The excitement is building

[Neshkoro]

My head already hurts and I haven't had any Merlot yet!

 

[Gerry]

Bit worst for wear now; but I keep coming up with 204mph, which seems about right... will put themath up tomorrow or the day after..zzzzz

 

[T-Test]

Maybe the Airport will let you do a blast down it to blow out the cobwebs after a weeks cruising.

 

[Island Girl]

Bit worst for wear now; but I keep coming up with 204mph, which seems about right... will put themath up tomorrow or the day after..zzzzz

Are you working with 3.04 instead of 3.40?

Also the tires while being 33 in the size designation, measure and are listed on the MT website as being 32" diameter

Which gives 100.5" travel per rotation, I was slightly off in my previous post


Done another way;

6500 rpm (engine redline) times [1 / 0.7] (trans OD ratio) equals 9286 rpm (driveshaft rpm @ redline)

9286 rpm (driveshaft rpm @ redline) divided by 4.86 (the actual rear end ratio) equals 1911 rpm (the rear tire rpm @ redline)

1911 rpm times 8.38' (distance traveled per tire revolution) equals 16,014 feet per minute

16,014 feet per minute times 60 (to get feet per hour) equals 960,850 feet per hour

960,850 feet per hour divided by 5280 to get miles per hour equals 182 mph

Which is even faster than faster-than-I-want-to-go . . . .

 

[Island Girl]

Hey gang, . . . Instant Update:

Josh at Spirit just now sent me 3 new progress pics, so I have to share my excitement;

 

[old round fart]

Is this a turn key car?

 

[Island Girl]

Is this a turn key car?

No, not a turnkey by a long shot, . . . A rolling chassis at best.

They run the brake lines, bleed them, and assemble the basic chassis and primary running gear so it can roll to be shipped.

When you get the frame paint option, they have to ship it as a roller instead of multiple crates, as it doesn't crate well once painted.

It was pretty much a no-brainer option, along with having them fab&paint the gas tank, cut the windshield glass and mount the WS posts . . . all stuff they have jigs and templates for so it always comes out exact.

I was afraid if I had it shipped with a bare steel frame / gas tank, it would be a rust bucket by the time I got it cleared thru Customs . . . and I couldn't find anyone here that cuts laminated, (safety) glass

There will be plenty of work for me to do once it gets here, that's for sure!

 

[AusBucket]

That's already damn nice, be sunglasses time if the rest of it finishes up like that! I'm impressed with the quality of the Spirt workmanship.
Regards,

 

[Spanky]

Hey gang, . . . Instant Update: Josh at Spirit just now sent me 3 new progress pics, so I have to share my excitement!

That's a beautiful chassis from any angle!

 

[Island Girl]

Thanks guys,

I'm getting just crazy excited here as it should be within the next month or so it arrives.

I'll be 69 in February, and this should be here and clear Customs just in time for my B'Day.

Hard to get a better B'Day present than that!

 

[tfeverfred]

Nice chassis!

 

[Jim B]

Looking very good. They do some nice work. Happy birthday in Feb. Rock and roll!

 

[rbsWELDER]

Gorgeous!

 

[Neshkoro]

Its beginning to become a great looking T Bucket! I can't wait to see it finished.

 

[Island Girl]

I can't wait to see it actually right in front of me where I can reach out and touch it and start working on it . . .

It's been quite a wait so far, but looks like it's all working out nicely.

Thanks to everyone for all the encouragement and support . . . once I start working on it, I'll be picking the collective forum brain rather frequently, I suspect.

 

[409T]

It looks like the only real work you will have left is body paint, upholstery and wiring. You should be out reducing your rear tire diameters in no time.

 

[Gerry]

Think you are correct as the Merlot got the better of me. Still 170+ in a T is frightening to say the least.
Just as a by the by, when I was looking at rear fenders for my T, I asked MT how much growth my 29 x 16 x 15s would have at 80mph and they said around 5/8th of an inch

 

[Indycars]

Do you have a plan of attack? In what sequence will you assemble your B-Day present?

 

[Island Girl]

Do you have a plan of attack? In what sequence will you assemble your B-Day present?

Without having it all in front of me, the plan is all pretty loose, but assuming the chassis / suspension and running gear is all assembled . .

I figured the place to start is with setting the engine and trans in place to check angles and measure for a driveshaft and get that ordered. That'll take a while and I can be busy with other things while waiting.

Then look at available space in front of the engine and look at getting the rad and grill shell, the headlights etc. mounted.

The Spirit cars usually put the trans cooler under the body, so installation and plumbing there, . . . I'll also need to run a vacuum line for the brake booster, shifter mount to the trans, so quite a bit to do before setting the body on for the first time.

The body has the steering column pass-thru tube already installed, so dropping in the column and securing the column drop shouldn't be too hard. Since everything is done with jigs and templates, I don't foresee any alignment issues with the column and box.

With the body in place, I can work out the wiring . . . will make it so the body can be unplugged or easily disconnected from the wire bundles to the chassis.

That's the general plan at the moment, always subject to changes induced by new circumstances . . .

 

[Indycars]

The Spirit cars usually put the trans cooler under the body, so installation and plumbing there, . . . I'll also need to run a vacuum line for the brake booster

Are you planning on hard lines or flexible?

Good to see you have already put some thought into a plan. Like you said, it's subject to change, but it's always nice to have something to go by.

Looks like next summer and you will be flying low with your hair on fire!!!