S197 BOSS 302 Race Car Build Thread Build Thread

[blacksheep-1]

Yeah, 1.75" diameter .120 wall DOM. NASA/SCCA regulation for cars this heavy

Sounds like they are going to TIG all the welds once everything is tacked in-place, the shop owner wants to show off a bit I guess

TIGging is a pain, especially getting into the spot where you can't access very well, there's a reason why fabricators prefer "squirt welders" but TIG welds are awesome, it's hard to have a "bad" TIG weld even the ugly ones are strong. I'd say that's a heck of a deal for $3750 if he's going to TIG it.

 

[steveespo]

TIGging is a pain, especially getting into the spot where you can't access very well, there's a reason why fabricators prefer "squirt welders" but TIG welds are awesome, it's hard to have a "bad" TIG weld even the ugly ones are strong. I'd say that's a heck of a deal for $3750 if he's going to TIG it.

Agreed $3750 is a good price, you have to paint it or is that included too?

 

[Grant 302]

Agreed $3750 is a good price, you have to paint it or is that included too?

Cage materials + fab/install + full interior paint is going to be $3750.

Nice price with TIG welding! And looks like a great turnaround time too.

I'm trying to keep my posting in this thread to a minimum...because IT'S KILLING ME!!!

 

[Brandon302]

That does look really good, who is doing the cage?

 

[ArizonaBOSS]

Paint is included in the $3750, going to have the whole interior of the car sprayed so all the areas where I scraped off sound deadening junk will be body color.

Work is being done by Flatout Motorworx of Tempe, AZ. Their website is a bit outdated but here it is: http://602flatout.com/

 

[blacksheep-1]

Looking at their "project" file they seem very competent, good job!

 

[SC BOSS]

Awesome progress and congrats!! The car is coming along nicely!!

 

[blacksheep-1]

Updates?.....

 

[ArizonaBOSS]

Updates?.....

I'm out of the country this week and next; begging my contacts at the shop for progress pics but so far nothing has been sent to me yet



Hopefully it will be back from paint and have a multitude of other goodies installed by the time I get home.

Stay tuned!

 

[ArizonaBOSS]

Minor update from the shop:

"Will do on Monday, didn't get a lot of visible work done. A pillar floor boxes are welded, tacked in. Bars are measured and ready to bend, but haven't been started in tube yet. Basically looks like it did, lots of prep work done that is necessary but doesn't look like progress."

 

[SC BOSS]

Minor update from the shop:

"Will do on Monday, didn't get a lot of visible work done. A pillar floor boxes are welded, tacked in. Bars are measured and ready to bend, but haven't been started in tube yet. Basically looks like it did, lots of prep work done that is necessary but doesn't look like progress."

that's a step forward! As long as they are still progressing!!

Luke

 

[blacksheep-1]

Minor update from the shop:

"Will do on Monday, didn't get a lot of visible work done. A pillar floor boxes are welded, tacked in. Bars are measured and ready to bend, but haven't been started in tube yet. Basically looks like it did, lots of prep work done that is necessary but doesn't look like progress."

believe me the prep work is where the effort really is, welding it together is almost a relief, because you actually see something attached.

 

[ArizonaBOSS]

Here are a couple updates, they are getting ready to weld in the boxes/pedestals for the front downbars.
I can see what they meant about prep work, because it probably takes a lot of time to get the curves on both sides of these boxes matched enough to the shape of the car, close enough to weld.

 

[blacksheep-1]

That's some nice workmanship, you have to be much "closer" on "tigging" than "migging".

 

[ArizonaBOSS]

Stopped by the shop today, not much of any progress that can be shown. I guess they have the downbars bent and ready to go in, but they are focusing on another car's cage right now as his deadline is much sooner than mine.

On the plus side, it sounds like all my hardware is in-house (Watson seat bases, EFF fire system, Cool Shirt system, etc).

I will stop by again late next week to see what's happening.

 

[ArizonaBOSS]

I was looking to get a set of 18x10 Forgestar F14s from Vorshlag but time and money constraints have pushed me in another direction. I've instead ordered a set of 18x10 SVE Drift wheels from LateModelRestoration.com. They should be here this week.

I'll probably pick up a set of 18x11 F14s sometime in 2014 so I can run some really wide tires (actual 305+).

My cage builder aims to finish the cage and other items this week and send to paint next Monday.

Looks like my first race is getting pulled in one week from Oct 5/6 to September 28/29. It's gonna be hectic!!

 

[cloud9]

Good luck man!

 

[neema]

Are you going to use any sort of dash gauge (AIM MXL, Stack, Motec)?

 

[Jimmy Pribble]

Are you going to use any sort of dash gauge (AIM MXL, Stack, Motec)?

It's a long thread, so I'm not going to go back and look, but I'm pretty sure he got a second-hand AiM dash. Or, maybe it was first-hand and he just got a good deal. My memory. ???

 

[ArizonaBOSS]

Got a used AIM MXL Pista loaded w/ a BOSS-S config file waiting in the garage. Not sure if I'll have it set up in-time for the first event at the end of this month. We shall see