Rufus GT-R

[Rufus C Mathews Jr]

Made cardboard patterns for the front vertical panel extensions to fill the gap up to the clam and provide a ledge for the new return flanges on the clam to bolt to. Cut 3/16 aluminum pieces from the patterns and attached them to the front vertical pieces.

 

[Rufus C Mathews Jr]

Added vertical plates in front of the door hinges to give the front clam an area to attach and also act as a seal/block in front of door. Fiber glassed plated into the front clam that will match up to the plates in front of the doors

 

[Rufus C Mathews Jr]

Pictures

 

[Rufus C Mathews Jr]

Fit the hood hinges to the hood and glassed in aluminum plates for anchor screws. Still need to clean up the glass work and then attach the hinges and fit the hood into the front clam

 

[Rufus C Mathews Jr]

Had to relocate the fuel fill since the hood will open. Relocated to the passenger side so I can get out of the car when parked at a fuel pump. I will use the Sparko fill that came with the kit. Machined two reducers from 2" to 1-1/2: and welded them in to the fuel fill and a line to the tank. Bought some 1-1/2" aluminum tube form Speedway and rand the line to the new location. Built up the area under the new fuel fill location and will recess the fill into the clam.

 

[Rufus C Mathews Jr]

Working on the rear clam hinges that I got from H. Will post pictures later as the ones I took are somehow lost.

 

[Joel K]

Very nice work Rufus.

 

[Jim B.]

what hinges are those on the front?

 

[Rufus C Mathews Jr]

Home Depot
12 in. Stainless Steel, 4-Bar Hinge Casement or Projecting Window

 

[Michael Hampson]

Looks great, Rufus!!!

 

[Rufus C Mathews Jr]

Here is another option on the hinges--Prime Line P/N 3628 on Amazon

 

[Rufus C Mathews Jr]

Dash is installed and connected up. Next thing is to start the engine.

 

[Rufus C Mathews Jr]

First start of the Aluminator 5.2 XS

Don't know how to post the video--any help?

 

[Michael Hampson]

Don't know… Post on YouTube and then post a link here?

 

[Alan P]

if you don’t have a YouTube channel text or email me the video and I’ll put it here for you.

 

[Alan P]

 

[Paul]

Congratulations. This was awesome to watch

 

[Alan P]

 

[Michael Hampson]

That's awesome!

 

[Kurtiss H.]

Fantastic Rufus. Congratulations!