Genius Clyde, just fantastic

 

Greetings,
Still in progress. Before the MK2 left for the roll bar shop, the shop owner Gordon, and a friend Mike visited my shop. Mike says " How are you going to get out of this car". I said "what do you mean?". He said "you need a quick disconnect for the steering wheel". I said "Sh&t. I already bought the Moto Lita. Don't know if they make a quick disconnect". Shortened the steering column four inches to make up for the quick disconnect, wheel hub and foot well set back.
Loosing the visors and the visor pockets to move the windscreen bar out of the line of site.
Might be out of the roll bar shop next week.
Cheers

 

Greetings,
Moved the E Brake lever in 1 1/2" inboard to allow room for the lower door bar.
Also included pictures of the steering wheel and quick disconnect.

 

Greetings,
There seven brands/manufacturers from and including the block out to the harmonic balancer.
California bolt ons, some modification required. Every spacer for the alternator and power steering had to be remade. Timing pointer is Ford and may be the only Ford part in this setup. It's pedestal is custom( not shown)
Heads are being bolted on tomorrow.
Cheers

 

All very cool. Thanks for keeping us up to date!

 

More great work Clyde, a work of art my friend

 

Clyde,


Your car is looking very cool! You have some mad fabrication skills! You are definitely go all out with the addition of roll bars, etc., wow! Keep posting the pictures as your build is very cool....

 

Primaz,
Mad ideas are in my head.
I ferret out the craftsman. Roll bar shop is Crowman Fabrication, Gordon Crow. Engine is at CAMS, Canton Automotive Machine Service, Roger Decker and sons. Assembly will be my department.
Cage is 1.75� chrome moly. Trying to satisfy NHRA and SCCA rules. In real life the car will be on the street 93% of the time.
Thanks all for the kind words and encouragement.
Cheers,

 

Clyde, you are taking this where no Mark 2 has gone before - definitely certifiable - but in a really good way. I'd pay money to see the faces of your street conquests - "... beaten by some funky old English sedan." I do think you're overestimating the street time though - you failed to account for the impound time. Best of luck with the rest of the build.

 

Doug,
I've been threatened with being impounded in my earlier years. I could be headed there again.
I never dare punch my '77 to the floor. I use the line lock to get 'em warm and spinning. Then I let go of the button.





Cheers

 

sorry couldn't make link work

 

454 SBF, not to confused with a 454 BBC.
Gordon at Crowman Fabrication is quite the artist with a bead roller.

 

Blimey, that is very impressive with a bead roller, I'd love to see how he did it, proper craftsmanship.

 

More of the cage, seat belt mounts, fuel pump mounting.

 

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What's the item in the second picture Clyde, that's quite a lump of milled Aly fabrication there !

Damn nice job on the cage.

 

TillyJon,
Thanks for looking! It's the battery tray & hold down.

 

That's probably the best looking Battery tray I have ever seen Clyde

 

I told Gordon that there might be enough left of the "newspaper tray" for a Saturday's paper.
Gordon said "maybe there would be room for sunglasses or coins."
I said there would not be any "coin" left after this build.

 

like the newspaper tray.