Here we are, the final of three articles written to celebrate a 10 year journey of a car guys dream to take a car from a rendering to completion to compete in the coveted Grand National Roadster Show.
If you have just joined us, go back to the beginning and follow through the build and see what it takes to build and compete at this level. Was it worth it? If you ask me the car is indeed a stand out, the fit and finish is flawless and some of the original details are sure to be mirrored by others. Ask Wayne, and you will get a beaming smile you would compare to that of a new father, after all this is his baby.
Part 1 Part 2 See the completed car here.
Wayne wanted to be sure we recognised the individuals that spent countless hours on this project, here they are:
- Bruce Williams – Graphic illustration, Design consultant
- Maurice Cahill – Body Fabrication
- Bill Bourbonais – Chassis and Suspension Fabrication
- Neil Ramsay and Dennis Pogoda - Body and Paint prep
- Sean Ryan – Paint and Polish
- Al Elworthy –Wiring and Injection
- Jim McFail – Interior
- Kevin Christianson – Wheels, Custom Engine Accessories
- Mark Campbell Street and Performance- Chroming
- Ralph Schellenberg- Assembly and Transport.
It's now up to the judges
As promised! We are finally going to take you through the installation of the Lokar shifter [PT# ATS6350BM; Lokar] on our freshly rebuilt Chevy th350.
When looking at this beautiful carbon fiber MacPherson strut most will ask what super car it came off of. However this is actually a concept designed by German auto part supplier ZF for your run of the mill european micro car.
ZF engineers claim that because of the few parts required to build, the cost of manufacturing is on par with the current systems available today. This concept is only built to be able to support vehicles under 2,000 pounds but can be modified for larger vehicles.
Could this idea continue to bring carbon fiber to the masses? Only time will tell.
[Source: Automobile Mag]
The last segment in our Chevy 350 Turbo (th350) rebuild is now here.
For those of you who have been following this rebuild thank you very much for the comments and for those who haven't please see the links below to the previous issues containing steps 1 and 2.
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