ZT-R Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Hey guys, im at the point where i need to start putting up sheet metal on my front engine compartment that i made out of tubing ( totally cut off the front of the stock car). i was just going to start doing it out of sheet metal but im curious of what you guys are doing if anything different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AK-Z Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 aluminum tubes for the inner fenders and debating on either aluminum panels, just tapping and screwing them in place for easy maintenance later on, or doing the same with fiberglass. But I have to get my new headlights to I can fab up a plug for the headlight housings, before the panels become an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZT-R Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 yea was thinking about making them removable by welding triangles mounting tabs in the corners and drilling a mounting hole in those... but then i dont want it to rattle either... my frame looks alot like this.. this is 74_5.0l_z car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK-Z Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 You just put some outdoor double sided tape between the panel and the frame and secure it with screws. You're making things more complicated than it needs to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
74_5.0L_Z Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 When I finished mine, I added some lightweight tubes (1 x 0.058") that have mounting tabs at the front of the headlight buckets. When I get home tonight, I'll see if I have any pictures. Basically, the rear of the front fenders mount to the stock locations at the cowl and rocker panel, the front of the fender is attached by some light weight tubing, and the middle of the fender lip rests on the structure of the strut tower (with a piece of rubber sandwiched between). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
74_5.0L_Z Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 As promised, here are some photos showing the fender installation: The first picture shows the car as it is today (with the hood removed). In the picture, you can see the 1 x 0.058" tube that connect the two fenders. The brackets on the end of the tube are constructed of 1/8" plate welded to 1.125 x 0.058" tubing that slide over the transverse tube. The next four picture show the hinges and front structure during the construction phase two years ago. In this picture, you can see the hinges of course. The hinges were made by slipping two pieces of the 1.125 x 0.058' tubing over the transverse tube and welding two lengths of 1 x 0.035" tubing. Each piece of the 1 x 0.035" tubing has two dzus bracket welded to retain the hood. The small diameter black tube with the rod ends has since been deleted (it was only there for alignment during welding). In these pictures, yo can also see where I had to massage the inner mounting flange of the fenders to clear the strut tower structure. I only removed enough material to clear. When I was making the front fender supports, I was trying to come up with a structure that could be used to pull the car off the track if required, but that would also give in that event of an accident without affecting the suspension attach points. I apologize for the size of the pictures, but it is easier to see the detail in the bigger pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoov100 Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 zeus fasteners holding custom bent sheet metal panels will probably be your best bet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZT-R Posted April 21, 2009 Author Share Posted April 21, 2009 zeus fasteners holding custom bent sheet metal panels will probably be your best bet. dzus fasteners hmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZT-R Posted April 21, 2009 Author Share Posted April 21, 2009 74_5.0L your front end encloses your entire car... geez man thats sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonycharger72 Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 74_5.0L_Z that is some great fabrication and customization mate - looks amazing!!! Does that bonnet arrangement really work with funnelling the air through the radiator - looks like it does? just curious as I don't really have a bonnet, nor a front end, or a radiator or radiator support panel - kinda looking at a blank canvass The radiator air tunnel from the front spolier out through the bonnet looks like a really good idea, just wondering how well you have found it cools your engine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
74_5.0L_Z Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Thanks, The car cools very well. It never gets hotter than 190 F. When I dynoed the car a few months back, the car was on the dyno for two hours and never got hot. Here is a link to the bodywork construction thread: http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=121617&highlight=emulates&page=3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZT-R Posted April 21, 2009 Author Share Posted April 21, 2009 yea i dont think i have that kind of fab time to devote, great job though 74 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZT-R Posted April 21, 2009 Author Share Posted April 21, 2009 oh i mean what are you guys for inner fenders? if that makes more sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
74_5.0L_Z Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Black plastic. It comes in 24" wide rolls. I got mine from Coleman Racing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZT-R Posted April 22, 2009 Author Share Posted April 22, 2009 Black plastic. It comes in 24" wide rolls. I got mine from Coleman Racing. seems like you need a picture assistant http://www.colemanracing.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=3451 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZT-R Posted April 24, 2009 Author Share Posted April 24, 2009 pics? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetride2go Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 I had to enclose most of this race car. We used rivits, lots of rivits! In areas where acessability was needed we used zeus fasteners. Zeus fasteners hold pretty tight when done correctly, I'm pretty sure you wont get any rattles. The rivits drill out really easy. You might consider getting a Cleko kit - http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=SUM%2DG1850&N=700+115&autoview=sku these really help laying out sheetmetal, amongst other things. Here's some Cleko's in use on the right side of this dash. It's not inner fenders, but here's a bunch of sheetmetal work for a firewall. Cheers Ryan~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZT-R Posted April 26, 2009 Author Share Posted April 26, 2009 looks good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonycharger72 Posted April 30, 2009 Share Posted April 30, 2009 Here is a link to the bodywork construction thread: Got any more pics , I am really interested in doing something like this with my Car! Particulary the front without the bonnet or radiator in place, I would love to see some bare pictures of that area if you got them mate? Had a look in the engine bay of a S4/5 RX7 the other day and its Radiator was sloped just like yours from the Factory! besides the ducting, which would have been very difficult if the radiator was straight up and down vertical, is there any science behind sloping the Radiator back like that mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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