Mini Muscle Car

[smallfoot]

What's gonna be crazy is when Bob stomps the skinny pedal!!!!

 

[Old Iron]

What's gonna be crazy is when Bob stomps the skinny pedal!!!!

I'd love to be there to see that

 

[Flipper_1938]

close enough?

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...6TR5KH16&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...5TR5KH16&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes

http://www.directbuytire.com/product-p/176k5afa.htm

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/brw-908m561235/overview/

 

[bob w]

Thanks Flipper. The wheels are close and I didn't realize there were 15" tires at 22" in diameter.

Got the wheel tubs fabbed. Since I don't have a bead roller with a tipping wheel I beat a 3/8" flange on the vertical piece with a hammer and dolly.

 

[bob w]

Inside view. You can see the the tipped over edge better in this view. A little welding, a few pop rivets and BAM!, they're done.

 

[CORPO]

Looking good bob .... [P

 

[falconvan]

Shoot, Bob. Leave a little access door in the dash and you'll be able to adjust the carb and distributor while you're going down the road!

 

[bob w]

Finished the wheel tubs and installed the gas tank. It was a bad day. I couldn't make a bracket correctly. Made 'em backwards, upside down, cut 'em too short. I made a lot of scrap today. Next the battery mount. Then a roll cage. Not looking forward to putting a cage in such a small space.

Yes, falconvan, there will be a trapdoor to get at the distributor from the top.

 

[offroadrolls]

Build an exo cage.

 

[bob w]

Built a battery tray out of angle iron and a hold down out of a variety of scrap metal.

ofr, I doubt I'll wrap the little French car in pipe.

 

[soltz]

Is there any other way [S
Did you get it the first time [S

Have i mentioned i really like your build [S

 

[bob w]

Been adding bracing and finish welding here and there. The wood floor is temporary. Added seat risers to the plastic buckets that have been down my basement for years. I'm fretting over the roll cage now. Afraid I'll turn a lot of steel tubing into scrap. I'm kind of dyslexic when it comes to bending pipe.

 

[jfg455]

I'm fretting over the roll cage now. Afraid I'll turn a lot of steel tubing into scrap. I'm kind of dyslexic when it comes to bending pipe.

ugh...same here...if the bend needs to go up I'll bend it down, then triple check the second one to be absolutely correct and bend it down again...[S

 

[soltz]

Not my favorite thing either, but if you don't roll it you won't need one [S

 

[jott]

just do a simple 6 point. then the main thing that would need bent it the hoop

 

[Old Iron]

Usually the problem I run into is the amount the radius either adds to the length or subtracts

 

[sc5080]

Free mandrel bend software

There is free software available to help calculate the bend measurements. I've used the "Bend-It" program with some success. It is available here: http://midmoracing.com/bendit.htm

The build is looking great Bob.

 

[Old Iron]

Thanks SC this is what I've been lookin for!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[DJ3100]

There is free software available to help calculate the bend measurements. I've used the "Bend-It" program with some success. It is available here: http://midmoracing.com/bendit.htm

The build is looking great Bob.

Obviously that Bent-it program has been around for a while since it's Windows 95 based , but I have never seen it before. I could really have used it more than once. Thanks for posting the link.

I'm lovin' this build.

 

[Willowbilly3]

Not my favorite thing either, but if you don't roll it you won't need one [S

I had a kid roll into my shop once and ask me if I needed a roll bar for my pickup (yeah, back when they called those flimsy light bars a roll bar) I said God, I hope not!!