Frogette: LS Powered Sprite

[Gerard]

Yep, that's the one. Somehow I knew you'd know this one and the site, Rick.

Thanks!

Here you go: https://modifiedhealeys.org/Photos/126Marian/Marian.htm

 

[JPSmit]

Course if you're going to do it, do it!

https://static.mgexp.com/phile/3/58671/Gulp_.jpg

:grin:

 

[anarchy99]

The one in that pic is horrible looking... The 142 series blower fits so much better with the whole look and still gives a SBC more than enough power to lift the front of the car with sticky tires out back.

 

[somepunk22]

We're a little ways in, so lets play catch up.

Lower control arm CAD in weld fixture with rendering.

Laser cut.

And welded by our friends at Raceco-Usa.

 

[somepunk22]

Upper control arms.

CAD.

Render.

Print

Time lapse.

Raw.

 

[Gerard]

Wow, really nice work.

I hate seeing hacks, workarounds and kluge ways of doing things you so often see. I love seeing what you are doing. You obviously have some great resources.

 

[Trevor Jessie]

Wow, you 3D printed it to verify before machining it from aluminum. This is a serious build.
What was the 3D print time versus the machining time?

 

[somepunk22]

Wow, you 3D printed it to verify before machining it from aluminum. This is a serious build.
What was the 3D print time versus the machining time?

Usually that is what we would do, but my printer was slightly too small and I had to scale it down by 5%. So it was just for fun. Print time was 13 hours. Actual machine run time on each arm was 7 hours. Also a lot of hours into making custom jaws and setup.

 

[somepunk22]

Thanks for the kind words. Had to get a little creative with the rear housing brackets. Tight package at stock width.

 

[somepunk22]

Chassis.

 

[anarchy99]

Not sure how this is supposed to stick it to me.[ deleted - language] .

Do you own a v8 powered sprite?

 

[Trevor Jessie]

Steve, it is an extension of the hot rod culture. It has a history all of its own.

 

[drooartz]

Just an official reminder to keep the discussion focused on the cars and away from the personal. We all have different approaches to these cars, and we may not agree what other folks do. We do, however, need to stay respectful.

 

[somepunk22]

Had a shop in town CNC a budget swiss army fixture for the build. We've broken the car up into several weldments that will be able to be rigged up on the fixture with the 3d prints. Once those are done, all the weldments will come together on the same fixture for the full chassis.

 

[Gerard]

Just an official reminder to keep the discussion focused on the cars and away from the personal. We all have different approaches to these cars, and we may not agree what other folks do. We do, however, need to stay respectful.

Maybe a "Modified" category needs to be added for those that have a special interest or appreciation of "Nasty Boy" builds?

 

[JPSmit]

Maybe a "Modified" category needs to be added for those that have a special interest or appreciation of "Nasty Boy" builds?

i think as long as we are mindful of the principles of the forum, there is more than enough room in existing categories for many different expressions of the hobby.

 

[drooartz]

Had a shop in town CNC a budget swiss army fixture for the build. We've broken the car up into several weldments that will be able to be rigged up on the fixture with the 3d prints. Once those are done, all the weldments will come together on the same fixture for the full chassis.

Very cool. I'm curious to see the parts laid up in the fixture.

Had a friend with a woodshop that had bug CNC router that could do large sheets like that tabletop in the picture. Draw it on the computer, cut it out precisely every time. Neat stuff.

i think as long as we are mindful of the principles of the forum, there is more than enough room in existing categories for many different expressions of the hobby.

Well said, and now back to our regularly scheduled neat car stuff! :grin:

To close out the discussion, folks can always feel free to PM me if you have forum questions or concerns.

 

[somepunk22]

Had a friend with a woodshop that had bug CNC router that could do large sheets like that tabletop in the picture. Draw it on the computer, cut it out precisely every time. Neat stuff.

This will take out a lot of prints and guess work. You can do a lot with a 4' x 8' sheet of MDF. Especially with a car this size.

 

[somepunk22]

A little comparison between the Frogette rear end and a standard 9" rear end.

Next on the chopping block.

 

[somepunk22]

Sheetmetal just rolled in. Time to fire up the welders!