Eleanor All-steel conversion

**turbo** · November 18th, 2007 08:09 PM

**Memphis Raines** · November 18th, 2007 08:48 PM

Dang that baby looks clean!

Do you use some special metal bender? Does the process take longer than fiberglass?

**wildthing** · November 18th, 2007 08:54 PM

nice body work... hindi ba hinabol sa masilya yan?

**turbo** · November 18th, 2007 09:08 PM

Ooops, double posts.

Sorry!

**turbo** · November 18th, 2007 09:13 PM

No special benders.

Actually yong un kong ginawa ang gamit ko cardboard lang. just to get the proportion.

Meron ding putty, pero not thick. Every weld mus have putty.

The main advantage of the metal conversion is that connections will not show hairline cracks after sometime. Fiberglass to metal will eventually crack after some exposure to heat and cold. And will also exhibit hairline cracks in the gel finish.

The metal, if properly prepared will last a life time.

Since the metal is formed and welded into place. It will take a lot longer to complete that a kit. But kits even coming from the US has some "fitting problems".

Fiberglass hood and trunks usually have fitting problems and stress cracks after some "open-close" cycle.

**Memphis Raines** · November 18th, 2007 11:40 PM

It takes a lot of super-precise skill to make those tires not rub against the wheel well like that. Wheel travel is tricky to just estimate. I guess you also did underbody strengthening.

Does it have the 350 Windsor engine block?

**turbo** · November 19th, 2007 06:00 AM

It still has a 302(not a 289 that I previously mentioned).

I cut the old fender(using reciprocating saw) then had six oversized men(hehe) jump up and down in the trunk to simulate suspension travel. When proper clearance was achieved, I welded the fender flares to the fender. Now it won't rub.

My personal Eleanor is a lot more radical, though it will take some more time to finish. hehehe.

http://tsikot.yehey.com/forums/showt...light=corvette

**isketi** · November 19th, 2007 07:18 AM

Nice!

OT: I watched the original Gone In 60 Seconds released in 1974. I seem to like it better than the remake by Nicolas Cage, et al. But that's just me.

**empy** · November 19th, 2007 08:55 AM

wow, that looks like it came from the factory!!

except for one small detail - sorry to nitpick, but is the upper part of the hood misaligned?

but that bodywork looks very close to perfect....especially the lights which can be a pain to align like that