batbuilder's LP640 called "No Mercie"

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So here's a picture of the 3800 further taken apart for the race machine shop. My buddy had his supercharged chevy 350 engine built here for his 57 chevy. They do a lot of race stuff and also engines for race boats. Its like heaven for gearheads. We are going to race the engines out a little but I still need dependability.

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Was not really happy with cutting the rectangular tubing for the hood frame so that it would follow thw curve of the hood. Slices were put in every couple inches to make that arch. We decided to yse 1/4 plate and manually bend it then when I fiberglass that piece in the thickness opf the plating will be small enough for the fiberglass cloth to adhere to it without those heavy corners. I also like the 1/4 inch plating because there are no voids that might start to rust and bleed through the air pockets in the fiberglass. Also being 1/4 inch thick we can drill and thread it without hacing to weld a nut on the back of it. So thats the plan...

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Already built a box in the front trunk out of 1/4 steel . I'll post those pics after I catch up with the pics.

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Stuff we have done is reversing the hinging of the hood to open forward just in case the latch fails or accidently gets activated. Really don't like the direction the original hood opens

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Here's a pic of the front where I hope to reinstall the a/c condensor and battery

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Last picture of the night. Hope you enjoy the pics. Thanks for looking

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another angle. The car is at a friends weld shop

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Another angle on that shot

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Love the long shot of this body even this early in the game

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This is a close up showing the door hitting the fender....not good

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here's the door raised before we modified it. It was too low on the hinge placement so the end of the door was hitting the fender.

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Here's the car still on the trailer.

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Here's another shot from a different angle

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Here's a pic of the other side. Plan on putting in the dual radiator. Using the Honda Del Sol radiator and fan. Bought them on Ebay for $80 each. A little concerned about the capacity for the 3800 but it will be cool when the fans turn on.Fans will be at the back pulling the air through the radiator rather than pushing. Wonder if this is what most people are doing. Any suggestions appreciated.

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So the stretched Fiero with the body softmounted. It has the lime green engine accessories painted by the kid I bought the Fiero from. I like the way the rear body rests on the back of the Fiero and actually tucks under the Fiero trunk. So when we go to pull the body we have to slide it back a little