C5 T-70 updates

[Neil]

2024-T3

 

[steve]

Steve - just out of curiosity, is this your first mid-engine build?

Well,
Long story, yes and no….I’ve done the crown-Corvair route a lifetime ago and remember the performance well.
This chassis was as cast off from another project(Falcon F7) that I saved from scrap…
Clean, strait, no-rust C5 corvette chassis that was castaway…
I work in the aviation industry so I do sheetmetal as play-time. I have a idea it will WAY overpowered and brutal on tires….
I’ll scale the car as things progress and see what happens. I have the ride-height set at 3.5” front & 4” rear now with overall height at 38” I have Indy car pedals, right hand drive rack and the little stuff all ready to go. My rollcage builder is screaming for me to drop it off so he can build a monkey cage, but sheetmetal I don’t rush, otherwise it will look it. I’m using 2024T3 for most everything to keep cracking at a minimum, and shooting solid fasteners everywhere. ALL the hardware is aviation grade close tolerance where I see fit keyed, or safety wired.

 

[Randy V]

You’re doing a great job in my opinion!

 

[steve]

 

[steve]

Worked on panel location and side-pod close-outs, now that I have the general location set, I can drill up vertical supports for the panel & box everything in. Side-pod covers I’ll cut pie-plate holes in like the original car had to access everything…

 

[steve]

Finished the side-pod close-outs on both side. Time to build seat bases and fuel-tank mounts

 

[steve]

Suspension is reinstalled now, trying to finish panel uprights and start riveting everything together.

 

[DaveC]

Cool project. I see that you reinforced the rear frame, are you adding front crossbeams on the frame rails as well?
C5R pics for fun, might give you some ideas!

 

[steve]

 

[Brian Kissel]

Looking good Steve. I was thinking about your project just the other day. Please keep us updated on this. I’m very interested in seeing it completed.

Regards Brian

 

[steve]

Good evening everyone,
Life’s been busy. I have my corvette cradles out at a friends getting some machine work done so I’m back playin army-men fabricating. Engine/transaxle/suspension/brakes all done ready to go back on. I need to just work fabricating….of course when time allows….

 

[Brian Kissel]

Good to see you back at it Steve. Looking good.

Regards Brian

 

[steve]

Machined rear cradle plate for the 930 transaxle. I’m running engine/transaxle low as I can make work.

 

[steve]

Machined rear cradle plate for the 930 transaxle. I’m running engine/transaxle low as I can make work.

 

[steve]

Well that didn’t come out right side up…..
I cut and widened panel hump to center driver location more. Then I cut some new panels to match, 2024-T3 .100”