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Dont Tread On Me
Not for public board distribution. Not really because it’s a secret, its not, most of you know about it, but two reasons.
#1 Builder still owes me the Bypasses for the car, and I’d prefer no hoopla until I’m squared up.
#2 I work too damn slow to start a public forum thread where everyone keeps asking for updates. I work 60 hours a week, have two kids under 5 years old. A wife that triple books every weekend, and my general want to sit down and have a cocktail/beer or three every now and then.
None the less I’m pretty pumped up to get another car back together to race with. My plans are to race in Texas only in the BRT desert series. Maybe go out west once a year for Parker or maybe V2R or The Mint. Would love to come to the SE and hillshoot with it!!! LOL
Specifications:
2" .120 wall DOM main chassis
125" Wheelbase
90†width
39" BFG
17x8.5" Walker Evans Beadlock Wheels
LS high HP who knows
4L80 Full Manual VB
Atlas 2:1 Pro Series gears, 300m outputs
Currie F9" IFS front with 934 series CV's, Progear 10†5.43's 35spn spool
Spidertrax 35spl Prohubs
RCV CV Joints
18" Front Travel
12" 2.625 Bilstein Coilovers with ACV (Anti Cavitation) valving
14" 2.625 Bilstein Prototype Bypass's ACV (Anti Cavitation) valving
Currie 3.5†F9 rear 40spl Progear 10†5.43's ARB
Spidertrax 40spl Prohubs
15" 2.625 Bilstein Coilovers
17" 2.625 Bilstein Prototype Bypass's
28" Rear Wheel Travel
CBR Radiator, Transmission Cooler, Small oil coolers for Oil and Steering
Steering TBD
Mastercraft 3G race seats w/ Schroth harnesses
Tubeworks Rotors/Wilwood Brakes
Trailer Products Porter GenIII Class 1 ‘glass body.
Finished Product should look a lot like this ES/Porter Class1.
To get the story out there.
This saga begins last December, with some discussion with Dave “DSI†Schneider about partnering on a racecar and racing the “Best In The Desert†series together. Specifically, his IFS 4400 that was currently under construction. Things happened agreements couldn’t be reached, and nothing came of it. March same kinda deal, only I was less interested. Beginning of May, DSI calls to ask if I want to buy the project. I said “Noâ€, I actually said “No†for about two weeks until the deal was too sweet, I felt like I couldn’t afford not to buy the car.
Link to Pirate build thread.
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=927239
I mentioned saga, I should have also mentioned DRAMA. We agreed to a price (1/3rd upfront rest on delivery) and agreed to a condition of the car (i.e. full welded roller) After multiple missed delivery dates and delays and miscommunication, and did I mention drama? Finally come August, I headed out for Albakirkey with BGillispie and an enclosed set to bring this thing home finally. Pretty uneventful trip to bring home a non-rolling, tacked together chassis.
There were concessions made, and excuses given. On the way back to Houston we stopped back at Jabnastys who had a party for us when we came back through, great BBQ, Beer, and Sara’s Breakfast. Good times were had!
Once back in Sugar Land, I had no intentions of unloading it until December after I could got my hotrod roller out of my garage and make room. Ended up I did that first of November.
Finally in my garage. I had it to roller just before Thanksgiving, and have since torn back down to continue welding.
First thing I really worked on was the rear housing and doing the mounts. I still lack bracing between the upper mounts, and then doing the Caliper brackets. Still have to design them
Some of my welding on the rear lower mounts
Chassis is badass, these guys had a good vision and plan for the car. As with any project somethings worked out and some don’t. I’ve changed a fair bit of the components just because I didn’t buy what Dave had for the car. My only complaint is I replaced more than a handful of tubes in the chassis that I did not care for their fitament, due to very poor tube notching. It was very apparent two different fabricators had worked on it, one that was good, and one that was a hack and learning.
Example of GAP!!!
Probably the biggest change already is the car was designed with the plans for a behind the seat 40 gal fuel cell that most Class1’s. I am way to big to be able to rock that without making an extremely uncomforatable car for me. So the fuel is now going in the ass. So much for two vertical spares a tool box and tools back there……
I know there will be lots of questions on the front suspension. I have researched and read my ass off on IFS suspensions. Everything from NASCAR, Circletrack to the winged outlaw setups. Ackermans out the ass!!! The guy that designed this one missed a fair bit of stuff I’ve had to fix in CAD. The biggest being that at full droop the upper arm will hit the ends of the steering rack. I’ve since clearanced them in CAD but have not burnt out new plates to reconfigure the upper arms. I’m still an IFS rookie, but have picked up up super fast I think. I do own this design and will not be actively trying to sell frontends, but if someone wants a front I’ll be way cheaper than Kirby or Pro-Am :****:. I have built the jigs to tack up the arms, and the uprights, and can modify the bulkhead to fit your C/O and bypasses, then you can full weld them.
I’m still learning CAD, and then loving the Torchmate. Been burning out all kinds of cool ****, I cant believe I waited so long to get one.
