Matt,
I really didn't think about it. I thought the chasis was complete. I have
seen far worse designs being sold as operable vehicles.
I leave all the design and modifications to the pros as I'm kinda clueless
about those things.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Zerega" <mzerega@yahoo.com>
To: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>; "Adam Bradley"
<ambradley@attbi.com>; "Daniel Neuman" <dneuman@quark.sfsu.edu>
Cc: "datsun" <datsun-roadsters-digest@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 10:23 PM
Subject: Re: Frame modified for Chevy 350- For Sale
> Mike,
>
> The chassis isn't done yet; how, exactly, did you envision that the
> a-arms and steering rack would mount??? "...shimmy and shake..."
> doesn't begin to describe what this car would do if you tried to
> drive it as-is -- you'd slide down the street on the oil pan.
>
> Not to worry -- there's plenty of room under the 350 to mount a
> box-tube cross-member. That's the next most logical step for the
> person who purchases this chassis.
>
> Matt
> --- datsunmike <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com> wrote:
> > The front of the frame makes me nervous. These cars aren't exactly
> > "stiff as
> > a brick" and removing the front crossmember with nothing else
> > taking its
> > place should make the car wallow, shimmy and shake especially with
> > the
> > weight and power of the cheby.
> >
> > Of course that was MHO,
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Adam Bradley" <ambradley@attbi.com>
> > To: "Daniel Neuman" <dneuman@quark.sfsu.edu>; <mzerega@yahoo.com>
> > Cc: "datsun" <datsun-roadsters-digest@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 6:06 PM
> > Subject: Re: Frame modified for Chevy 350- For Sale
> >
> >
> > > oooh, negativity.
> > >
> > > I don't know this guy, never met him. I'm curious of how it
> > would fit
> > > together, let alone what weight distribution would be.
> > >
> > > However, I assumed when first seeing these that he was planning a
> > custom
> > > build (including the V8 and Mustang II front brakes, rack &
> > pinion
> > > steering) and had it completely disassembled, took pictures along
> > the way,
> > > then suddenly found he had to sell it QUICK. It could be sold as
> > a
> > > disassembled, incomplete V8 conversion, but that'd be quite a
> > project to
> > > walk into mid-stream.
> > >
> > > From seeing what the car looked like before tearing it apart, I
> > wish it
> > > was still together - this may become parts for other cars
> > instead.
> > >
> > > At 02:43 PM 7/31/2002 -0700, Daniel Neuman wrote:
> > > >Looks like you have all the parts to put the car back toghether
> > yes?
> > > >On your ebay ad it says that you don't have any time to answer
> > questions
> > > >on the frame? But you had time to strip the car and list all
> > the
> > > >parts individually in order to squeeze the max amount of $ out
> > of it?
> > > >If you thought it was a cool worthwhile project at one time you
> > should of
> > > >kept it all toghether because that is probably the only way it
> > is every
> > going
> > > >to be finished.
> > > > Daniel 69 2000
> > > > Oakland CA
> > > >
> > > > > A new job (and an impending move) forces the sale of all my
> > Datsun
> > > > > stuff. Several items, most of which were scrounged up for a
> > massive
> > > > > modification project, are currently for sale on eBay -- this
> > stuff
> > > > > MUST GO BEFORE THE THIRD WEEK OF AUGUST!
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> >
>
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