I thought I had posted my project 7

[raceral]

I just thought I would add my car to the member ride thread.

It is a scratch built copy of a 7, more or less.

I used the Haynes frame as a basis for my build, but went with a solid rear axle as there was not much chance of finding a Merkur in my part of the woods.

The engine is a 3.4 chevy 60 degree V6 crate motor with a 1993 WC T5 out of a Sonoma.

The rear end is a Ford Explorer unit.

Front suspension is home made using Mustang II spindles.

The wheels are 2007 Mustang 16x7.

I am using Gaz shocks and springs.

The exhaust and headers are all homemade as is the roll bar and most everything else.

Anyway I have attached a link to my signature that shows photos of the construction from the start to the almost finished end, I hope to have it on the road soon and at this point am pretty well ready to apply for my VIN.

 

Al

[MightyMike]

Nice! More pics please.

[raceral]

Thanks Mike,

I have a number of pictures on the attached link below, but here are a few more one of the interior and one of the engine.

They are a bit blurry as I think my camera is slowly going on the blink.

[MHKflyer52]

Very nice indead.....

[KiwiBirkin]

Looks great you have a made a real nice job of the car.

[Croc]

I just spent 2 hours browsing your build pics with a few cups of the morning wake up drink - the effort and the quality you put into that build is exceptional. So many great ideas here that I am now thinking about. The seven looks great - the color scheme suits it so well.

 

How long did it take you to get this far?

 

I will be interested to hear how it drives when you really get a chance to push it hard.

[slngsht]

very tastefully done and nicely executed.

[DeanG]

Tell us more. I am particularly interested in the neat hose routing and the steering column. Also where did those funky switches, engine mounts come from?

[lancylad]

What an awesome job you have done. The car looks fantastic....I feel your Perma-grin coming on already!!

[raceral]

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How long did it take you to get this far?

 

I will be interested to hear how it drives when you really get a chance to push it hard.

 

Thank you all for the very postive comments.

I have got about three years into building the car, I had a few spots where I was off of it for a couple months at a stretch.

I also am really looking forward to getting the engine broke in and hearing how it sounds and runs at higher rpms.

Plus getting it licensed as well of course.

 

Al

[raceral]

Tell us more. I am particularly interested in the neat hose routing and the steering column. Also where did those funky switches, engine mounts come from?

 

Dean, the blue hoses are from Summit Racing, they had a blow out of them for some reason and were liquidating the blues off for $7.50, so I grabbed a few sets.

I orginally had the blue heater hoses as well but swapped them out so I could install a screw on fitting to bleed the air out of the system.

The steering column is from Speedway, once again it was a sale item at the time.

The column clamps are home made out of hinged 3/8 steel plate I have a 2 postion adjustment built in so I can raise or lower the wheel a little bit.

The rotary switches I got from England, Vehicle Wiring Products or Holden.

The toggles are from Victora British in Kansas as well as my wiper setup and mirrors.

The engine mounts are stock S10 truck mounts attached to home made brackets welded to the frame.

The outside frame rails in the engine compartment I ran double 1x1 tubing just in case a little extra twisting strength was needed at the base of the mount.

 

Al

[WestTexasS2K]

Job well done my friend. You put alot of detail in on that beast. That first drive is going to be so much fun. I bet you will be smiling for a week. Thanks for sharing with us.