My vintage race project, yes... my first pictures are included Options

[brant]

throttle cable from the back of its mount.
Its a stock -4 cable (easier to find in a time of need)

we took an extra snap-on ball from the front of a stock cable and solder-filled it in. Then re-drilled and tapped it to screw onto the back of a stock cable.

as I mentioned previously, the bell-crank mounting bracket is aluminum. The throttle cable bracket is (obviously) welded onto roller console:

[Mueller]

Brant..you suck...that car is too damn nice and clean !!!!!

totally awesome job there buddy, me like it alot (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif)

do you add any "preload" to that tie rod brace?? if so, + or - ??

[brant]

last one of the bellcrank. Here you can see the aluminum bracket better. This way I should be able to unbolt my whole throttle set up and move it to a 2nd tranny without having to tap every tranny case for a -6 bellcrank

oh.. you can also see a part of the tin work my dad fabricated... That shiny piece is the one. When we removed the stock 911 tin work it was open here... so dad sealed it off since we are not running any 914-6 tin:

[brant]

Brant..you suck...that car is too damn nice and clean !!!!!

totally awesome job there buddy, me like it alot (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif)

do you add any "preload" to that tie rod brace?? if so, + or - ??

thank you sir..
no.. not much preload.

just put them in and then "push" or lengthen them until they are good and snug... then lock them down.

brant

[brant]

cable routing for the new set up.

Also got the shift rod installed. Its got the delerin bushing in the firewall, brass bushings in the knuckle. Knuckle is turned 90degrees, brass bushing where the bar passes through the console, and an extension on the cup where it slides onto the shaft/ball. We made the bar as straight as possible, with only the slightest curve on the back 4-6 inches:

[brant]

Top of the throttle linkage.

plus we got most of the heat cover, and fuel lines installed:

[brant]

Last one for now.
We are doing some of the preliminary interior lay out.
We are building a new dash which will be aluminum (except for the guage pod) when we get done. Here are some of the templates in all there glorious colors:

[Jeroen]

is that a TC Racing quickrelease and s-wheel?

[brant]

is that a TC Racing quickrelease and s-wheel?

Yep...

you have one don't you?
was it on your 911?
did you like it in real world use?

I doubt the suede will wear that well, but seems like a very good release system.

brant

[Jeroen]

yep I've got the same QR, it's nice
I've got a deep dish wheel (similar to the TC deepdish one)
Only drawback on the QR is that you need to have a hub that fits (which I already had (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif))
Haven't used/tried it in the 911 though...

[seanery]

I have one, too. Only used while the car was sitting in the shop though (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

[brant]

I have one, too. Only used while the car was sitting in the shop though (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

Sean,

In bluecar?

brant

[Root_Werks]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) Brant, your work is amazing! I will say your bell crank kicks butt, but looks complicated. A lot of pieces to modify, but man, looks great! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mueba.gif)

[brant]

thanks dan..
yes probably over complicated, and I sure wouldn't want to make them for sale (I'd loose money)

but thanks
brant

[J P Stein]

Brant:

The food police are all het up about a double meat, double
cheese, double bacon, gut bomb.....this is national news?

Anyhow, the fire wall police are gonna object to your avatar.
Don't you realize that some 10 year old may copy your firewall & get all burnt up?

[brant]

JP,

do you think it would help my liability standing if I had a warning sticker?

maybe I should have a crawl at the bottom of my posts with a skull and cross bones "do not imitate the idiot in these posts....yada yada ya..."

I'm actually sruprised the captain hasn't said anything about that hole yet...

Soon... we will make an aluminum cover for it. I know I'll certainly sleep better at night once that happens...

ha.

brant

[seanery]

I thought the hole was part of a new fangled fingernail clipper (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif)

Brant, yup Bluecar has one. I think I bought the first one in the US. They sold it on eBay before they had any distribution set up, and never sold anything else there. I like it, others have warned that you can't get out if you only have one hand, so I hope I never break an arm or a hand or anything in an accident. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/huh.gif)

[Jeroen]

others have warned that you can't get out if you only have one hand

Have you tried any of the other QR's out there? Just as impossible to operate single handed...
(unless you've got hands like Jimi Hendrix)

[brant]

Hi again...

fairly productive Christmas weekend really.
we roughed in the dash.. Took forever!

Anyways I'll post a few shots of it.
Its far from done, but at least its started...
I'm doing a stock looking guage pod, which is not ready for its debut yet... but here are pictures of the larger part of the dash where it runs across the car in the stock-ish location.

Its made from aluminum sheeting, and then rolled over the tall knee bar behind it.

In the pictures its partially covered with masking tape still (which we used to reduce installation scratches):

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Our local vintage club has a rule which requires that the car retain a dashboard... They allow you to modify it as long as it appears to have some dash and interior left...

goes back to the "vintage look"

so anyways as you can see we removed the stock dash entirely and are making this one back up...

We upholstered the top with a black vinyl and then made the face from aluminum

here is another: