Pro-Street Bug... A flip from the norm ! - Page 3

Mexi · 02-07-2008, 07:43 PM

flicking through those photies, I so thought you were building the frame from jumbo studding.

Looking good.

**Roadrunna** · 02-07-2008, 08:14 PM

it'd make it lighter to work on

This thing's fecking heavy as it is now

jinx · 02-07-2008, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Roadrunna

i can see a gap ther surley they can get some more tire in there?

**Roadrunna** · 02-07-2008, 11:54 PM

Planning on fitting a third in there as a spare

Mr Big · 05-07-2008, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Roadrunna

Here's a few more 'inspiration' shots ...

If you concentrate really hard looking at that picture you can hear the V8 rumbling and spitting

Can't wait to see this beast on the road

**Roadrunna** · 05-07-2008, 08:31 PM

I wish I could say that's the bug but unfortunately mine is just lengths of steel at the mo

**Roadrunna** · 10-07-2008, 06:15 PM

Here we go then. Bit of a break looking after Sal since she jumped down the stairs and did her ankle in.

I finished off welding the rear suspension uprights & put them in place to mount the crossmembers.

Tacked the rear crossmember into place

Seaming up some of the welds on the middle of the 3 crossmembers

Just a look at some of the welds

Tada !!! It's a masterpiece

All the crossmembers tacked in. Seaming them up after the previous one has cooled down (Jeez it's boring )

And a trial fit against the car just to see what it looks like

Hmmm,

The wood is showing the line from the edge of the wheel arch.
Think I might end up narrowing it some more

Will see how it goes later on

**Roadrunna** · 10-07-2008, 09:41 PM

Did a bit more.

Seamed up all the rear frame section.

Aligned one of the chassis rails and tacked into place.

I think i'm gonna need a bigger garage

It's amazing how you don't realise what mess there is when you're working. It's only when you stop and look from a distance (which is hard in my garage

) that you see the state of the place

Anyway, gave the table a bit of a tidy. Checked I hadn't set fire to anything else & called it a night.

Should have all the chassis framework finished within a couple of days

jinx · 10-07-2008, 10:47 PM

i think its amazing how any flat surface soon attracts things to them

rapidresto · 11-07-2008, 09:13 AM

Looking real nice fella! With all that studwork and plywood i'm sure you could knock up a quick garage extension