Author Topic: Project Pure Pontiac 1977 Trans-Am Clone Racer (Read 5736 times)

55starchief · « **Reply #50 on:** November 01, 2006, 09:51:23 pm »

Good news, andy has a 400 block so have secured that.
He is also going to do all the machine work including some stuff that just wasnt do able due to cost over here. The Block has been cleaned and mag'd it will be bored for the new pistons using a torque plate, line bored on the mains and have the cam bearings installed

We have also decided that the stock crank wouldnt be suitable, it might have been ok if it had been a nodular crank but it wasnt also some one did a butcher job on a ballance at some point in its life and it was also on its 1st grind. We now have a steel crank coming from andy with a fresh 10/10 grind and a full ballance

All in it has cost about £150 more than the machine work over here and we have better parts. Pure Pontiac for teh win

thanks andy

55starchief · « **Reply #51 on:** November 04, 2006, 06:54:17 pm »

Another successfull day today

Mainly removing excess weight

[img]http://www.mkb.cc/gallery/albums/Graeme/PPE%20sat4thnov/DSC00955.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=150>

Full pics here

http://www.mkb.cc/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=68&page=2

F Body · « **Reply #52 on:** November 04, 2006, 08:24:10 pm »

Bet it was dam cold at the barn today ?

Looking good

Quoting: 55starchief

Mainly removing excess weight

Have you got Shifty on a diet

55starchief · « **Reply #53 on:** November 04, 2006, 08:30:06 pm »

Quoting: F Body

Bet it was dam cold at the barn today ?

Nah not to bad, the sun was out and we had the gas heater on for a couple of hours first thing. Once you close the main doors you tend not to notice the temps

Shifty · « **Reply #54 on:** November 06, 2006, 08:14:19 am »

Quoting: F Body

Have you got Shifty on a diet

cheeky monkey,

I tell you if i lost as much weight as that car over the last two weekends there would be nothing left of me.

55starchief · « **Reply #55 on:** February 04, 2007, 11:30:17 am »

Ok after a short sebatical work continued yesterday on the purple people eater.
Whilst shifty started to remove the masses of underseal from the cowl and the firewall ready for a couple of small rust repairs along with the blocking off of many holes no longer needed i set to and started to remove the interior.

First out was the dash which will be going back in, next was the heater matrix which wont. This will be replaced with one from a mini which is both lighter and more compact. The wireing loom was next to be pulled and a good job as it was mainly held together with scotch locks (anyone who uses these should be flogged within an inch of their life) On closer inspection the fuse board is toast with quite a few of the fuse holders being melted away. I will be rebuilding the loom from scratch with only the stuff we actually require. The front seats were next on the list and a complete biatch to remove since the slide relese no longer worked. These will be ditched although shifty wants them for his front room or garden not sure which. New seats will come probably from a 924/944 porsche when i find a set on

that are reasonable. Lastly the dreadful grey carpet was removed, this was actualy bathroom carpet luckily the original black carpet was underneath and in good condition.

only a few pics taken but can be seen here

http://www.mkb.cc/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=68&page=3

Rocky · « **Reply #56 on:** February 04, 2007, 12:53:04 pm »

Im sure that scuttle pannel needs to go as its REALLY heavy i know someone who would buy it

.

Looking good mate cant wait to see it going back together. Also are you getting rid of the back seats, Mine has some Indy pace car rear seats and i dont really want to destroy them to recover as they maybe worth a bit in the future.

55starchief · « **Reply #57 on:** February 04, 2007, 08:03:17 pm »

Quoting: Rocky

Also are you getting rid of the back seats, Mine has some Indy pace car rear seats and i dont really want to destroy them to recover as they maybe worth a bit in the future.

Yup have made the decision to add a 12 point cage seeing as we have removed quite a bit of the original crash protection

If you want the rears and the wheels, just come and get them

Pod · « **Reply #58 on:** February 04, 2007, 09:27:44 pm »

Maybe you should have left the original crash protection in place?

Still in budget I hope.

55starchief · « **Reply #59 on:** February 04, 2007, 09:29:47 pm »

Quoting: Pod

Maybe you should have left the original crash protection in place?

the original protection wouldnt help muh with a fiberglass front end and also if it decides to try out the roof.

