quote:Originally posted by duz185:
Very nice guy as well -
-William
Now they will know you're lying!
Now they will know you're lying!
Now they will know you're lying!
I have a couple 100 miles on the car. I guess I have not posted a photo of it in a while:
how about some more views.
Yes. More pics!!
I actually don't have too many good shots yet. I guess life has just been busy. I have a few snap shots. I have a studio rear shot but I am not ready to release it yet. All I got for rear is when it was on the trailer heading for interior. Notice how high the front is with airbags:
Awsome choises of colours and materials, just love the leather and the stitching. Warm, detailed and stylish.
Maybe it´s already shown somewhere else, but what did you do with the doors (interior)?
That really is beautiful. The interior is just amazing! Excellent work.
Looks great Gary, congrats on getting it done so quickly! lol
quote:Originally posted by lastpushbutton:
Looks great Gary, congrats on getting it done so quickly! lol
Ha Ha, only 9 years!
Here's more on the interior. This is generally a finished snap shot. The ignition timing controls are under the hinged part of the console:
I do not have the forward section of roll bar installed right now but when the interior was done we had to make provisions for it. I moved the door handles where they would clear the roll bar. The door panels had to be built to clear the roll bar. Once interior was designed I removed the roll bar. Window controls are on center console. Window motors are Vader and I love them!
Door handles are aftermarket hot rod which I powdercoated flat black. The spline adapter did not fit the Pantera door handle spline so I 3D printed an adapter for the spline:
Rear bubble is steel and removable:
Steering column is Speedway Motors generic column which I built a surround for. I hated the Pantera column plus the wheel is removable now. With no provisions for turn signals I built a turn signal and light controller where I built an encoder to keep track of the steering wheel column to cancel the turn. Later this developed into an inertia based system and I have since achieved Patents on them.
Heater box is from scratch with a circuit to control it a bit different then normal ventilation systems with 8 servos.
That's at least some of it.
I do not have the forward section of roll bar installed right now but when the interior was done we had to make provisions for it. I moved the door handles where they would clear the roll bar. The door panels had to be built to clear the roll bar. Once interior was designed I removed the roll bar. Window controls are on center console. Window motors are Vader and I love them!
Door handles are aftermarket hot rod which I powdercoated flat black. The spline adapter did not fit the Pantera door handle spline so I 3D printed an adapter for the spline:
Rear bubble is steel and removable:
Steering column is Speedway Motors generic column which I built a surround for. I hated the Pantera column plus the wheel is removable now. With no provisions for turn signals I built a turn signal and light controller where I built an encoder to keep track of the steering wheel column to cancel the turn. Later this developed into an inertia based system and I have since achieved Patents on them.
Heater box is from scratch with a circuit to control it a bit different then normal ventilation systems with 8 servos.
That's at least some of it.
And rear window is removable:
Id love to see this live. Vegas next year?
Amazing work!
Thanks, would love to got to Vegas. Life is awful busy sometimes though.
When I built the car all the air exits the hood. The hood I built from scratch. I did not want it to look like a GT-40 but I also did not know exactly how much opening I needed. The hood is the only radiator air flow exit.
I divided the hood into screen and a movable panel. I learned after driving it a lot this summer that in hot weather the movable panel needs to be open.
I decided to make a new panel with louvers to see if it would work ok closed. I like the raw metal look so I made one out of stainless. I bought a louver di and stamped the .050 stainless panel with louvers today. More to come:
I divided the hood into screen and a movable panel. I learned after driving it a lot this summer that in hot weather the movable panel needs to be open.
I decided to make a new panel with louvers to see if it would work ok closed. I like the raw metal look so I made one out of stainless. I bought a louver di and stamped the .050 stainless panel with louvers today. More to come:
The stainless steel louver panel is done. I was able to give it a slight compound curve to fit the hood. I welded on a front and sides. The sides allow it to be opened or closed.
Before I could only bolt it on open or closed but I laser cut curved cut outs so it can be positioned at any spot in between and it does not need to be completely unbolted to change position. Right now I have it mounted with the back opened about 3/4".
I did not want a shiny stainless finish since I have some raw aluminum parts. I wire brushed it in one direction to give it a less than shiny but uniform appearance.
Before I could only bolt it on open or closed but I laser cut curved cut outs so it can be positioned at any spot in between and it does not need to be completely unbolted to change position. Right now I have it mounted with the back opened about 3/4".
I did not want a shiny stainless finish since I have some raw aluminum parts. I wire brushed it in one direction to give it a less than shiny but uniform appearance.
i hate to say this, but for some reason, that doesn't fit into the details of the rest of the car. i don't have any suggestions nor points to support my opinion.
maybe it is just the angle of the one photo?
maybe it is just the angle of the one photo?
I'm not sure I disagree with you. It is however what it needed functionally. It is growing on me though.
The goal from the begining was to keep it from looking like a gt40 copy. I like the adjustability of the vent.
The goal from the begining was to keep it from looking like a gt40 copy. I like the adjustability of the vent.