My Bu's "Re"Build Thread

[jrm81bu]

Sorry I haven't had a lot of updates but the car is back together again. Although not real pretty.



Even managed to make it to the track but couldn't get a full pass due to oil getting pushed out under boost. Will be heading back this Friday so hopefully will have some video of that.

 

[Opie Knievel]

Sorry I haven't had a lot of updates but the car is back together again. Although not real pretty.



Even managed to make it to the track but couldn't get a full pass due to oil getting pushed out under boost. Will be heading back this Friday so hopefully will have some video of that.

It's great to see that you got it back together and on the road again. A lot of people would have given up and called defeat. Good job on having the perseverance/stubbornness to build it back.

 

[jrm81bu]

It's great to see that you got it back together and on the road again. A lot of people would have given up and called defeat. Good job on having the perseverance/stubbornness to build it back.

Thanks, it's been a real test lately.

 

[82_wagon]

I would and did build it again lol. It's holding up fine except for where I bolted it to the frame. I should have used some type of rubber mount I'm sure. I used just a small piece of the aluminum angle to mount it and it has bent slightly. Will most likely just remake that part out of some steel and call it good.

Thanks jrm81bu. I think I'm going to go ahead and make one for mine. The car is coming along nicely, keep it up.

 

[Longroof79]

Hey James,
Good to see the car coming back together and back in action. How many guys would have gotten discouraged and called it a day. I'm glad you persevered and kept to your guns. Good going.

 

[jrm81bu]

Caleb bonwell- Thanks and glad I could help.

Thanks Jack, I'm doing my best to keep going.

Well the hits keep coming. Either due to lack of enough bracing with the frame notch or from the wreck or maybe both, the driver side frame ahaed of the notch is twisting. This is allowing the lower control mount to rotate upwards, all the way to the floor. This in turn has caused some severe drivline angles that caused this.





So I made some "creative" bracing to at least get me through the last race. Plans are to build a rear crossmember.

 

[el camino ss 84]

Interesting build. Love to see more progress and what it will run at the track.