As awesome as all of these pieces are, they look like they could be heavy.. You keeping mind of the weight?
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The Willomet Charger
- Thread starter AgDieseler
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A desecration to Mopar nuts everywhere, this is my protouring, LS-powered, 1970 Dodge Charger; built at my shop, Willomet Motor & Fabrication.
They’re stacked .110, so not real heavy, but not that light. I should have done stacked .90 and .125 chromo. That’s the plan for the trans and torque arm mounts, and whatever comes after that.
Hindsight.
David
I autocrossed a 65 Corvair, minimum weight in the class I was in was 1850 lbs every ounce matters at that point, especially when you are up against Shelby GT350's that have 6-700 HP, but I have an air cooled 2.7L. I got questioned about air hammering some rear seat brackets off and I consider that serious weight. I'm going to have carbon fiber half shafts made, sand any panel I can as thin as possible, Carbon everything possible. Every inch of roll cage is weight I need to remove from elsewhere, that's how I look at things.
Engine mounts are built.
The frame is leveled out and I’m measuring out reference points for the powertrain placement. That’s a whole thing on its own.
Until then, here’s the last four weeks of my fabrication life.
David
The frame is leveled out and I’m measuring out reference points for the powertrain placement. That’s a whole thing on its own.
Until then, here’s the last four weeks of my fabrication life.
David
Good day today.
David
David
So.... you are not going to need to redo the motor mounts then? 
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That trans looks pretty tucked up - what angle is the drivetrain mounted at front to rear?
It's flat to the bottom of the rail. Powertrain is at 2.4*. Anything 2 - 3 seems to be enough for oil to drain from the heads.
David
Trans crossmember is headed to the frickin’ laser shop.
David
David
It’s good to see the engine back in the frame rails. I like the positive direction
It’s surprisingly easy to get mired in details and risk losing track of the overall project. This bit of progress has reinvigorated me.
David
How does the driveshaft get through the next cross member, or it it an optical illusion it will interfere?
I still have to make a tunnel. I’ve put it off because I didn’t know how tall it would be until placing the trans.
David
Parts score - C6 Z06 brakes from Powerstop. Now, I’ve got to design a caliper mount that’s compatible with the chassisworks upright and their rear end.
David
David
Picked up the trans mount plates from the laser shop. I’m really excited to get this together and in the car.
It’s inspired by fabricated uprights as if they were laid over and made from aluminum. Also, I really dig on inverted air foil shapes.
There is actually a purpose to the layout. The space behind this mount is where the first exhaust crossover goes. It’s already pretty cramped and I needs all the space I can get to X two 2.75” pipes.
I didn’t have a lot of time tonight, but I did get to take several quick measurements and mock-up the actual mount.
Tomorrow can’t come quick enough.
David
It’s inspired by fabricated uprights as if they were laid over and made from aluminum. Also, I really dig on inverted air foil shapes.
There is actually a purpose to the layout. The space behind this mount is where the first exhaust crossover goes. It’s already pretty cramped and I needs all the space I can get to X two 2.75” pipes.
I didn’t have a lot of time tonight, but I did get to take several quick measurements and mock-up the actual mount.
Tomorrow can’t come quick enough.
David
Clicking together like a lego set.
David
David
Loving the build man. Probably my new favorite. 
So this is going to be made to bolt to the chassis since the crossmember is constructed out of aluminum?
