C3 Race Car Build

[Oneball]

Inner wheelarches now repaired and painted on one side along with some of the other front end bits.

 

[Dazaa]

Did you pull the headlight support bar from the fibreglass? I know they rust and the rivets start popping through the paint but not sure if it's worth pulling mine or not

 

[Oneball]

Did you pull the headlight support bar from the fibreglass? I know they rust and the rivets start popping through the paint but not sure if it's worth pulling mine or not

I’ve got a new front end and new bar. The old one doesn’t look too bad. The new one is that later type that was only glued.

 

[Oneball]

Windscreen seems to fit. Been crapping myself about that for a few months!

 

[johng]

Is it just sitting in position or have you glued it in? Either way, how are you planning to fix it? Are you going to use damming tape? What glue?
Looks good.

 

[Oneball]

Is it just sitting in position or have you glued it in? Either way, how are you planning to fix it? Are you going to use damming tape? What glue?
Looks good.

It’s just sitting there. Won’t go in till after paint.

Absolutely no idea yet how I’m fitting it!

 

[Daytona Vette]

Windscreen seems to fit. Been crapping myself about that for a few months!

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The windscreen fits because you did a good job with the frame repairs

 

[Oneball]

Had a look at the wiper motor today. Would hardly move under power. So disassembled and cleaned the dried grease and working again.


But only one speed. Disassembled again and found this connection had lost its insulating tape.



Hey presto, now have two speeds and the washer puffs air too. Haven’t tried it with water yet.

 

[Oneball]

New crank has arrived


Will take it with new flywheel, clutch and other bits to be balanced tomorrow

 

[Forrest Gump]

I spotted the Scat crankshaft box on another post! Is that forged? I like the look of the light weight flywheel too. Are there restrictions on what you can do with the engine spec?

 

[Oneball]

I spotted the Scat crankshaft box on another post! Is that forged? I like the look of the light weight flywheel too. Are there restrictions on what you can do with the engine spec?

Yes forged crank, standard stroke so with the overbore that’s allowed it’ll be a 355cui.

Flywheel is a light one. Couldn’t find evidence of a small block using a twin plate clutch in period, although the big blocks did, so went with a single plate. Plus they’re not as sensitive to being cooked when manoeuvring as the little sintered ones.

Engine wise needs to be period correct and tie in with the homologation so iron head and block.

I dropped the crank and stuff off to be balanced today.

Front end ironwork on


Back to playing with bodywork.

 

[Oneball]

Dropped off to have the rollcage fitted today.

 

[Oneball]

Block cleaned


Core plugs installed, well kind of. Fluffed the rear cam one, which of course is the only one I’ve not got a spare.



And painted.

 

[Oneball]

Very, very, very bored with cleaning engine stuff!

 

[Nick B]

Love it, top photo!!!

 

[Dazaa]

Is that baffled sump? Looks a bit boxier than a stock 350 one

 

[Oneball]

Yep, baffled, trap doors, windage tray and crank scraper. Oil pick up under braking is one of the Achilles heels of the Chevy v8s as the pick up is at the back of the sump.

 

[Dazaa]

Wow that looks excellent!

 

[Nick B]

Flipping awesome!

 

[Oneball]

It’s an off the shelf Canton sump. Came with the used race engine.