Scotts build thread

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Mark B.

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The new vents look great! I wish I had your skill and patience! :)

I was actually in your neck of the woods (relatively) today. Dropped my block off at Nutter Racing Engines in Vancouver WA.
 
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A.J. Schreder

Scott, I absolutely love what you have done with the hood vent at the radiator exit! The raised lip and the slats going across, that just resonates with me. If I take the time to modify my body, that is an idea I will lift. Have you thought about having the slats follow the curve of the back of the hood?

In all of your designing sessions, have you considered hinging the hood? I don't remember if you have discussed that. I've considered it, have some ideas, but don't have the time or efficient prototyping skills to pursue it. Hinging the hood has been done several different ways already, but none that are compatible with my vision or what I'm willing to do. I've thought about going to the University and asking the Mechanisms instructor to take it on as a class project. But even that seems like a chore for me right now.

A.J.
 
Scott R.

Scott Rowland

Scott R.

Scott Rowland

Pow3r said:
Scott, I absolutely love what you have done with the hood vent at the radiator exit! The raised lip and the slats going across, that just resonates with me. If I take the time to modify my body, that is an idea I will lift. Have you thought about having the slats follow the curve of the back of the hood?

In all of your designing sessions, have you considered hinging the hood? I don't remember if you have discussed that. I've considered it, have some ideas, but don't have the time or efficient prototyping skills to pursue it. Hinging the hood has been done several different ways already, but none that are compatible with my vision or what I'm willing to do. I've thought about going to the University and asking the Mechanisms instructor to take it on as a class project. But even that seems like a chore for me right now.

A.J.
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I have given lots of thought to it. Plan to use the previous hinges, they lift up while pushing forward. They will mount underneath near the front of the drop section and have a support shock on them. They do not create near the prssure or stability though. So, another reason I wanted to make the alum frame is so I can hook up 2 more pressure shocks up higher. They will connect to the alum frame, then down to the rad box, and an side angle. This should stabilize the hood as it lifts, since there will be forces pushing up, and to each side, that I am hoping makes it very steady.
My goal is a 2 finger, one person operation of both front and rear clams.

I did come up with a crazy idea for the rear last night. Who said the whole back end needs to open?! Why not something like the F40? that way the wing can stay in place hooked to frame, and not need to move with the clam as it opens. Creates a little more work, but saves a ton of it also!

Sorry, F40 bad example, I went by memory, lol. My thought was maybe cutting it all the way across right behind the rear tire. Everything behind that line is permenantly mounted, yet still will give full access to the engine/suspension for working. Since I will have more body work behind the rear tires, I will have to make hinge points at the very back of the body, or else they will hit the ground when trying to open. This would eliminate that problem. Might be cool too.
 
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Scott R.

Scott Rowland

Looks like my friends just set up a build page for me on facebook, to get this build out there abit more. Group is called "SLC PDX". It will probably have about the same content as this thread though.
 
Scott R.

Scott Rowland

Had a little party Saturday night here, and had some great compliments from my car group buddies.
The owner of Rauh Welt that builds all of the over fender Porsches was in town to build a car and lots of people were posting up about getting signatures, pictures taken with him, and giving him praise in god like status. It was pretty retarded really for a guy who just bolts on a body kit. Lol.
So my friends got together and made some shirts, and we replicated alot of the pics people were posting of Nakai-san, and I got the nickname of Row-san. Haha. While it was mostly a drunken mess of us, it felt pretty good to have my car friends consider even comparing myself to Nakai-san and his work. I signed their shirts and we just had a good time with it. Here is a couple pics.

I'm the goon messing with the window trim.



Not sober at all.


Lets see RWB make sparks on frp while being held upside down! With a welding helmet on!

I did slip down the windshield though and knocked out a couple fins and dug grinder into the body work right after this pic. Hahaha.



Still waiting for other pics to pop up, but a good time was had by all, and we are now officially the "SLC of Portland" crew. Hahaha.
 
Scott R.

Scott Rowland

Got the trasition piece made to go from the straight slats to the curved body. pretty simple really. Not quite finished yet. The piece will be removable to access the hole for the screw in tow eye. This piece comes close to wrapping up the front. I will be rounding the rad opening abit more, but that is the last design part for the front!



 
Scott R.

Scott Rowland

Well, not much work going to happen to car over next month or so. Out of town working and the project keeps growing the more we dig into it. The latest is finding huge amount of dry rot and over 10 construction defects in these stair towers alone. The coast sure does eat everything up! Other side of hotel is ocean, and I get comp-ed an ocean front room during the entire thing atleast, but miss working on the car at night!!


Need to jack up entire roof and replace everything. Steel and concrete stairs, concrete landings, and most beams dry rotted making disassembly even harder! Earning my money on this one. This is the first of 4 towers. Not a huge job, but a very time consumming and technical one!

 
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Larry L.

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"Not a huge job, but a very time consumming and technical one!"

Compared to your SL-C, it's a piece of cake any way you look at it.
 
Scott R.

Scott Rowland

Got it. Just a little more work on the front, and done. Now set up to start working on rear.
Finally able to see car from a distance a bit also.





 
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