55starchief · « **Reply #60 on:** February 04, 2007, 09:32:11 pm »

Quoting: Pod

Still in budget I hope.

of course, 12 point cage kit is about $250 and my mate wilf said he will TIG it all in for me for a crate of beer. I asked him for a price to build the cage and he said after looking at the kit it wasnt worth the effort and to just order it

55starchief · « **Reply #61 on:** February 05, 2007, 06:22:01 pm »

Cage is ordered

55starchief · « **Reply #62 on:** February 16, 2007, 11:54:40 am »

Update on the total cost

Right parts have been ordered the list is as follows

Forged Pistons with plasma rings and chrome moly floating pins and spirolocks
Forged H beam Rods
Manley Highflow 1 piece s/steel valves
Harland Sharp roller rockers
Compcam pro magnum lifters
Compcam with custom grind
chrome moly pushrods with hardened ends
springs,retainers and locks
gear drive
pure pontiac blue printed oil pump
sfi pro race harmonic ballancer
brass freeze plugs
head plugs
holley blue top pump and regulator
purple hornies glass packs
summit racing X pipe set
summit racing 3 position drag shocks front and rear
summit racing drive shaft saftey hoop
Aluminium valley pan
Pair of bucket Seats
Pair Fiberglass front outer fenders
New block and crank along with associated machine work
12 point rollcage

Parts £2076
Car £400
Total £2476

Not to bad and still under what the car would be worth as a standard runner

F Body · « **Reply #63 on:** February 16, 2007, 01:38:44 pm »

Quoting: 55starchief

Total £2476

That's still a lot of Wonga

55starchief · « **Reply #64 on:** February 16, 2007, 01:40:45 pm »

Quoting: F Body

That's still a lot of Wonga

Not really, I have always said i could build a race car for £3k that would run decent times and thats pretty much what we will have. Still havnt exceeded the value of the car and it could be sold to make a profit

Roadkill · « **Reply #65 on:** February 16, 2007, 04:32:58 pm »

Quoting: F Body

That's still a lot of Wonga

Quoting: 55starchief

Not really

I'd have to go with Martyn on this.

You can guarantee there'll be other odd bits you've missed to add to the total.

Welding in the Cage, I'd assume, won't be free . . . .

Shipping / vat / Duty on the lot listed . . .

55starchief · « **Reply #66 on:** February 16, 2007, 05:06:38 pm »

Quoting: Roadkill

Shipping / vat / Duty on the lot listed . . .

vat and duty is, shipping isnt added as its coming over with stuff of mine. There isnt much more to get thats needed to race. The cage is a case of beer to my mate wilf so

55starchief · « **Reply #67 on:** February 16, 2007, 05:08:13 pm »

Quoting: Roadkill

I'd have to go with Martyn on this.

no a lot of wonga is 1k spent on a motor that will never run and is nothing more than a paper weight

Roadkill · « **Reply #68 on:** February 16, 2007, 05:18:28 pm »

Quoting: 55starchief

1k spent on a motor that will never run and is nothing more than a paper weight

Ahem.

It's Art.

And that's the price you pay for individually.

art b · « **Reply #69 on:** February 16, 2007, 11:51:51 pm »

Quoting: Roadkill

It's Art.

wasnt me

ianjpage · « **Reply #70 on:** February 17, 2007, 12:36:33 pm »

Quoting: art b

Quoting: Roadkill
It's Art.

wasnt me

Titsy · « **Reply #71 on:** February 17, 2007, 12:53:24 pm »

Quoting: art b

wasnt me

55starchief · « **Reply #72 on:** February 18, 2007, 06:48:16 pm »

Another sucesful day today although we did find a couple more jobs that need to be done

As you can see the rear floor on the passenger side will need to be replaced

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Shifty finished cleaning up the bulk head

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Here is the bulkhead after welding up all the large holes that arnt needed anymore

[img]http://www.mkb.cc/gallery/albums/Graeme/pics2/DSC01010.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=150>

More pics in the gallery

http://www.mkb.cc/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=68&page=3

55starchief · « **Reply #73 on:** February 25, 2007, 10:38:32 pm »

Todays pics

Shifty attacks the welds with a grinder to tidy-up before we stone chip the firewall

[img]http://www.mkb.cc/gallery/albums/Graeme/Pontiac%2025-2-07/DSC01023.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=150>

Picture of the firewall after being painted with 3M stonechip

[img]http://www.mkb.cc/gallery/albums/Graeme/Pontiac%2025-2-07/DSC01025.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=150>

Cowl panel also done with the stonechip

[img]http://www.mkb.cc/gallery/albums/Graeme/Pontiac%2025-2-07/DSC01026.JPG\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" width=150>

Roadkill · « **Reply #74 on:** February 26, 2007, 12:15:39 pm »

Looking good.

Did you not think to cover the screen before grinding ?

I made that mistake once . . . Never again.