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Post by V8 Super Beetle on Jun 5, 2008 8:58:12 GMT -5
I will be welding it into the frame so that way it'll make it more rigid. I had considered welding the bottom 6" x 6" plates to the frame, the floor will be welded into the car body and the roll bar would have 6" x 6" plates at the base that would bolt to the plates on the frame. So that way I could remove the body when needed making a motor swap / pull easier for repairs / replacement. I think it would be just as strong and it would be easier to build the floor, not having to work around the bars.
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Post by V8 Super Beetle on Jun 9, 2008 9:08:23 GMT -5
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Post by V8 Super Beetle on Jun 9, 2008 9:09:31 GMT -5
Pictures came out better too. I cleaned my camera phone lens!  |
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Post by V8 Super Beetle on Jun 9, 2008 11:08:44 GMT -5
Ordered the set of vortec heads and the intake Friday! They'll be here Tuesday! |
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Post by hellraiser on Jun 9, 2008 18:00:12 GMT -5
wow its realy coming along.
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Post by lookatme on Jun 9, 2008 22:02:32 GMT -5
its good to see you making some progress on your frame. hope you can keep it coming without "outside interference".
mmmmm new part day is always great. especially when they come in large boxes.
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Post by V8 Super Beetle on Jun 10, 2008 8:53:09 GMT -5
wow its realy coming along. Next it's finishing up the body work and then I'll make up my mind what direction to take on the roll bar / cage. |
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Post by hellraiser on Jun 10, 2008 23:32:08 GMT -5
nice nice, hope u get it finished without any problems lol
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Post by V8 Super Beetle on Jun 11, 2008 8:44:03 GMT -5
I'm getting closer to finishing up everything that needs the noisy tools! If that lady has a problem, she can lick my walnuts. It's getting finished.  |
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Post by V8 Super Beetle on Jun 11, 2008 9:03:49 GMT -5
Got in my goodies yesterday! One of the heads has a bent rocker stud from shipping UPS. So it's gotta go back. Summit stage I vortec intake, idle-6000 rpms, dual plane.  GM Vortec heads, #060.  Notice anything wrong!  |
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Post by lookatme on Jun 11, 2008 21:41:12 GMT -5
sorry about the stud.
man thats an aggravation.
itll be worth the wait though. youll see.
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Post by V8 Super Beetle on Jun 12, 2008 10:10:50 GMT -5
Thanks! It's aggravating for sure. I'm sure UPS damaged it in shipping cause they're known for not being good with packages. Then yesterday I called up Summit to find out what I should do about getting it taken care of free of charge to me. The guy at Summit was going to send me a new stud, but I told him I don't have the tools to fix it, which I don't and really don't want to bother with fixing a new product I just purchased. So Summit help desk said to take it to a GM dealer to see if they'll fix it under warranty. I just called service and asked if they would. They told me pretty much what I expected, "It's up to Summit to take care of the problem and not us." So Summit emailed me a call tag. So basically it's being shipped back at their expense and as soon as they see movement on the tracking they'll send out a new head.
I though it was kinda gay that they just didn't email me the call tag first thing instead these alternatives, but it could've been cause of miscommunication cause he was thinking I needed the parts ASAP.
Either way, I'm in no hurry and it was all taken care of. Definitely worth the wait to get it right.
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Post by hellraiser on Jun 13, 2008 0:30:29 GMT -5
ya that still sucks, cuz i know how i am with any part or thing, im so excited to get it lol
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Post by V8 Super Beetle on Jun 16, 2008 13:32:08 GMT -5
Got a little bit of work done this weekend. For starters I rolled out "Blue", swept up the garage, and organized a bit. I got that out the way so I could make another mess. Now that I've got my chassis about 85% done I'm concentrating on doing body work. My plan is to have both the frame and body finished at the same time so that way I can send off my car to get painted while I break down, paint and rebuild the chassis.   There's some dings here and there you couldn't really see but could feel. So I took care of those. I sprayed primer on those areas once I finished smoothing down the body filler.   |
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Post by hellraiser on Jun 16, 2008 20:44:01 GMT -5
ya body work sucks lol thats all i can realy say
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