The Roofus Special

[Flipper_1938]

Oh yeah, I replaced the melted rubber pads under the front of the leaf spring with a 3/4 eurothane pad (jeep body mount). I put a jack under the rear axle and jacked up the back of the car. The rear rim was about 3 inches below the frame rail without engine weight, gas tank or people. I'm probably gonna have to tweak something to raise the rear enough to be driveable.

 

[earthman]

So many decisions [S

 

[sgtpontiac]

Now I gotta go back thru the whole build thread...

What the heck did I miss??????[S

 

[Snake Farm]

Geesh Flipper I'm afraid we're gonna hafta call you in for a mandatory drug test......[S I'm thinking steroids or something You are on fire man! Love the beginnings of those seats [cl[cl
I be right'cheer watchin' [P[P[P

 

[Flipper_1938]

At the front of the seat, there will be a verticle sheetmetal piece. The sheetmetal will wrap around the corners and tie into a verticle support on the frame on the outside and be the lower part of the driveshaft tunnel on the inside.

 

[Flipper_1938]

I went to the Nashville Auto Show (new cars) today and was amazed at how big the consoles are in modern cars. Darn near everything there had a bigger console than what I was building for a tunnel. Maybe I should accept the bigness and try a tunnel again.

Cadillac CTS

 

[Flipper_1938]

OK, what sounds best: 1) big awkward trans tunnel, 2) even bigger, stylized, smoothed over trans tunnel, or 3) no trans tunnel?

 

[the reverend muddy grimes]

Big tunnel, but smooth looking. Im not a fan of looking down at the inner workings of a car. Kinda like dating a girl with no skin. Sure u love her just the same, but it just aint as pretty

 

[maverickmk]

I vote for #2.

 

[justsomeguy]

I vote for 1. I couldn't do without a tunnel. Just scares me too much.

 

[Papi]

I like option #3, but it's your car not mine.

 

[Sam_Fear]

Form over function. Either leave it open, or covered efficiently. Which option makes more sense functionality wise? An oversized stylish tunnel seems like it would be out of place in that car.

 

[Old Iron]

Flipper have you considered a trans blanket [S
Best of both worlds and then put a driveshaft tunnel from just over the trans output shaft housing back
http://www.jegs.com/i/Deist-Safety/303/81012/10002/-1?parentProductId=1325362

Jim

 

[Flipper_1938]

Ok, maybe using the word stylized left too much for interpretation...

I was thinking of moving the sheetmeatal out away from the trans enough that it wouldn't have the lumps and bumps of where I was trying to follow the contours of the trans. Something along the lines if this:

 

[rainman]

That looks pretty generic to me, needs more movement!!! IMO

 

[jfg455]

why not buck the trend and go with no dash. just run the center console up, flare it at the top and house all of the gauges in that with no dash on the sides [

 

[the reverend muddy grimes]

Ill go one better, why not just have the instruments on the hood like the old pontiac tachs were? that frees up some cab room for you. And it looks like cab room is needed. I liked the "generic" trans tunnel by the way

 

[Flipper_1938]

why not buck the trend and go with no dash. just run the center console up, flare it at the top and house all of the gauges in that with no dash on the sides [

.....Because I really like dashes.

This one is going to get a 20's-30's style dash filled with the jag donor car gauges.

 

[justsomeguy]

Flipper have you considered a trans blanket [S
Best of both worlds and then put a driveshaft tunnel from just over the trans output shaft housing back
http://www.jegs.com/i/Deist-Safety/303/81012/10002/-1?parentProductId=1325362

Jim

I like this!!!

 

[GJunktionMike]

I think what you have going on already looks good[cl