I bought the chassis, suspension, and misc parts from Pgrin.
Heres whats going on so far :
LS2 shortblock from the great guys at CBM, bought ported heads online, custom cam to my specs, 90mmFRE throttle body on a Pro Products aluminum intake, and a Gibson crossflow muffler setup.
Mendeola S5 5 speed sequentil trans with Geardash purchased from donparscale. 934 cv's and Kartek axles.
ProAm brakes front(2" spindle) and rear(midboard microstub)
ProAm rack.
Aluminum body by Jones Fabrication - side panels, dash, front firewall, hood, visor roof, LED roof wing, and rear beauty panels, and hood. Console in the future.
PRP Drifter seats.
Fox coilovers and bypasses at each corner.
33" Blaster paddles.
Douglas beadlocks front and rear, with 8.80 razors in front I got from CuttingEdge.
Lots of extra fab work by Jones Fabrication. Diamond the roof, windshield bars, extra support between the torsion housing and the rear cage, new rear bumper/cage for more gound clearance as well as removable for ease of engine/trans maintenance, completely plate the steering bulkhead, new seat brackets and other misc tabbing, and gusset the trailing arm tabs.

Here are some pics I got a couple days ago:
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more pics when i remember my camera.

Damn Phil!!!! Go big or go home!!!

Looking very nice thus far!!!
I will be watching!

Bring the rear lower cage up as close to the oil pan as possible to prevent the tail from dragging in the dunes. Or you could gear the trans to run 35's for extra clearance.

Thats what we are doing. The rear cage is cut off now. Just gotta get my engine down to Jones to get in the car to make the cage and motor mounts, and get the clearance behind the motor for the muffler.

thats lookin good Phil!!

Tell tough guy Shaun Jones that I recommend hanging the motor.

No thanks. Hanging the motor in these cars is a bandaid for some missing tubing in the rear. We fixed that.

He doesn't like hanging the motors. I asked him about that for the little car he has for sale, but he doesn't recommend it. That is looking very nice Phil. I'm still trying to get the little one for me, but not having too much luck.

The red are the tubes added in the rear, and the blue is where a tube will be added . the blue tube will tie in right next to the motor mount to transfer any loads up. the red tube along the side ties the tortion housing in to the rear cage adding more motor mount support. the other red ties the center of the tortion to the rest of the car.
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Looking good!!

I didnt have any problems after I gusseted the trans mount and had the mount beefed up.


Good to see some progress.

Since you did not pick up on it...I was kidding about hanging the motor. The last time I mentioned that to Shaun his blood pressure went up with how much he disagreed. So anyway...just a joke.

was there the other day, didnt know that was your car. looked good so far

Looking great Phil!! Can't wait to see it closer!

looks nice..

looking good phil

sweet looking ride and nice upgrades to the chassis that will help alot in the rear

any pics of the new rear cage? Is shawn going to set it up like his own car in the rear? I have wanted to change the rear cage on mine but pussied out cause it seemed like too much work.

No pics yet because it isnt done yet. It will be similar to what he has on his, with just a bit different design to make room for my exhaust setup.

Hey Phil,

Your new project is looking really good.

Quite a jump up from your old Car...



Buddie

Thanks Buddy!!

Here is what i did today. Stuck in the motor, headers, and got the exhaust mocked up and tacked together. Hopefully tomorrow i can get a pic of the hood Jones is doing for me.
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Here are some pics of the hood.
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Started hanging front suspension today also. More to get done on Monday.

Looks really good Bro!!!! Going to make a nice Buggy!!!!

Keep the pics coming.........

body work looks awsome

Any more pictures? It's looking good!

Not yet. Only have gotten the front arms/spindles on. I hate colds. Should be getting the seats early next week, so progress will be made on the inside(shifter, wheel, console, etc).

you know standing around at shauns looking at the car wont get it done

car is looking good phil, you and i have the same ideas for the hood too

Yours done yet??

DOH!

well mine is on its own wheels its at shauns sitting next to yours

LOL...how many months have you been building yours?

too many

I got both of you beat. I am going on 2.5 years!!

Good job and nice work. I love those DD cars.

Looks GREAT!! What an improvement from your last car, I can't wait to see it done!

I dig the exhaust! It looks killer and I bet its gonna sound cool too!

post some pics of how u guys did the rear cage area

I have been trying to take some, but there hasnt been enough room in the shop..LOL. Should be able to in the next couple days.

New pictures of the progress.
Rear cage, seats, exhaust, front suspension, etc.
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did you have to move the fuel tank forward or cut it to fit the nose of the trans??? looks great

Very cool. Looking good!

Second pic down in post 40, it looks like the tank has been notched. Man I'm so jealous I want a new car so bad... I miss the dunes

The tank has a notch in it for the trans. The car was already setup for the S4/5 trans, soit was there when I got it from Pgrin.

Lookin GREAT Phil!

Looks good. Getting it done pretty quick.

Looks almost driveable , bust your butt and get out there for pres weekend

Looks really nice! How about some specs on the engine? Looks like Bruce might have had a hand with it?

if you get a chance id like to see a better shot of the tank and trans where they meet when you have time thanks

Yes, Bruce and Chris at CBM have been very helpful.
The shortblock is an LS2, with forged pistons and h-beam rods, build by CBM.
The cam I spec'd out myself for a big midrange punch. I like cams with a little less duration and more lift. This one comes in just over .600" lift.
The heads are 5.3L CNC ported Stage 2.5 I picked up used for a deal of an LS1 board.
Intake is a Pro Products aluminum that I went into and cleaned up the casting marks, and generally smoothed out. I opened it up for the 90mm FRE throttle body.
Gibson exhaust that i fitted up myself to the whatever headers they are.
Using a Delphi setup from CBM.
No idea on power, will find out once it is together and at CBM for tuning.