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whisperide

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Posted: 04/05/12 03:12pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

A bit of measuring got me ready to drill:



Which led to some drilling:

Moving on, note the ball location:



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I have NO clue why, but GM created a void above each rear spring. I see fit to fill them full of engine-block-filler, used for racing. It's a concrete that doesn't expand or contract as it sets. Perfect.
I had to cut access holes to do the top row of side fasteners anyway, so I'll fill through these:




But at that point, I reaized all my filler would run down the subframe rails, so I tried this:


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Meanwhile, to take full advantage of such perfect weather, I was progressing up top:




That's all for now. More soon!

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Seems there's nearly 170 of you following this: THANKS!
So, while I'm adding to the under-floor brackets and bracing;



Here's the neighbor 16-year-old helping, not that I would ever tow with anyone sitting back there:

And then I wanted to see if I could fit a (padded) roll-cage bar past his shoulder / head

But I was too interested in getting the pics to correct his posture, so I'll have to shoot 2 more pics.

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It's getting closer...

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Years ago,,, Equalizer used a Olds Toronado with no back wheels and a large tandem axle trailer with boat, to show how well their hitch would transfer the weight to the front wheels. The Olds was front wheel drive. Don't know how this would handle,,, kind of scary. Isn't advertising wonderful.

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joegray wrote:

Years ago,,, Equalizer used a Olds Toronado with no back wheels and a large tandem axle trailer with boat, to show how well their hitch would transfer the weight to the front wheels. The Olds was front wheel drive. Don't know how this would handle,,, kind of scary. Isn't advertising wonderful.


And every modern set of WD hitch instruction have been doing damage control for years by specifically saying "not" to remove the rear tires. Lol.

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interesting project as someone who used to cut up cars and build crazy stuff out of them be prepared to be pulled over alot...wish had pics of my buick truck it had 472 cad in it best of luck it should be wild..


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I certainly will be pulled over an awful lot if I ever tow a GN on public roads, but the GN is currently expected to be a one-time exhibition on a private 1/2-mile driveway as proof of concept.
In no particular sequence;






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3 gussets there, all 3 have since been welded in. Were this visible, or were I building another, I'd just start with 4x8" angle, so no welding.








I still need to remove all this one more time to scale how much weight I'm adding.

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