Author Topic: Tinman's 3.8 V6 NASA PTD road racing GTUs (Read 24433 times)

V8-rx7 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 18, 2011, 10:12:48 PM »

Wow great build, looking forward to seeing more pictures.

I am in the process of stitch welding my fc, I really like what you did. Did you notice a difference after stitch welding ? I am planning on doing a 4 point cage as well.

largeorangefont · « **Reply #16 on:** January 18, 2011, 10:22:33 PM »

You are my hero.

Very interested in seeing the splitter/undertray.

shorttrack · « **Reply #17 on:** January 19, 2011, 08:06:36 AM »

Quote from: largeorangefont on January 18, 2011, 10:22:33 PM

You are my hero.

Very interested in seeing the splitter/undertray.

+1

thetastelingers · « **Reply #18 on:** January 19, 2011, 01:10:30 PM »

Sweet build!

theantirotor · « **Reply #19 on:** January 19, 2011, 01:28:52 PM »

ha i love it! is the outside going to be painted white at some point also or did you just want the inside to be white?

Tinman · « **Reply #20 on:** January 19, 2011, 05:53:06 PM »

Quote from: theantirotor on January 19, 2011, 01:28:52 PM

ha i love it! is the outside going to be painted white at some point also or did you just want the inside to be white?

That is/was/still might be the plan. But I don't know what to call Black Betty when she turns white, Betty White maybe?

Tinman · « **Reply #21 on:** January 19, 2011, 08:21:17 PM »

The 3.8 back in it's home.

My version of a "radiator panel". It drops down and attaches to the bottom of the front bumper to direct air directly from the grill opening. Much more efficient than the flat pieces of metal with cutouts that I've seen elsewhere.

Interior

Since the doors were gutted I needed a new way out. I never was a big fan of the loop of aircraft cable seen in many race cars so I attacked a piece of scrap 1/4" aluminum plate with the portaband and drill press. And to add to my everything must be as light as possible way of doing things, the metal rod from the handle to the latch is a piece of 1/8" aluminum filler rod.

Tinman · « **Reply #22 on:** January 19, 2011, 08:29:13 PM »

Front airdam and undertray. I don't have good pictures of how it is attached or reinforced. I will try to remember to get some when I get a chance to work on her again.