2010 Prep
Photos taken during winter prep (beginning in October 2006) and during the 2007 season.
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| I had begun to remove all the attached crap
from the chassis so we could prep it for cleaning and powder coating.
Date: 11/10/2006 |
 
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| The front and rear suspensions are now
removed as well as all fittings, fasteners, etc. She's ready to go
to the blast and paint shop.
Date: 11/19/2006 |
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| I took the car to the shop today.
Date: 11/20/2006 |
 
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| I returned to
the blast shop and picked up the car.
Date: 11/29/2006 |
 
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| I removed the
car from the truck and got her on the ground this morning. I had
to dry it off with the propane heater as it was very wet from being
rained on all night.
Date: 11/30/2006 |
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| I went over to the Cleveland
area today so I could remove and pickup the suspension from
Peter Baumgartner's car. This is the hardware that we'll put on
our car.
Date: 12/06/2006 |
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| Today the car went over to Phil's to start
the rebuild process.
Date: 01/14/2007 |
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| Today we started
working on the car by hanging the rear suspension as well as some
chassis cleanup.
Date: 02/03/2007 |
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| Phil and I finished
attaching the new rear suspension pieces today.
Date: 02/10/2007 |
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| Rob and I mounted
the front suspension pieces today. It took a bit of hacking and
cutting on the chassis to get the turrets in place but things lined up
nicely. Now that the suspension is in place, we can work around it
and fabricate the radiator, sway bar and brake ducts mounts.
Date: 02/19/07 |
 
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| Rob, Phil and I worked on replacing some of
the sheet metal in the engine bay.
Date: 03/31/07 |
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| Rob, Phil and I worked on replacing some of
the sheet metal in the trunk and fabricating a firewall/tonneau cover in
the cockpit.
Date: 05/19/07 |
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| Since the Runoffs were over, it was now
time for me to start working on my car again. Step one was to
finish the trunk area and install the fuel cell, pumps, filter and
associated lines.
Date: 10/27/2007 |
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After:
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| The trunk portion of
the fuel system is finished. Woohoo!
Date: 11/09/2007 |
 
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| In preparation for
the "Big Build" next weekend, Rich Sheldon came down from Reed
City and helped out with getting the footwell panels prepped.
While he was cutting and hacking, I cut the fuel line to the correct
length, put the proper fitting on the end and installed the
firewall bulkhead for the fuel line. I also go the surge tank for
the cooling system mounted on the firewall.
Date: 11/24/2007 |
 
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| Bryan Floyd and I
continued the chassis prep.
Date: 12/01/2007 |
 
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| Today I continued
with some chassis prep. I finished all the small water lines
(surge tank and beyond) and the fuel system (I mounted the fuel pressure
regulator and its associated lines).
Date: 12/15/2007 |
 
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| Rob and I did some
more chassis prep yesterday and today.
Date: 12/29/2007 |
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| Today I
assembled and installed the radiator tray.
Date: 01/19/2008 |
 
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| Today I designed,
built and installed the brake and clutch lines from the master cylinders
to the firewall bulkheads. In an effort to tidy up the engine bay,
I decided to make all three brake and clutch lines pass behind the
dash. On the backside of the firewall, I've connected the rest of
the lines to the bulkhead fittings. I also built and installed the
oil pressure sensor line that will connect from the motor to the oil pressure
gauge.
Date: 03/22/2008 |
 
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| Today I finished
fabricating the second trunk panel......and all that this task required
(moving all the fuel system parts).
Date: 03/30/2008 |
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Rob showed up today and we mounted the valence and pedal box to the chassis. Date: 04/26/2008 |
 
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Over the course of the last few days I did some more chassis prep. This included the clutch and brake lines, building trunk and cab sheet metal panels, installing a brake proportioning valve, mounting the cooling clip (valence, oil cooler and radiator), mounting the air dam, building the fire suppression system. Date: 07/14/2008 |
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Once all the chassis work was completed, she was off to the body shop, sand blaster, powdercoater and paint shop. Date: 08/22/2008 |
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Date: 08/24/2008 |
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And the rebuild continues...... Date: 01/17/2009 |
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And the rebuild concludes...... Date: 01/09/2010 |
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Last edited by Dayle Frame on Tuesday, March 30, 2010
