Post by gavinlaird on Jan 7, 2008 22:38:02 GMT
Well,
I now have 2 Eagle SS's. One had front end damage and no drivetrain so the wings and most of the front end have been attacked with the angle grinder and removed.
The other has a sound body but cack mechs and a pinto hamster powering it so it will provide the new front section.
Power will be from a redtop I have just taken out of a Calibra. G'box is a type 9 with adaptor bellhousing.
Carbs are R1 bike carbs, straight thru exhaust.
All bits and bobs are out of the bay, and I have made up a template for alu panels to run from the chassis to bonnett height, with a 90 degree lip at the top replacing the dip where the bonnett currently sits. Basically a bottomless alu box with a lip, in to which the engine will sit, with all ancillary engine bits fixed to the panels.
Welded metal earth points will run from the chassis upwards along the panels where practical, making earthing easy.
The new front section will be both wings, the bonnett and a section forward of the bulkhead cut in an arc to match the profile of the bottom of the screen. The tub and bulkhead will remain totally seperate front the front section.
This entire front section will "sit" atop the alu panels lip, and clip on at the wheel arches at the rear, to the panel lips beneath what is currently the bonnett at the top, and the chassis extension (see below) at the front.
The front end of the chassis is to be extended to make a bracket for the exposed intercooler style three core rad, and this new section will also hold the nosecone and possibly hinging bolts for the new front section, if clearance will allow it to hinge.
Upshot of all this is that I will be able to whip off the wings and top of the body in about 1 minute (4 clips), exposing the suspension and brakes. From there the panels can be unbolted, so any changes in fittings / placement / earth points can be done away from the car, with the finished panel then being bolted (??) back in to place. This will also give access to the sides of the engine from top to bottom, only the chassis and engine mounts will obscure it.
Attached are some pics of the bits and bobs, and the current state of the yellow eagle and the blue eagle.
I now have 2 Eagle SS's. One had front end damage and no drivetrain so the wings and most of the front end have been attacked with the angle grinder and removed.
The other has a sound body but cack mechs and a pinto hamster powering it so it will provide the new front section.
Power will be from a redtop I have just taken out of a Calibra. G'box is a type 9 with adaptor bellhousing.
Carbs are R1 bike carbs, straight thru exhaust.
All bits and bobs are out of the bay, and I have made up a template for alu panels to run from the chassis to bonnett height, with a 90 degree lip at the top replacing the dip where the bonnett currently sits. Basically a bottomless alu box with a lip, in to which the engine will sit, with all ancillary engine bits fixed to the panels.
Welded metal earth points will run from the chassis upwards along the panels where practical, making earthing easy.
The new front section will be both wings, the bonnett and a section forward of the bulkhead cut in an arc to match the profile of the bottom of the screen. The tub and bulkhead will remain totally seperate front the front section.
This entire front section will "sit" atop the alu panels lip, and clip on at the wheel arches at the rear, to the panel lips beneath what is currently the bonnett at the top, and the chassis extension (see below) at the front.
The front end of the chassis is to be extended to make a bracket for the exposed intercooler style three core rad, and this new section will also hold the nosecone and possibly hinging bolts for the new front section, if clearance will allow it to hinge.
Upshot of all this is that I will be able to whip off the wings and top of the body in about 1 minute (4 clips), exposing the suspension and brakes. From there the panels can be unbolted, so any changes in fittings / placement / earth points can be done away from the car, with the finished panel then being bolted (??) back in to place. This will also give access to the sides of the engine from top to bottom, only the chassis and engine mounts will obscure it.
Attached are some pics of the bits and bobs, and the current state of the yellow eagle and the blue eagle.
