Tube Chassis Subaru Engine build, Lots of new progress Options

[tazz9924]

Heres the quick break down: My old car got totaled on the side of the road, i got a good settlement out of it and with the money im building A tube frame chassis 914 with Porsche Boxster suspension and a subaru turbo motor.
The goals:
(Disclaimer some of these are really down the road and may not make the initial version 2.0, maybe 2.1 or so on and so forth. They are also goals so weather or not i achieve them, it’s something to shoot for.)

Tube frame chassis, all made of DOM tube and when all when the car is fully built it should weigh 1600 ish lbs.

The motor: It will have a subaru turbo motor. The initial version will see a 2.0 just so i can start having fun but eventually it’ll be a hybrid 2.5 making 400whp

The suspension: It will all be porsche boxster same with the brakes so it should handle all the power and lack of weight im throwing at it.

The body: It will be all fiberglass panels dzused on with the exception of the A pillar which will be a stock piece from a 914 but it will retain a vin tag. The only other stock 914 related thing will be pop up headlights which will be retained.

Aero: This thing will have an extreme aero package. From the smooth underbelly with large rear diffuser and front splitter to canards and a chassis mounted rear wing, This “car” WILL have a presence like little else.

Interior: Skip... JK this thing will have a digital dash, k tuned shifter, willwood pedal cluster, and a plaid racing seat. Thats about it, passenger seat is seen as optional at this point.

So hopefully this should be good, i dont have much time, even in the covid 19 world we currently find ourselves in right now. It may not be a fast paced build but the goal is to have a roller by june... So lets get to building!

OG car:

The Crash:

Whats Left:

I dont have many parts left, I took all the good parts off sold what i could and kept what i needed.

[tygaboy]

Imagine if we had professional sportscasters, I'm thinking those "quiet talker/golf types", doing commentary as these builds were happening...

Post #2: "Interesting... He's gone with round tube for his main chassis frame. Let's see what he comes up with as a way to attach the floor."

Post #6: He's about to post some close ups of his TIG work and, and... NICE! Looking like a proper stack of dimes! I can barely hear over the roar of the Gallery! And those cheers are well deserved. Brilliant work, simply brilliant! He's setting some pretty high expectations.

Post #19: "...flat and straight enough for a home build." Fair advice from @Andyrew . We've seen others spend WAAAY too much time messing about on the last 5% of something when they could have been on to more valuable work.

Post #21: He's showing solid consistency on those corner braces. OH! And there's the comment about attaching the floor! Well, we can look forward to watching him solve for this. Given the work quality so far, I'm sure this will work out just fine.

Post #36-39: Classic! All the fabulous custom fabrication and they're focused on a drill warranty!

Tazz - Keep up the great work. Your build pace and quality are impressive! I can't wait to see this come to life!
Chris

[tazz9924]

Imagine if we had professional sportscasters, I'm thinking those "quiet talker/golf types", doing commentary as these builds were happening...

Post #2: "Interesting... He's gone with round tube for his main chassis frame. Let's see what he comes up with as a way to attach the floor."

Post #6: He's about to post some close ups of his TIG work and, and... NICE! Looking like a proper stack of dimes! I can barely hear over the roar of the Gallery! And those cheers are well deserved. Brilliant work, simply brilliant! He's setting some pretty high expectations.

Post #19: "...flat and straight enough for a home build." Fair advice from @Andyrew . We've seen others spend WAAAY too much time messing about on the last 5% of something when they could have been on to more valuable work.

Post #21: He's showing solid consistency on those corner braces. OH! And there's the comment about attaching the floor! Well, we can look forward to watching him solve for this. Given the work quality so far, I'm sure this will work out just fine.

Post #36-39: Classic! All the fabulous custom fabrication and they're focused on a drill warranty!

Tazz - Keep up the great work. Your build pace and quality are impressive! I can't wait to see this come to life!
Chris

Dang i appreciate it! the comment on post 19 seems like it may have hit a little close to home for you (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) Ill figure out something with the floor. I work with pro mods at work and they just use dzus’s to hold the panels in. I dont think ill go that route but i do expect some pretty large sheets of aluminum coming my way. I might have you make some brackets on that plasma table (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)

[tygaboy]

Dang i appreciate it! the comment on post 19 seems like it may have hit a little close to home for you (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) Ill figure out something with the floor. I work with pro mods at work and they just use dzus’s to hold the panels in. I dont think ill go that route but i do expect some pretty large sheets of aluminum coming my way. I might have you make some brackets on that plasma table (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)

Well, yes, I am talking about myself in that comment re: post #19! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
I'd be happy to fab some brackets for you. Just let me know.