And a tank for V2.

front limits in.

.125 rear firewall.

Exhaust, 2" into 2.5" through a Magnaflow.

Mounting the engine and new Weddle filled 091.

The new engine. 3.5L Honda

Started the dash.

The new tires and wheels 33x10.5x15 Generals on Pro-Am beadlocks.

1.0 is finished and headed for exhaust then home to its owner for wiring. One day it will return for fenders and some misc. items. 

Version 1.0 about to roll out!

Well, Version 1.0 is about to head out for exhaust, wire and plumb. Dash is complete for now and may get some additional work in the future, but its wrap up time for this season. Dash is 090 5052.

Well, made progress on another one. Same car just slightly different cage for a bit taller guy.

And collected a couple more beauties from Jamar!

Picked up 6 Pro-Am beadlocks and awaiting tires. The BFG's are actually from V1.0 that is almost complete. Focusing at the moment to have V1.0 on the road by July. This car will be wearing General grabbers in the hopeful near future.

Jamar pedals came in. They are the PRO-X series also. Nice unit. The master cylinders are beautiful and match the brakes nicely. Same high quality and workmanship. Need to get some more.....and more is on the way!

This is it in another Thing we are building, Version 1.0. My version will be almost identical.

I got the tank welded up. Still need to build the sump. These are the holes the baffles direct fuel to drain into the sump when fuel is low. The sump will hold about a gallon to insure there  is always fuel. The holes will also help prevent low fuel starvation when on angle and low tank.

Started one of two fuel tanks.

This is the first of two fuel tanks. I'm building two cars at the same time. Made of .125 5052. The baffles work to divert low fuel to the sump where it becomes trapped in the sump through the dimple die holes.

Figured I would see what she looks like on borrowed wheels.

JAMAR PRO-X install

Mounted the calipers and installed the brakes. Overall a straight forward bolt on job. I welded the caliper mounts that came with the brakes to the spindle. Everything went so smooth I decided to assemble the front end to see how everything looks.

I just received my JAMAR PRO-X front disc brakes and rear micro stubs. These are the nicest pieces I have seen. I will post some more pics on the car. The workmanship is awesome!

Finished up the last upper control arm. I had been putting it off since I hadn't needed it. This is the basic jig used for making them. Simple, easy to weld around and inexpensive.

This is a detail of the steering setup. The Saginaw gear is from a IROC Z. I belive it is 2.5 turns lock to lock. That is not the actual draglink, but a temporary mock up. The final will be double shear and tube inserts.

here is a picture of the front bulkhead. Made from 1/8" Chromoly.

And welding continues and continues. Hopefully the one and only upside down pic!

Tiging away!

All warmed up and welding away.

Ok, I'm warmed up enough to go on. Last couple of "not so via able welds". Pictures aren't fair. This whole car would be done if I Mig'd it! The floor is mig at least. I am burnin Argon like mad. Now I know why finish welders are so expensive. The Argon alone counts for a lot of the hourly. If anyone is interested in welding, let me know. I'll need a second job to weld this out! It would be cool to find someone tacked up that just needed the finish passes, but that would be rare. 

Some welding done.

Still a lot of work to do. I started getting some welding done while some intersections are free from gussets. Things in some areas are going to be tight for the torch.

I was able to mount the body to the chassis. I used 1.5" tubing sleeved through the body to mounts on the chassis. Once all the panels were solidly mounted, I cut the body into pieces and now it is removable one piece at a time. Each piece is easily handle by one person. Ill build a rack or cart to store them on when not in use or cleaning after a run. Body work should be easy on saw horses also.