LS1 Drift Build 'Nuff Said'

[Mark Ostrowski]

Yeah I am def doing a CF splitter but the Honeycomb type..

you want nomex core:

http://dragonplate.com/ecart/product.asp?pID=4355

lightweight, and is heat resistant...only thing is it's kinda pricy..other option is aluminum core, but it would be really heavy and defeat the purpose.

[deFlon]

I, sir, love your build! Keep it up

[HWY HNTR]

I thought the next update was gonna be you sliding around with the car already

don't get the gingerbread organic beer (holdiay season beer) it doesn't taste like gingerbread at all

congrats on getting the car pickedup, can't wait till next update

[Royal_T]

fucking beautiful.

yeah i was gonna suggest for the splitter, it would be really easy to make some cf ones...like in a day or two...

just get a piece of glass/polished metal, wax it up like 10 times, lay down some epoxy resin (can't be polyester, epoxy eventually yellows in the sun, but it is like 10x stronger than polyester for bonding the fibers) lay your cf over it. brush on 2ish more coats onto the back. let dry. pop off, cut out template w/ dremmel and flip to side that was touching glass and BAM! brand new super light/strong splitter.

i'm running out of cf but when i order some more thats what im doing for mine

Yeah I am def doing a CF splitter but the Honeycomb type..

Looks super good man! This is going to be awesome!
About the rear brake lines going through the cabin though... isn't that a little dangerous?
I mean there's a lot off pressure in those lines and I don't think you want to be anywhere near them when they rip/snap(like in a crash or something). There would be brake fluid all over the cabin...
I don't know, maybe a lot of racecars are running this setup, just seems dangerous to me...
Maybe I'm just being a sissy, let me know haha!

It will be okay, you remember the hydro has lines running to it also, so that would cause an issue if that was the case..

Those welds on the rollcage scare me. I worked/welded at a shop that built race cars, and these welds WOULD NOT fly. They're a bunch of small spotwelds that are stitched together. Whoever was welding wasn't very sure of himself, or they don't know the "half-moon" method of welding DOM tubing.

Thanks for your concerns about the welds. I am not an expert welder or begin to know what I am talking about. But I know for a fact that these welds are okay and will get the job done.

Ron Davis Rad looks awesome. Friend used one in his LS Swapped Impala.

Yeah man that Ron Davis is legit.. really glad I went with them

[jlaffo91]

welds aside, sick build

[jlaffo91]

i agree with everyone saying those welds look a bit dodgy. they should hold up, but almost seems like whoever welded didnt set up the welder correctly. i worked in a metalwork shop for while and welds like those would not be let out the door, especially on something like a cage

[Shawn W.]

I enjoy updates

[benz88]

Ron Davis Rad looks awesome. Friend used one in his LS Swapped Impala.

[MommysLittleMonster]

Anyone else notice the start/stop points on the weld joints (starts in the middle, stops in the middle, not one continuous weld)? And how there wasn't hardly ANY heat put into the tubing when it was welded? ("blueing" of the metal shows how much penetration the weld has, showing weld strength)

While the cage looks cool, I'd be concerned for the overall strength and integrity of the welds. I'd be afraid they would break if put to the test. I'm not trying to bash you at all OP, but moreso the so-called "fabrication expert" who did the welding.

[martinm13]

adding to the welding discussion;



the blackened paint is not very good either. looks like the dude who did the fabrication for you didn't remove the paint before he welded it. i think this is bad for 2 reasons.
1. it looks unprofessional
2. it makes the weld weaker because its contaminated (porous welds = weak joints)

everything else you are doing looks top notch, but if i had paid for that cage i wouldn't be happy

[Torben DH]

Those welds on the rollcage scare me. I worked/welded at a shop that built race cars, and these welds WOULD NOT fly. They're a bunch of small spotwelds that are stitched together. Whoever was welding wasn't very sure of himself, or they don't know the "half-moon" method of welding DOM tubing.

I was thinking about those rollcage welds all they look BAD!

Otherwise the car is fenomenal!

[Youngthugga]

God I love this build! I'm really interested in the splitter, could you extend it back and use it as a skid plate as well? I'm not really sure if you have any clearance issues to deal with.

[DCJodon]

Keeps getting better, lol I promise I won't keep spamming with the memes.

[MommysLittleMonster]

Those welds on the rollcage scare me. I worked/welded at a shop that built race cars, and these welds WOULD NOT fly. They're a bunch of small spotwelds that are stitched together. Whoever was welding wasn't very sure of himself, or they don't know the "half-moon" method of welding DOM tubing.

[DDM]

Looks super good man! This is going to be awesome!
About the rear brake lines going through the cabin though... isn't that a little dangerous?
I mean there's a lot off pressure in those lines and I don't think you want to be anywhere near them when they rip/snap(like in a crash or something). There would be brake fluid all over the cabin...
I don't know, maybe a lot of racecars are running this setup, just seems dangerous to me...
Maybe I'm just being a sissy, let me know haha!