F-Body Europe

jeejee · **Posted:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:50 pm

first making some space :

plenty of space at the front. :
enough for an intercooler for the future , much easier to incorporate now then make room at a later stage

general overview (don't mind the mess toomuch , it will clean up :wink:

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Garry · **Posted:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 7:20 pm

Looking forward to having another LS1 @ AutoX this year

Looks like some mean competition this year!

Roy · **Posted:** Fri Feb 02, 2007 12:16 pm

Jens · **Posted:** Fri Feb 02, 2007 1:43 pm

is this an opel manta a? And you put a LS1 in? WOW!! Crazy!

jinstall · **Posted:** Fri Feb 02, 2007 1:52 pm

Your not finished yet?

SRZ · **Posted:** Fri Feb 02, 2007 7:37 pm

That's gonna be interesting.

jeejee · **Posted:** Sat Feb 03, 2007 8:10 pm

the transmissiontunnel will be HUGE :shock:

not really a pretty picture yet, i'll use this as a template, so i can make the final tunnel outside the car and use a little thicker sheetmetal then.

not much space for the throttlepedal left. :shock:

i might have to place the steering position 10cm further backwards inc. the pedals, steeringcolum , seat, etc..

Runn · **Posted:** Sat Feb 03, 2007 8:31 pm

Looks really nice.

hotrodredneck · **Posted:** Sat Feb 03, 2007 10:21 pm

Wow, that looks like it's gonna be a deathtrap.... but fun. Cool project

Garry · **Posted:** Sun Feb 04, 2007 8:21 am

Whoa!

Roy · **Posted:** Sun Feb 04, 2007 9:15 am

I think the shifter will have to be relocated. Or get a AC Cobra style

Garry · **Posted:** Sun Feb 04, 2007 9:33 am

Looks like someone is glad the winter is so nice and warm

Any guess if you'll get it done (at least preliminarily) for the May season opener? Can't wait to see you run it around the AutoX course and the 1/4 ...

Btw, what kind of rear-end are you putting in?

jeejee · **Posted:** Sun Feb 04, 2007 11:10 am

i don't think it will be ready for the first meeting at bitburg.
(i have a compressor ascona to build too you know for that purpose :wink:

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engine block is beeing bored and honed now, so i hope i can start the buildup in the next couple of weeks

the ls1 manta car need a lot of work on the body too, so that will slow it down a lot allso (new doors, new sills , new wheelarches , new rear panel, etc..)
and i think it will more of a highspeed comfortable cruiser and dragger and not so much an autoX

jinstall · **Posted:** Mon Feb 05, 2007 10:40 am

SWEET!!! Maybe a tow vehicle?

jeejee · **Posted:** Wed Feb 28, 2007 6:37 pm

finally the weather was dry for a couple of hours so i got some work done on the transmission tunnel

Roy · **Posted:** Wed Feb 28, 2007 7:01 pm

Its looking good. Now where are you getting your orange stuff from? Private stock

jeejee · **Posted:** Wed Feb 28, 2007 9:24 pm

well it is getting difficult to get the real led primer anti rust, but still some (boat) shops have some stock although they are not allowed to sell it anymore :evil:

TurboManiacal · **Posted:** Thu Mar 01, 2007 10:58 pm

jeejee wrote:

well it is getting difficult to get the real led primer anti rust, but still some (boat) shops have some stock although they are not allowed to sell it anymore :evil:

Let me ask my friend.

jeejee · **Posted:** Sun Mar 04, 2007 11:22 pm

while the engine is out , i can make more extra needed room in the engine compartment..

jinstall · **Posted:** Thu Mar 08, 2007 8:00 am

Hey looks good. Good that you and Cathline stopped by last weekend. No we have to make it up there.

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it fits sofar.....

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