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The current rear flares seem to be the same ones used by Don Devendorfs IMSA car. Those ended up on the white street car pictured. Some of the earlier shots of the BSR car show a different shape. I don't know if this is the same car. I would find the best pics I could find and use some of those great English restoration businesses to fab up some close replicas. You could always do a Big Sam replica. Good luck and great find on the early chassis.
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College is an exciting and busy time. Wouldn't it be great to have a rolling chassis as a graduation present? Then do the engine install as a father son welcome to the real world project. I do not know your family situation but I find it sad that your dream must fade away. I am in a family of non- automotive enthusiasts so I work alone but it is still fun. Good luck and still visit this site, I will miss someone who mentions Can-Am and IMSA in the same post.
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Up until this year everything would break down small enought to fit in the attic. Meanie and mini-meanie (the 8ft smoke monster and his 1 1/2 ft clone) are going to live in my study. The abdomen of the spider is fiberglass and will live in the side yard. The rest of the stuff still fits in the attic. Next year I think I will need a shed to house the motley crew. All of my ideas I copied from other how to web sites. There are some serious haunters out there. Check out the work these guys do. http://www.terrorsyndicate.com
Meanie in his final resting place
Meanie and mini-meanie
climbing skeletons before I finished staining the upper 2. The motorized flying crank ghost is just visible in the window
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By the expression I would say he is a Toyota owner who just lost one to a Z.
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Here is the finished spider rider. The smoke blowing monster made one kid cry. Now I can get back to car stuff.
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For the house and also my daughters school has a Fall Festival with a haunted house. The how-to website I built this from (pretty easy) is http://www.halloweencreations.com Look under "projects" in the Figures section under "Mr.Barlow".
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My smoke breathing 8 ft. monster with flicker flame eyes is almost done. Next is a refurbish of my giant spider (I am using fiberglass for the body so perhaps some skills gained will translate to IMSA flare molds.)
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This kit was made from a very low race car so the wheel cutoutouts are very high like raised eyebrows on a not too low car. Solutions for different size wheels include cutting the fenders which is easy since there is no inner fender, or to fill the space you can do as Dan Juday did when he added a lip on his car. It is a combination of three kits in a very tastefull filling of the gap that can occur on a street car. The rear flares on Dan's car is the modified YZ flare.
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http://www.ztrix.com The 280YZ kit. Bill Coffey modified his to include the bumper and headlights and he uses a different front air dam.
The molds were taken from a GT-2 racecar. You can check my set out if you sell me the 280 strut tubes. If you don't then...........just kidding. Check out Jay Hitchcocks photo album. http://album.hybridz.org/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=12636 He is in Sacramento too.
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Here are 18x12 radials (more negative camber) front and back.
I have 16x12 and will use bias ply like Bill Coffeys car (below)on my autocross car.
My car
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Are there any other Hybriders out there into building Halloween props or is it just me. I am using my 240Z windshield wiper motors from my 2 autocross/track 73's for an Axworthy ghost and an animated skeleton. I am also building my second and third Flying Crank Ghosts. For those who have not seen one, you will be the hit of the neighborhood. Even the toughest little guy said at the door, "I really like your ghost, man". Check out the inventor’s how-to website at http://www.phantasmechanics.com/
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Excellent, does that mean you have extra 280 strut tubes you want to sell like we discussed on the phone or are you still deciding your direction with the suspension. Every time I go to the Sacto pick n Pull i feel like I am going to be robbed out in the isolated Datsun corner. I guess I should try Roseville's. Steve
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I would start with r compound tires on a seperate set of wheels. You will be amazed at the difference. Then start sorting out the handling after driving with sticky tires. I could fit my cantelevered 9 inch wide slicks, tool box, air tank, jack, wheel ramps(wood), folding chair inside the car for the drive to and from events. You have good spring rates for a dual purpose car.
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If your are going for a Can Am look I have been partial to this one. It looks like spacers were added to the stock fender in front and flat metal work in the rear vented out like a Group7 car...well sort of.
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In the south bay check out
http://www.magnumforceracing.com/cars/cars.htm
They did a roll bar in my friends Z.
The big Sacramento drag shop is at
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The pic is connected to photobucket so it should work. I also put it in my gallery at http://album.hybridz.org/showphoto.php?photo=4052&cat=500&page=1
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I found this picture of an IMSA Z under construction with the wooden buck for the rear flare. This is from "Advanced Race Car Suspension Development" by Steve Smith.
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Hi John, I would be glad to let someone take molds in Sacramento but 450 miles is a little far for me to haul stuff and leave in someones grubby resin covered fingers.
Just to remind folks I don't have a g-nose, the red front flares are square cut, not how I have seen ones using a g-nose. The flares also have mudflaps, not IMSA correct like Frisselle flares. Also as I understand fiberglass molding, it needs to be on the car and finished for a smooth and dimensionally accurate mold to be taken. The rears I have are still molded to the quarter panel of the cut up car so that would work, but the fronts would need to mounted to a Z. el240z and hooversturbo have complete cars that are the correct flares and g-nose. They are both in the San Francisco bay area. I doubt Hoover would want his paint messed up but perhaps el240z has not painted his yet? Still 400 miles away from the shop Dudeboy found.
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It looks nice. Isn't the widebody kit you have there no longer being made? I am very interested in seeing a bigger picture of the front airdam.
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Here is what I want my autocross car to look like. The wheels I borrowed from a pic of Drivesideways car and drew an airdam/splitter on front. I share Oldestzguys affinity for a no g-nose look.
Here are the rear flares from the white Primadonna Z.
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I have been trying to call up http://www.darius240z.com and "servin it up" websites for a couple of days with no luck. Anyone else having any luck? Sorry if this has been covered already. I did a search and saw Darius had new pictures of his car posted but no luck in calling them up. I saw an expose yesterday on Inside Edition cracking down on websites selling DVD's with illegal bike stunts on public streets. Coincidence or maybe it's a server problem. Just guessing now.
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How about keeping the original windshield and a couple of inches all around the frame of the window and lay that back. Then do metal work to match the body up rather than a custom windshield.
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If I only had the cash....... http://sacramento.craigslist.org/car/75640438.html
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Wow 2 jobs. My wife only has one...hmmm honey I need more car parts. Nope that won't fly.
The wheels I bought from http://www.midatlanticmotorsport.com/ are Panasport C8's. Any 3 piece wheel can be made to your offset, width and bolt circle. The Panasports max out at 12 inches wide.
I am going to try to mold just the flare portion in fiberglass to attach to trimmed steel fenders. A complete fiberglass fender mold plus the inner liner which is a seperate mold is beyond my skills I am certain. If that works out I will let you know. Do keep looking though because these IMSA style cars pop up once in awhile.
Recommendations for AutoX Slicks
in Brakes, Wheels, Suspension and Chassis
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The 23x9.5x15 slicks are cantilever and are designed for a 7 inch wheel. Thats what I used since they are plentiful and cheap used but they don't have the most even wear pattern. Pics of the Goodyear version 23x9x15 on 15x8 wheels are in my gallery on the green car.