Obivion Posted May 3, 2014 Posted May 3, 2014 Oh i love these crazy things... I will follow this build. Dennis
crazyrichard Posted May 3, 2014 Posted May 3, 2014 whouw not only is that gorgeous , it kind of looks like they could have made that from the factory .. love it it just looks spot on !
Psychographic Posted May 3, 2014 Author Posted May 3, 2014 I really hate making hinges! But I do like things that open. This is my first attempt at making the door fit into the opening rather than swinging outside the body.
freakshow12 Posted May 4, 2014 Posted May 4, 2014 They look good. But these corvettes did swing outside the fender
Psychographic Posted May 4, 2014 Author Posted May 4, 2014 They look good. But these corvettes did swing outside the fender Where the heck were you when I was trying to find pics of a door open on this? I could always make new hinges, but as this is a custom, does it really matter? Plus as I said before, I hate making hinges.
Dinky Posted May 4, 2014 Posted May 4, 2014 (edited) Very nice progress, leave the hinges like it is. This look cool! Edited May 4, 2014 by Dinky
TFchronos Posted May 4, 2014 Posted May 4, 2014 I agree with everyone here, leave the hinges like they are. It looks wild!
bobthehobbyguy Posted May 4, 2014 Posted May 4, 2014 Gotta agree the door hinges are fine. Looking forward to more.
rustybill1960 Posted May 5, 2014 Posted May 5, 2014 UMMA-GUMMA MAN!!! This is one wild Kustom David!! I am totally stoked on it!! Your work on this is Fantastic! This is really Cool! Thank You for sharing Later Russ
Psychographic Posted May 9, 2014 Author Posted May 9, 2014 The kit I ordered from ebay came in and I dived right into working on the engine. I know most people would've put a small block or big block in this thing, not me, I'm gonna modernize the stock engine a bit. I started with making a header out of 8 pieces of .080 Evergreen. I made the flanges out of 1/8" tube that I bored out slightly to fit the .080 rod. It needs a little sanding, but after four different ideas I like how this one came out. Next up was an intake, again, .080 rod was used for the runners, and some square stock for the plenum with a .030 base drilled to hold the rods. Putting the flanges on the block was easier than putting them on the manifolds. I left the intakes a little thicker, just to add a little interest. Here's what they look like mounted to the engine.
crazyrichard Posted May 9, 2014 Posted May 9, 2014 nice and yes the way your door opens is much better then all the way out
robertw Posted May 9, 2014 Posted May 9, 2014 Your take on te classic Corvette Nomad, this is going to be interesting to watch. rob
Obivion Posted May 9, 2014 Posted May 9, 2014 Great job. You inspired me and i bought a corvette and nomad kit to try it myself in the future. Dennis
am73grand Posted May 9, 2014 Posted May 9, 2014 This is awesome!! I love that you're using the 6 cylinder!!!
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