batbuilder's LP640 called "No Mercie"

[batbuilder]

Here is a pic of the backside of the door panel triangular piece. We filled it with foam. then put two pieces of fiberglass panel on it then fiberglassed the back of it. The idea is to upholster the piece and then have the ability to screw it to the door panel.

[batbuilder]

The underside of this exhaust piece even has a small Murcielago plate that was on the original Lambo exhaust.

[batbuilder]

Here is my exhaust tip. I am going to try and reconstruct it out of stainless steel. But this is a good model to go by

[batbuilder]

OK here we go again. Today was a great day. It started off with calling a company that frustrates me to no end. The owner had promised me to call me back with a price on Friday, Well here it is Tuesday and nothing. So I called in my typically cheery voice and  what I got was an arrogant owner on the other end. My final straw so I set to find a new company that could fabricate my parts and ended up coming up with a few good companies. Don't want to mention the arrogant company's name yet but they manufacture suspension components for the cars I am building. If you must know PM me. Anywho when I got a lead on a good company they said they don't make these parts. My first question was " well do you know of a company that does." One name leads to another and I found a company that can make my parts. Also found a company that will rebuild my transaxle and 5 speed tranny for $850. My tranny is supposedly new but I want it checked out anyways. Plus the transaxle is like 24 years old. So my point is if one company is frustrating you don't be afraid to look around. Companies should treat potential customers like their business depended upon it because it does. There's no excuse for arrogant sloppy customer service. Turned out to be a great day!!!

[batbuilder]

Hey JB1 thanks for saying that. Please note I did not do this alone. When I started the build there was no information on the Tumbler. I resorted to asking kids on some batmobile site to take pictures of the actual vehicle when it was premiered at movie venues. The kids were crawling under the Tumbler taking pictures and uploading them on Flicker which I downloaded and started to piece it together. We took every component and tried to improve it. It has been such an honor to take both cars to charity events and help them to draw new people. This winter we will be taking the cars back out to scheduled events. Thank you guys so much for allowing me to share my previous and current builds. I hesitate to post too many Big Kahuna pics as this is a Lambo site. But if you don't mind I will continue to post them in moderation. I can tell you this is such a passion for me. I have learned so much from members here. Thanks again....dave

[jb1]

David,  you are  truly  talented  the  tribute rumbler is awesome.....  thanks for sharing...

[batbuilder]

Thanks Tallon, it has been such a great feeling to share the Tribute Rumbler with military charity events. Very humbling to support the men and women who have done so much for our country. Sharing the vehicles has open so many doors for me. Got some big plans for the future but they all start with finishing the No Mercy. I have been really enjoying this build and the members on this site. dave

[Tallon]

I didn't know you had a youtube channel I just looked and the rumbler is the most awesome thing I've ever seen. If you can build that then I don't know what you can't do.

[batbuilder]

We got a piece of Lexan cut for the quarter windows and even bent it to the right curve. I will still attempt to cut a curved piece for this window and just to see if I can do it. Thanks for looking! Got to hit my son's basketball tournament....dave

[batbuilder]

Here is the left batwing ready for some fiberglass. I got so involved with people coming by on father's day that I simply ran out of time. We were suppose to go to LA tomorrow but our appt got rescheduled so I'm hoping to catch up on some fiberglassing.

[batbuilder]

Hey Tallon, thanks for chimming in. I appreciate the kind words and hope there is something in here that might be helpful to someone.
The front steering on the BK is going to be hydraulic,with the rams being where the steering dampeners usually are. There will still be what appears to be a steering sweep arm but that will turn some machine gun turrants to give the appearance they are turning with the front wheels. Can't wait to get this bike rollin.....dave

[batbuilder]

Thanks John. yeah the Big Kahuna has been an obsession in my mind and to be moving forward on it is very gradifying. Today we had a big meeting with my welder and a mutual friend that is an unbelievable machinist. I had made some videos on him on my youtube channel "Tribute Rumbler". His name is Leo and he has a way of looking at the same thing and coming up with a completely different solution. On the rear drive we have determined that the swing axle needs to swing up high enough to allow the shaft to slide through this hole in the tubing. I had a hole there but after we put this gargantua pipe through the shaft could not swing up. So the answer is to cut through the pipe with a plasma cutter and box in with 1/4" thick plate steel. There will also have to be a brace under the box to prevent the ends from spreading out. This is a bunch of backtracking but really the right way to proceed....dave

[Tallon]

I read everything in your build and will keep following it. There's just so much stuff I don't know what to comment on haha. I think you're doing a great job and I am learning a lot from your build. Thanks for documenting every minute of your journey

[LP 640 NuCountry]

Big Kahuna,very impressive!!!

[batbuilder]

Yeah I agree, I just got my John Watson gas cap and it is very nice. Thanks for the kind words its good to know people are checking out the build log. It is a journey for sure and nice to go back and see what I was thinking when I started. I feel like my head is growing with information  about Lamborghinis. Had a lot of friends stop by on father's day and even though the car looks like a mess to me most everyone is very impressed with the car. Today I need to spend more time with the steering components of the Big Kahuna and hopefully buy some parts to fabricate it up. I have a massive linear actuator I'm thinking about using. But if I use hydraulics, power steering or linear actuator the steering mechanism to the draglink will all be the same. I have a big meeting with a machinist to see how we are going to design and build the drive system. Chain or shaft....Price is a big concern here....Thanks again for looking ....dave