I was out to Toronto the past two days and had meetings with all the shops working on my project. The following is the latest info.

The car is not where I would like it to be as the rear wheel drive conversion is just about to get started. The parts need to be ordered and the wheels have to be in before some important measurements can be taken. These measurements are required before the cutting can start.

The RWD is going to involve quite extensive cutting of the rear of the car. Most of car from the back seat area back will be removed and completely replaced with a tubular chassis/frame.

The whole back suspension and braking components are all replaced. The tubs will be all sheet metal and the new tunnel and much of the "new" floor will all be steel. The front suspension is suspected to remain the origiginal design using the JBP front coilovers and JBP big brakes.

The car is completely gutted at this time so the new cage/chassis can be built by http://www.theautodreamgroup.com/ The cage will be NHRA, chassis certifed for 8:5 seconds.

I have added the extra challenge of making the suspension adjustable enough for the drag strip as well as the road course and I know this adds a great degree of difficulty because "you can't have it both ways"
It seems like I will lose the passanger airbag because of the front crossbar for the cage.

Also the air conditioning unit needs to be repostioned because of the placement of the T56 transmission. I have also said that I am not willing to sacrifice any creature comforts of the car.

We are having difficulty getting wide enough 17" wheels to add to our tires. I will be using the Michelin Pilot Sport 335/17RZ35 for my strret tires, M&H 390/17R17 for the drag radials (see pic) and the slicks will be a 15" wheel make unknown at this time.

JBP is just waiting for the pistons to arrive this week before the engine can be assembled. Once the chassis is done the engine will be lowered in to allow the engine cradle to be made. The car then goes to http://www.desiredcustoms.com/ for the engine bay and cage to be painted and the interior to be designed so that while JBP is then reinstalling the drive train and turbo system, parts can be made for the interior.

The interior will follow a stock theme but instead of a plastic finish we will use leather instead. The door skins will be completely redone to allow for the rollcage to blend with face of the inside of the doors.

The back seat area will be completely finished so the car looks like it came as a two seater. Desired Customs has artistic license on that area. There will be many different gauges and swithches used inside the car and how that all looks will evolve as they are installed.

Desired will also be doing a complete custom paint job including changing the Victory Red to a metallic finish and doing a ghost image. There will be an audio upgrade but nothing crazy as I don't want any more extra weight that necessary.

We wont be going with the G5 hood as thought but will do a modification on a stock hood to meet our needs. We are also going with Desiered Customs custom racing seats wich will be as in the pictures but the insert will be redone in red leather.

There are a couple of components that I can't share with everyone yet and they both address the matter of cooling. These two items will revolutionise the way we (racers) go about cooling our engines. They are going to be patented so while I will have them, they won't be available for a while yet.

Still the projected cooling removes the needed for a larger/extra heat exchanger.
The expected time for completion is closer to the end of June and sadly I see the racing season slipping away. I am actually trying to entice the shops ($$$$$) to make it sooner than later. I will keep everyone updated and as soon as the car heads to Desired Customs for the finishing touches I will announce when the unvieling meet will be held in Toronto.
On to some pics.

My D\R's

My Turbos


My T56

My Seats
Assorted engine parts






Some of the dozen gauges we will be using

Look what finally showed up!!!
I have been waiting for these for almost 5 months. I think they were actually growing these from seeds considering how long they took.

 

SWEET!!

find me an oil port to put my oil press sender!!!were is it?

 

Rod this is gonna be there tommarow...

My Cat craped out so I couldn't drive my car.
getting fixed tommarow then I can bring the bezel.
You still in T.O?
And where did you get those seats?
I must have!!!

 

No I am back home.
The seats are custom from Keith's former right hand drive Cobalt. You would have to ask him where to get some.

 

hey rod you manage to smuggle that stock A-pillar back?

 

Damn you bought them!!!!
I tried to get those when he was doing the part out!!!

 

good stuff! id still like to see pics of your twin turbo settup.

 

wow this is a lot. how much is this going to cost est.?

 

How can you drive it if you sold your arm and both legs for all that? DAYUM!!!!

 

This cobalt is gunna be sick. But all of these teasers are killing me

 

and his right ********

 

The turbo setup has been drawn up and as soon as the engine is placed in the car the final routing of the piping will be done. The initial schematic of the setup is mind boggling.
This is costing way more than expected and there are no estimates because none of this has been done before. The final cost also depends on the level of sponsorship I get from the companies still providing needed parts. Having said that the wife thinks I am for doing all this.
Those are being replaced with bionic parts so I'll be okay.

The teasers are all that are keeping me sane right now. If I have to wait sooooooo long then I need to spread the pain out

 

hope its going well.. but seriously.. a 390 tire?.. overkill much...

 

Lets see 390 drag radial for the track on a car with 750rwhp. Nope makes sense to me.

 

I definately want those seats

 

Well, there are tons of Mustangs that run in the 10" class that have 750hp and above. Those lift the front wheels with ease so I think you'd be safe with something under 300

 

If you have read my updates at all, you likely noticed that I don't really make my decisions based on what others are doing.

 

I love those Drag radials. Way to support M&H!!! Great company!!! Think I can find a way to put those on my front?

 

I am sure you can fit those with just a minor modification to your front end. Let see, wheres my sawzall

 

I understand that. But with a Rim and Tire compbination that big and heavy....You will lose time. If you can achieve the same traction with a smaller tire, why is it necessary to go so big?

 

Are your pistons custom made? I have been looking everywhere and can't find any 8.5:1 pistons!!!

 

One line at a time, haha

 

Yes they are custom pistons. We sent a stocker into Wiseco and they went from there. The guy you can call to se about getting yours is

Adam Silverton
Phone: (519)537-6281 Ext. 4103

Fax: (519)537-8508

asilverthorn@wiseco.com

www.wiseco.com



Is that better????? even though those are not correct paragraphs

 

Jason does amazing work, my dad has been buddies with him for years.

 

I was at Jason's shop on Saturday and I got to see some of his work. His own Corvette has a full chassis/cage in it and the workmanship is top notch. I am very happy to have the "big guy" working on my project.