Drop Spindles

FOL stock

Wilkinshc said:

Glenn,

I can't believe the work you have put into that car. WOW Did you do the fiberglass work yourself?

You must have stock in Fruit-o-loom and if you don't you should. LOL

Chuck

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Chuck, yes, I did the design, engineering and all of the fiberglass work here at my home's two car garage attached to our house (much to the misery of my wife & next door neighbor). I have done parts of the painting over the years, such as the airbrush work, fade paint jobs, stripes etc over the years but this time I did the paint/sand/buffing all myself this last time. As you get older and watch/help enough experts over the years, you get brave enough to bet $6,000 of your own money that you are good enough to do it yourself. (cost of materials).:crazy: I got lucky and it came out acceptable, so I now have the pride in saying, "I did the paint myself".
I wish I knew how to weld, but alas, I never got brave enough to do that, considering how important it is that your frame and susspension doesn't fall apart at speeds nearing 180 (right Patrick?). (More FOL stock!) I was smart enought to have a well established race car builder construct the chassis using my design ideas. Of course all the interior stiching was also farmed out to experts, though this last time I did design and build the interior seats, dash, console etc as well as drew the logo layout for the head rests.
I got as close as I could to doing it all myself. Don't misunderstand, without the help of a lot of my fellow Vette friends over the years, this project would NEVER have been completed...ever!
Now I'm approacthing 63 years of age and painting the Vette this last year convinced me it would be my last time. I just don't have the 'expertise and physical ability' in me anymore to do it again, so this is it!
But I thank you for the atta boy. It means a great deal knowing it wasn't 'cubic money' that got it built. Glenn :buhbye:
Sorry, I didn't mean to hijack someone elses thread.

Z06magna said:

I think that will be easy to answer.
A tube chassis would be great and a fab 9 / Ford 9 would be strong, but a straight axle corvette? I put a years worth of weekends and a ton of work with a lot of pride in what I have now. I want to be a part of this build not just pay for it. I’m a strong believer in the harder you work of something the more it means to you. :thumbsup:

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Chris,

Trust me, I agree with the sweat equity, but buying a tube chassis, c5 front suspension, and adding a Fab 9 would not be any less work. You still have the same work as going with a VBP frontend and Tom's Rearend. You have the same assemble & detailing but probably less money and better strength.

I did not intend to belittle your past work, it just seemed that you were going the extra mile by going with VBP & Tom's rearend so your were replacing your past work already. The motor you have tends to be gear more towards prostreet and drag racing, hence the straight axle. The straight axle will also handle very well . A good example is the Cobra, a vehicle that gives most vette owners a run for their money and is a straight axle car.

If I was to do mine over that is the direction I would have went and everything you have done is what I have already done. Seems like we think alike. I was just trying to save you a step and a lot of money.

Did you go with the billet housing? Are they available yet?

Chuck