SXOR single seater build

ibrokeit · Mar 25, 2014

Cqnt wait to see this build finished.

hokie_yj · Mar 25, 2014

Thanks guys. Maybe I'll get it done sometime this decade Brock.

ibrokeit · Mar 25, 2014

hokie_yj said:
Thanks guys. Maybe I'll get it done sometime this decade Brock.

Ya need to travel down south sometime when its finished.

hokie_yj · Mar 25, 2014

I definitely plan to. I ain't no bouncer, but I'd love to come trail ride and watch the bouncers.

ToyotaTom · Mar 25, 2014

I love seeing some good penetration :dblthumb:

hokie_yj · Mar 25, 2014

Lol, I'm not much of a welder. I sure hope they burnt in good.

hokie_yj · Mar 28, 2014

I spent a few hours in the shop this afternoon. Not a lot of progress, but I got a few things done. I put the wheels and tires on the front and got it off the jack stands to get some better pictures.

Then I used the hoist to flex it out and see how everything looks. There's a couple of issues there, but I kinda expected them. The rear tires get into the shocks pretty good when it's flexed out. And the front passenger side shock hits the chassis just a little. The front will require re-doing a small section of tube, not a big deal really. I don't know whether to try to run bigger spacers on the rear to clear the shocks, or if I should just get new wheels.

I also got the transmission/t-case mated to the engine. Planning on sitting it in the chassis first thing in the morning to start working on mounting it.

paradisepwoffrd · Mar 28, 2014

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Can you inboard the shocks some?

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hokie_yj · Mar 28, 2014

Not without a lot of cutting and re-doing. It's an option, but a last resort.

highrolrcustoms · Mar 28, 2014

Ben want me to come over and do some cutting... laughing1. You know me.....I can cut stuff up pretty good to make clearance :dblthumb:

hokie_yj · Mar 28, 2014

No, I'm good. Thanks. Lol.

ibrokeit · Mar 28, 2014

Being that you are already running spacers and still not enough clearance, go ahead and list the wheels for sale. You still have a good bit to do so you aren't really in a bind to sell em.

hokie_yj · Mar 28, 2014

Yeah, that's pretty much how I'm leaning.

Hotrodpayton · Mar 29, 2014

Should be a bad machine, I love a single seater.

hokie_yj · Mar 29, 2014

I sat the drivetrain in today, it's a VERY tight fit. It's just sitting on blocks right now. I still have to do a lot of measuring and checking before I start mounting it, but it's a start.

One issue is the oil pan. I'm going to have to go back to an F-Body style pan. The GTO pan just isn't going to work. The the oil filter and part of the sump want to occupy the same space as the pinion yoke. I was hoping to get farther along today, but it was slow going and I didn't get as much time in the shop as I hoped to. I snapped a few pictures, but they don't show much really.