[tom s]

sheet

[RAM AIR V]

HI TOM. I WANTED TO USE STEEL IF I CAN GET IT. I DON'T WANT TO USE ORIGINAL CARBS FOR THIS PROJECT.....TAKE CARE JERRY

[blueghoast]

I made my own jerry, I used some cardboard
to make a template then tranfered to a piece
of alluminium. Worked great.

GT.

[REEDRACER]

Originally Posted by 65nss4spdGTO

Here are a couple pictures of our 1961 Tempest. We've had the car for around 5 to 6 years, picked it up as a driver here in the Chicago area. I remember seeing the car at a service station back in the late 90's. It's all complete and original, it has been repainted, not showing any signs of filler in the body.

The plan was to build this car for heads up drag racing, but the car will sit untouched until I'm able to complete the project in a timely manner, I made a decision to invest in new equipment in my shop versus using the resources on another race car.

Calvin Hill
Hill Performance
708-250-7420

Nice 61! Looks like the one we have! Should be a cool car when your done building it.

[spartazoo]

To be continued...

[gtogoat]

Originally Posted by spartazoo

To be continued...

Kip-
You decided to keep her?

[spartazoo]

I had one person from the board here really interested but could not make it work with what he wanted to do. I understood completely.

Had a few tire kickers.

Had two guys from Ebay that wanted it to put other motors in (I will leave it at that). One made a really good offer but I said no way!

So I am keeping it for now, completing my upgrade, and shooting for POCI/GTOAA in Dayton 2013.

After working on it this weekend... I kinda got the bug back. It really is a NICE car.

Kip

[gtogoat]

Originally Posted by spartazoo

I had one person from the board here really interested but could not make it work with what he wanted to do. I understood completely.

Had a few tire kickers.

Had two guys from Ebay that wanted it to put other motors in (I will leave it at that). One made a really good offer but I said no way!

So I am keeping it for now, completing my upgrade, and shooting for POCI/GTOAA in Dayton 2013.

After working on it this weekend... I kinda got the bug back. It really is a NICE car.

Kip

Good to hear-
Looking forward to seeing you and "Born to Late" this coming year at POCI and Tripower Nats!

[spartazoo]

Originally Posted by gtogoat

Good to hear-
Looking forward to seeing you and "Born to Late" this coming year at POCI and Tripower Nats!

Not to mention I told both of my sons WHEN they make Eagle Scout I would let them take it down the track... I have been reminded of that.

[GaryK]

Originally Posted by spartazoo

Not to mention I told both of my sons WHEN they make Eagle Scout I would let them take it down the track... I have been reminded of that.

One of the best reasons to keep the car!! Looking forward to seeing them make a pass!

[REEDRACER]

Originally Posted by GaryK

One of the best reasons to keep the car!! Looking forward to seeing them make a pass!

I agree as well. My wife and I decided to keep our 61 for now. Too cool of cars to part with.

[Apache Warrior]

'After working on it this weekend... I kinda got the bug back. It really is a NICE car.'

Make it a really NICE, FUN, and EXCITING car....put a Jerico in it.

Nothing beats a 4spd Nostalgia race car!

[Jeff Hamlin]

Lots of time has passed since the Lemans has been back.
This is the build that never ends.
After all the stumbles with engine issues it seems to be heading in the right direction.
A recent Trans upgrade has put 63 close to where he should have been several years ago.
It’s been staying somewhat consistent with mid/high 10:40's and should be able to get it down a bit more with some tuning.
But of course as in the past the season is over and next year it will be like starting over.

Hang in there 63 it’s only Money

[mechanickeith]

Jeff,,,,Thats one fine looking car!!!

[boodlefoof]

Finally had some time out in the garage today to work on the car. Satchell link rear suspension is coming along, and I almost have all of the lower trailing arm mounting bracketry fabricated and tacked into place. Once it is all tacked in I'll flip the car up on its side to do final welding. Welding upside down is just too much of a pain in the neck. Of course I'll post pics when I can.

Also took a break from the back end to turn to the front. After much hacking on the Heidt's Mustang II suspension crossmember, the firewall and the floor, I now have the engine and 4L80e trans sitting where I want them and where I'll be able to get my driveshaft angles properly set. While the 4L80 is pretty long and I moved the engine/trans back a bit, the factory bench seat is still going to work fine.

I've been playing around with the Suspension Analyzer program to figure out how I'm going to reposition the steering assembly to make this work with the repositioned engine. I have a couple of position solutions that will allow me to keep the rack and pinion with good steering geometry... now it is just a matter of figuring out how I'm going to make the bracketry to relocate the rack and drop the outer tie rod mount points. While a headache, on the plus side I should end up having re-engineered it to have less bump steer and better ackermann geometry.

If the rack doesn't work out the other option was (and still could be) going back to the old steering box and just fabricating a new center link that will position the tie rods where they need to be.

[c5farmer]

My car has finally hit the ground and is running. The headliner from Ames is installed and the seats are upholstered. The interior trim parts need painted and installed, then the carpet door panels and seats can be bolted down. After a front end alignment, it will be ready for the road. Thinking about spraying a semi-gloss coat of clear paint on it. Also have a set fat and skinny tires on cragar s/s mags ready to mount.

[mjm421]

Originally Posted by c5farmer

My car has finally hit the ground and is running. The headliner from Ames is installed and the seats are upholstered. The interior trim parts need painted and installed, then the carpet door panels and seats can be bolted down. After a front end alignment, it will be ready for the road. Thinking about spraying a semi-gloss coat of clear paint on it. Also have a set fat and skinny tires on cragar s/s mags ready to mount.

It's always good to see another one up and running!!! Congrats and good job! Mike McCarty

[xlrate]

All put together and a few shake down drives. A real tire fryer! Now I get to put it away till spring :-(

Exterior Shots 1:

[xlrate]

Some more!

[xlrate]

Note my conversion to 66 GTO Rally Gauges & the Wangers and Beswick glove box!