Purple People Eater LP670 SV Build!!!

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I then created some mounting plates for my front hood and rear engine lid latches from some material I had lying around! These should be easy to mount to the chassis once everything is aligned where it should be!

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Still waiting on some rear hinges for my rear engine lid but went forward with attaching my strut mounts and catch!

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Nice work as always.

Thanks Bud! 

[Havemurci]

Nice work as always.

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Got my latches for the front hood and rear engine bonnet! I was only able to find one striker so I had to make one for the rear myself! I was able to turn an old bolt using my knee mill and a boring bar to the correct diameter, I then used a piece of square tubing and washers to create one!

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Found a pic of the actual car my bumper came off of prior to the damage! Doesn't look to bad but will take some work to make it look more 670!

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Thanks Auto, this is how it turned out after putting it all together! Not to shabby!!! 

[autopro]

Great job bud, I used that same technique on my axles.

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Lengthening my axles was another fun task but required to eliminate those wheel adapters. I cut the axles fish mouthed some tubing to get some more strength from my welds, placed the sleeve over the axle with a spacer to keep them spaced properly. I then tacked it all together while cutting 2 keyway on opposite sides of the shaft at least a quarter inch into the shaft. I then welded both ends and keyways to create a strong axle.

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Next up was lengthening the lower arms. I made some stainless extensions to bolt through the existing holes while moving the ball joints to there preferred location, I may weld to add strength or change this thought in the future as I'm not 100% convinced this was the best way to go about it. I also made some spacers from thick walled tubing to move the rear linkage out the desired distance and eliminate some of the bump steer.

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I decided it was time to get rid of these ridiculous spacers I was using to mock up the body and get things done properly. I started by making some rear strut to knuckle adapters. Although not ideal I had some large chunks of aluminum laying around which is what I used to make these.

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Here is how they turned out in the end, I'm exceptionally happy with them and how they fit to the wing!

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Being as picky as I can be at times I wanted aluminum uprights for my wing, I knew I wasn't gonna be able to get them made the way I wanted them so I started making them myself! I started by cutting an MDF template, roughed them out of a piece I had lying around on the bridgeport, milled them to proper thickness, and then trimmed them up with a trim router! Lots of setups and time went into the making of these 

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Another great grouping of parts I received from my good buddy I finally got my 670 hatch, quarter glass buckets, and replica front hinges!!! Absolutely amazing parts and will be a huge help!

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I plan to pull it apart and reinforce the entire thing, this bumper had what should be very minimal damage but it shows all over as it was very thin! I will wait till I'm further along so I can make slight changes to get it closer to the 670!