#1 Builder still owes me the Bypasses for the car, and I’d prefer no hoopla until I’m squared up.
#2 I work too damn slow to start a public forum thread where everyone keeps asking for updates. I work 60 hours a week, have two kids under 5 years old. A wife that triple books every weekend, and my general want to sit down and have a cocktail/beer or three every now and then.
None the less I’m pretty pumped up to get another car back together to race with. My plans are to race in Texas only in the BRT desert series. Maybe go out west once a year for Parker or maybe V2R or The Mint. Would love to come to the SE and hillshoot with it!!! LOL
Specifications:
2" .120 wall DOM main chassis
125" Wheelbase
90†width
39" BFG
17x8.5" Walker Evans Beadlock Wheels
LS high HP who knows
4L80 Full Manual VB
Atlas 2:1 Pro Series gears, 300m outputs
Currie F9" IFS front with 934 series CV's, Progear 10†5.43's 35spn spool
Spidertrax 35spl Prohubs
RCV CV Joints
18" Front Travel
12" 2.625 Bilstein Coilovers with ACV (Anti Cavitation) valving
14" 2.625 Bilstein Prototype Bypass's ACV (Anti Cavitation) valving
Currie 3.5†F9 rear 40spl Progear 10†5.43's ARB
Spidertrax 40spl Prohubs
15" 2.625 Bilstein Coilovers
17" 2.625 Bilstein Prototype Bypass's
28" Rear Wheel Travel
CBR Radiator, Transmission Cooler, Small oil coolers for Oil and Steering
Steering TBD
Mastercraft 3G race seats w/ Schroth harnesses
Tubeworks Rotors/Wilwood Brakes
Trailer Products Porter GenIII Class 1 ‘glass body.
Finished Product should look a lot like this ES/Porter Class1.
To get the story out there.
This saga begins last December, with some discussion with Dave “DSI†Schneider about partnering on a racecar and racing the “Best In The Desert†series together. Specifically, his IFS 4400 that was currently under construction. Things happened agreements couldn’t be reached, and nothing came of it. March same kinda deal, only I was less interested. Beginning of May, DSI calls to ask if I want to buy the project. I said “Noâ€, I actually said “No†for about two weeks until the deal was too sweet, I felt like I couldn’t afford not to buy the car.
Link to Pirate build thread.
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=927239
I mentioned saga, I should have also mentioned DRAMA. We agreed to a price (1/3rd upfront rest on delivery) and agreed to a condition of the car (i.e. full welded roller) After multiple missed delivery dates and delays and miscommunication, and did I mention drama? Finally come August, I headed out for Albakirkey with BGillispie and an enclosed set to bring this thing home finally. Pretty uneventful trip to bring home a non-rolling, tacked together chassis.
There were concessions made, and excuses given. On the way back to Houston we stopped back at Jabnastys who had a party for us when we came back through, great BBQ, Beer, and Sara’s Breakfast. Good times were had!
Once back in Sugar Land, I had no intentions of unloading it until December after I could got my hotrod roller out of my garage and make room. Ended up I did that first of November.
Finally in my garage. I had it to roller just before Thanksgiving, and have since torn back down to continue welding.
First thing I really worked on was the rear housing and doing the mounts. I still lack bracing between the upper mounts, and then doing the Caliper brackets. Still have to design them
Some of my welding on the rear lower mounts
Chassis is badass, these guys had a good vision and plan for the car. As with any project somethings worked out and some don’t. I’ve changed a fair bit of the components just because I didn’t buy what Dave had for the car. My only complaint is I replaced more than a handful of tubes in the chassis that I did not care for their fitament, due to very poor tube notching. It was very apparent two different fabricators had worked on it, one that was good, and one that was a hack and learning.
Example of GAP!!!
Probably the biggest change already is the car was designed with the plans for a behind the seat 40 gal fuel cell that most Class1’s. I am way to big to be able to rock that without making an extremely uncomforatable car for me. So the fuel is now going in the ass. So much for two vertical spares a tool box and tools back there……
I know there will be lots of questions on the front suspension. I have researched and read my ass off on IFS suspensions. Everything from NASCAR, Circletrack to the winged outlaw setups. Ackermans out the ass!!! The guy that designed this one missed a fair bit of stuff I’ve had to fix in CAD. The biggest being that at full droop the upper arm will hit the ends of the steering rack. I’ve since clearanced them in CAD but have not burnt out new plates to reconfigure the upper arms. I’m still an IFS rookie, but have picked up up super fast I think. I do own this design and will not be actively trying to sell frontends, but if someone wants a front I’ll be way cheaper than Kirby or Pro-Am :****:. I have built the jigs to tack up the arms, and the uprights, and can modify the bulkhead to fit your C/O and bypasses, then you can full weld them.
I’m still learning CAD, and then loving the Torchmate. Been burning out all kinds of cool ****, I cant believe I waited so long to get one.
