 17x9's with Sumi 275/40/17.
Brief description of the work done so far can be found here: http://www.nastyz28.com/forum/showthread.php?t=112454
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I hate that I like these cars so much. Nice work!
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Wow! Great job so far.
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looks great.
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The Runt looks pretty tough with the way it sits. Beautiful work. Any chance it will be done for the Goodguys show in Columbus in July?
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Thanks for the compliments... We plan on the car being at Columbus... Originally Posted by 36couper
The Runt looks pretty tough with the way it sits. Beautiful work. Any chance it will be done for the Goodguys show in Columbus in July?
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We are running the new G Machine throttle wheels from Billet Specialties... What an awesome product.. Here are some pics of the bumpers we massaged to fit nice and tight against the body..
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LOL...building it too quickly for it to rust?...how do you guys keep all that bare metal from flashing.....I can't leave anything overnight without a sealer or primer on it or it will flash.
1970 RS/SS350 139K on the clock:
89 TPI motor w/ 1pc rear seal coupled to a Viper T56 via Mcleod's modular bellhousing w/ hydraulic T/O bearing from the Viper, 12 bolt rear w/ 3.73 gearing, SC&C upper control arms, factory lowers with Delalums, C5 brakes at all four corners, Front Wheels 17x8's with Sumi 255/40/17 and Rear Wheels 17x9's with Sumi 275/40/17.
Brief description of the work done so far can be found here: http://www.nastyz28.com/forum/showthread.php?t=112454
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A few more pics.... Here are the consoles we made for the car.. The front houses the start/stop button, brake bias knob and the vintage air controls... The car will retain the back seat, the bottoms will be buckets... For increased tire/turning clearance we cut apart the front fenders and opened up the front wheel opening an inch.. We also made a lower spoiler for the front bumper..
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More pics please!
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Im trying but Im maxed out... Here is the message... Originally Posted by HWY Nova
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Now what?? Photo bucket??
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