Projects Bonneville XF/GMR Build

The car i am borrowing the engine from had an EFI hilborn on it. Switching it out for carbs. Just havent got that far yet.

 

That explains the tear drop over the engine very nice work. Are you hoping for some runs this year on the salt?

 

This year is the current plan if everything comes together

 

Are you also considering a trip to ElMo? Buck-Fifty takes the record there, and it is the 2nd Coolest Place on Earth!

 

The wind doesn’t blow at El Mirage…it sucks

 

I would like to run at el mirage at some point

 

Got started on the PS headers today

 

Wow you are steaming ahead.... love your work, you are a true craftsman...

 

Been busy trying to get things done on the car and in the shop. Stuff is getting done though. Headers done and ceramic coated, fire done, wiring started, belts finalized and installed as well as a bunch of other small things getting checked off the listsuppression

 

As someone born and bred in Geauga County I am pleased to see a serious Ohio-based LSR effort. Most LSR activity seems to be located on the West Coast.

well done

 

Au contraire, there are Teams spread all over the country. 2 here in my little tiny part of the country even.

 

Thanks but i wouldnt say serious. I just like to build stuff and love land speed styling. We will have to wait and see how the car performs once its done

 

Regardless it is a beautiful car!

 

thanks man

 

Keep on crammin' stuff in there!

I just ordered some more tools, to help with the funding effort!

 

Things have slowed up some with hitting some client cars hard and trying to get shop stuff done. But

i was not happy with the nose after getting the hood top and sides made so i cut it back apart and started reworking it

and things are getting wired up.

 

I have two comments on your great work.

Is the flatty angled to reduce the driveshaft angle?

I like the looks of virtually every car build I see in the background of your pictures. If you ever get the time it would be awesome to see all of them in any state of completion, if you would be willing to post photos. ( I looked on your site for an album but found none.)

Many thanks

 

The engine is not angled. I didnt want to cause other issues with the driveline being at different angles at each end. To solve the high angles at the universals i had custom yokes/ flanges made and and running constant velocity joints on both ends. Hopefully that solves it , at least thats what the driveline shop said is the solution.

i need to get my site back up to where it used to be with build albums and stuff. I let it fall to the way side due to facebook and IG

 

Thanks. I know some big luxury cars use double cardan joints to minimize driveshaft NVH issues. I did not notice that you were using them. That will work. (My champ car build also uses an angled driveshaft to deal with the pinion offset. I'm not using double CV joints but the shaft is only a foot long. I may need to use ones like you are using if it presents issues.)

I look forward to seeing your photo album.

 

Please consider coming to Loring Timing Association event. We race in northern Maine July 13 and August 31. We start racing on Wednesday and race through the weekend. It's a great track, timing at the mile and mile and a half. A practice track too. You'll get all the runs you need.
Nice build by the way.

 

Just WOW! I've said it before, I'm selling everything and taking up a new hobby. Your 75% is way, way beyond my finished stuff!

 

Little detail things starting to come together

Made a throttle bulkhead so i could run push/ pull cable



EGT gauges came in and installed

fire wall to body lip and seal made and installed

had to make some -20 AN T fittings to split and adapt the 1 1/4 lines.
machined flanges to adapt -20 An bungs to 409 water pump plates.

 

A little more metal finishing work on the nose and getting things final fit and finished on the hood sides

 

As someone born and bred in Ashtabula County I'm thrilled to see a serious Ohio-based LSR effort.

 

Thanks but i wouldnt say serious. I just want to go out and have a good time with my friends racing on the salt

 

Your putting in an A+ effort. Nice work.

 

Beautiful workmanship on everything I see. Don't forget the most important fitting, the one for a GoPro or equivalent so we can watch this thing run.

 

Excellent work on the nose. I like the cleanness of the front end. Why not consider turning the front axle tube into a wing section by adding metal to the backside? It will have roughly 1/10 the aerodynamic drag of a round tube. You could even build in a little downforce to keep it glued down.

 

Eventually the axle and steering will be covered with some cowling. Just have not got that far yet

 

That is one helluva shop you have there. Very nice work on the car.