C3 Race Car Build

[antijam]

They’re an insulating boot to protect them from the exhaust heat.

If you've got headers fitted (as I imagine Oneball will have) you find the leads run very close to the exhaust and insulators are essential to protect them. (I have black ones on my 350 - a little less ostentatious than the silvery ones.... )

Your car has come on leaps and bounds since I saw it a couple of months ago, Tim. Are you predicting a completion date yet?

 

[Oneball]

Hi Nick, yep, we like shiny

It’s come on well recently need front end and paint then fiddly stuff. Not too sure about completion date I was going for July It was originally booked for the rollcage in April so on that time frame maybe December.

 

[Oneball]

Oil pick up arrived and sump on



Checked manifold for fit, needs a little work to a couple of the holes

 

[Oneball]

Got it back from the rollcage guy.

 

[Oneball]

Still on with it, lots of fannying about but not much progress. Got the dash pad fitted around the cage and now pondering what to do with the dash itself as the top is a bit floppy.

 

[Dazaa]

I’d weld L mounts on the cage either side and screw the dash pad to them like the factory bracket on the firewall.

 

[Oneball]

I’d weld L mounts on the cage either side and screw the dash pad to them like the factory bracket on the firewall.

I would too but they’re just in completely the wrong place both for the original dash pad and a flat alloy dash. That’s the dilemma.

 

[Oneball]

Dash frame now sorted

 

[Dazaa]

Interesting to see how you deal with the gauges...a Holley digital dash would be ideal but probably not the look you're going for

 

[Oneball]

It’s going to be period correct with gauges in a sheet aluminium panel. Don’t really like digital dashes unless they’re original; Audi Quattro, C4, Astra GTE anyone remember those?

 

[Dazaa]

I understand what you mean. Just fitted these to my 71, all the precision of modern digital gauges but retaining the classic look.

 

[Vetteheadtony]

You appear to have a couple of stainless or aluminium trim pieces where I've marked. My car doesn't have these, does anyone know if they should be there on a 78?

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the later C3s don’t have any trim at all

 

[johng]

Thanks Tony, better late than never! My car is going for paint tomorrow so I'll make sure it gets sprayed along those edges.

 

[Oneball]

Thanks Tony, better late than never! My car is going for paint tomorrow so I'll make sure it gets sprayed along those edges.

Thats an exciting moment.

 

[johng]

Very exciting!! Especially the thought of driving it onto the trailer with just an old tyre for a seat.

 

[Oneball]

Rollcage now boxed in, remind me to get someone else to do that next time!

 

[Oneball]

Cage now painted.

 

[johng]

Looking very nice. Is it just me or have you slowed down your pace to something more like us mere mortals?

 

[Oneball]

Looking very nice. Is it just me or have you slowed down your pace to something more like us mere mortals?

Boxing in around where the cage goes through the body and attaches to the chassis was a complete ‘mare. Reckon that took two weeks.

But yes slowed a little, am waiting on a panel to fit the front end. Then paint hopefully before winter arrives. I’ve got door locks to sort and I guess I can rebuild the calipers and paint up the wiper mechanism but that’s about it until paint.

 

[johng]

So are you not painting it yourself then?