70 dart 470 ci drag car build.

[MOPARMAGA]

I made these mounts today, out of .090
Mild steel rectangle tubing they only weigh 7 pounds for the pair.
then the bar to bolt the back of the seat to the cage. Just welded them in a few minutes ago.

 

[MOPARMAGA]

I'm going to make a dry sump pan now out of this free aluminum

 

[tjpatte]

I'm going to make a dry sump pan now out of this free aluminum View attachment 1716406636

Ohhh, looking forward to seeing this!

 

[MOPARMAGA]

Ohhh, looking forward to seeing this!

It's coming right along already, I think I was going to make a pan a couple years ago and it peaked your interest too .
I feel a little better doing this pan now that I have a better skill set.

 

[MOPARMAGA]

Man, that's a lot of work! Question - will the heat from welding affect the epoxy at all?

Answer to that question, it only browned the thin blended edges. I kept the heat under control.

 

[MOPARMAGA]

It needs a little work still.
I need to make up some pick up boxes still & I am going to angle the corners to make the bolts easier to get in.
As soon as I see it in the car I am going to make a kick out for the pick ups.
Here's my 1st real fabrication, you'll see from the picture that I made a change and also I made another 1 piece flange that sits over the rail for .250 thick flange.

 

[MOPARMAGA]

Ohhh, looking forward to seeing this!

Here's your pan

 

[MOPARMAGA]

I made a block off plate with 1/2 inch 6061 aluminum plate. Just need to take it to work where the real drill bits are and I'm waiting on a few AN fittings to finish my pan and plate.
I just wanted to say this is really fun doing all this stuff at home where I have to hand held drill stuff, use a DeWalt jigsaw and elbow grease to hold the thing down lol.

 

[MOPARMAGA]

Im going to make some simple aluminum door panels today, maybe save a pound or 2 in the process.
God bless the USA!

 

[MOPARMAGA]

@Scott_ 69HemiDart thanks for catching up lol

 

[fishmens67]

God bless the USA!

 

[MOPARMAGA]

Okay, I made 4 simple door panels out of .040 aluminum sheet (free)
The back 2 are modified to fit my wheel tubs.
Gotta take a break from the sun now.

 

[DNasty777]

Time to buy a bead roller!

 

[MOPARMAGA]

Time to buy a bead roller!

Probably not a bad idea, I should have done that when I did my floors.

 

[dartindanno]

You are the very definition of a Hot Rodder! Keep rocking this project

 

[MOPARMAGA]

You are the very definition of a Hot Rodder! Keep rocking this project

Thanks dude.

 

[Newbomb Turk]

You are the very definition of a Hot Rodder! Keep rocking this project

Or a fart in a skillet. Depending on on your point of view lol.

 

[MOPARMAGA]

Or a fart in a skillet. Depending on on your point of view lol.

please explain

 

[Newbomb Turk]

please explain

lol you are working feverishly you know, like a fart in a skillet.

 

[MOPARMAGA]

lol you are working feverishly you know, like a fart in a skillet.

I had to look that up, I never heard that before lol

 

[Newbomb Turk]

I had to look that up, I never heard that before lol

I got that from Wayne Harry when I first met him in 1991 before I went to work for him.

He has lots of those kind of sayings. Like socks on a rooster, Hemi dong beater and others. Oh yeah, whiz bang in gym shorts…lots of good ones.