HM 1110 Build pics

[s_reynolds]

Bill, I used the Wipac buckets as well and the fit was about the same. I sanded the flat edges to round/blend them into the fender and they look pretty good. I haven't painted yet, but I think they will be fine. I also did the same for the tail lights and they blend into the fender better as well.

Regards, Sam

[Slithern]

This is a shot of the outer fender wells.  I had been putting this off for a long time because the brackets sent from Hurricane were not really usable.  I needed a bit more space inside the engine compartment and had to make new brackets.  I couldn't put it off any longer though as i wanted to drive the car with the body on and it slings rocks everywhere.  I didn't want my pipes to get more chipped then they already are from the body going on.  I think it came out pretty good.

[Slithern]

The gas cap...... We didn't like the idea of screwing the cap through the body.  My friend has a lathe and we decided to turn down the cap assembly a little bit and open up the hole in the car a tiny bit so it would drop down and rest farther down inside the hole, so the Lemans cap will close.  We still may have to shorten the spacer on the Lemans cap but it is waaaaay closer then it was.

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Another with the cap on.

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The Trunk roughed in and the quick jacks on.  I will be doing a lot more work in the coming weeks to get closer on the alignment of the doors, trunk and hood panels.

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Windshield on.  The hole lined up pretty good that we had drilled earlier, but it was quite the magic trick to get all the washers and nuts on with the body on.

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Twin pusher fans mounted.  They may be a little high, i'm not sure. We aren't exactly sure how much room the fittings and the oil cooler are going to take up.  It may balance it out just fine, or we may have to drop the fans a pinch.  I still think they look cool.

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Backed out and pulled back in to try and check out the ride height.

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And off we went.

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Here's a link for an onboard video with the body on.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORxsM1-7SVc

[danc30]

Too cool video.  Great job.
Wasn't that a thrill?
Dan

[Slithern]

It really was amazing.  I now have an actual car.  It was way different then the go Kart.  Faster, more real. I've actually got 50 miles on it now.

[jwd]

Congrats. on the major milestone. That sure brings back some memories of my first drive.

Jim

[MFE III]

Congratulations Bill!  You sure smoked me on the build. I remember when you came by to look at my build when you were checking out Hurricanes.  Now you're nearly done and I haven't even fired mine up yet. Oh well, gotta say that I'm enjoying the build, even at my snail pace, and will be a little disappointed once it's done. But then again, are they ever really done?

On the pusher fans, I don't think they're too high. You'll see on originals that the axis of the fans was just a few inches below the upper edge of the grill area. Would love to see a pic from inside the wheel well to see how you mounted them, if you don't mind.
Matt

[Slithern]

Matt,

I had an unfair disadvantage.  My good friend whom you met when we checked your car out has been with me every step of the way.  He's very good at this stuff and has been invaluable.  We also have had 3 or 4 full days with another friend, so some days we had 3 guys working on it.  Still a long way to go from here.  I'll see what i can do this weekend regarding the pics of the pushers.  We just used machine screws to mount it currently.  Not completely sure if we will leave it that way permanently.

Bill