long story short...those lexan windows are bought and sold from a company here in national city by the sheet load...Ima peep them out tomorrow...

On top of that I hate the way the windows came out...they look like ****...and i feel like throwing them away...Jesus Christ i hate half *** work...

 

wait....you installed them? or you dont like the way they look from the company you bought them from?

 

Nah there not installed there there posted...i want to do them all at the same time...the front windshield, side windows, rear 1/4's and the back...don't want to waste your time and ****...you know?

 

bring them with you tomorrow to the BBQ so i can line them up to my car to see how much work i have ahead of me

 

yeah no problem...thanks

 

fuel cell in the engine bay huh. Teddy you're a mad man.

 

Yeah, I dont' see a real advantage doing this if you are not running a full tube chassis. Just throw in fuel cell in the trunk. Your going to need the weight back there anyway.

 

Just about as mad as can get...

and to answer your pondering question...The fuel cell is going up front because the fuel cell in the back the "STOCK" one is being taken out for a 1/4 chassis, with a suspension and a 9 inch...Also running the fuel cell up front will allow me to cut cost on SS braided lines, also going up front is the mechancial belt driven fuel pump from aeromotive that will use the guru motorsports brackets...

 

yup yup. nice nice.

 

Gotcha, I knew it had to be something other than stock with Manny watching your back.

 

you know this man...I have been running with manny since i was 15 and im now 26 and i still go back to him for questions and answers...Once you find that person that shows you the trick of the trade never turn your back on him...here are a few pics of some custom front end roll cage that holds and mounts his fuel cell and radiator in place... work me an my brother did for his 10second drag car...All custom work done by us...

 

wow another gold car. thats rare.

 

pretty sick huh...there really isn't that many gold cars our there...

Just an update i went and bought a huge amount of lexan windows from the same company that sells the lexan to the company i bought my rear 1/4 from...Its crazy because that company is located all but 5-10 min's from my house...Im just waiting on my truck to get out of the shop so I can go pick them up...and then have 2cute help me cut and install them...She has done this kind of work before and her work is suburb...

 

O.o I don't know about the idea of mounting the fuel cell there... but what ever floats yer boat?

 

k maybe its just me, but its actually quite irritating to read massive colored font.....

on another note, should be an interesting way to mount a fuel cell....dont ever hit anything or get backed into lol

 

Guys there are plenty of countless drag car's here in the states as well as puerto rico that run there small little old fuel cells up front...conserve space...conserve SS braided lines...

 

cutting is going to be fun....oh wait no....lol

see thats what makes me hesitant to paint my car a different color. i kinda like that its rare.

 

Awesome project. Maybe I missed the boat but why not move the fuel cell to where the original tank was? A fast front end impact and you could be looking at a serious front end fire from fuel spilling on the exhaust.

 

and to answer your pondering question...The fuel cell is going up front because the fuel cell in the back the "STOCK" one is being taken out for a 1/4 chassis, with a suspension and a 9 inch...Also running the fuel cell up front will allow me to cut cost on SS braided lines, also going up front is the mechancial belt driven fuel pump from aeromotive that will use the guru motorsports brackets...

 

You bolted in the engine cage, why not weld it? either way I think the position outside the bumper is better than inside the engine bay, however, aero dynamics would be hindered. Plus, the radiator is being impeded by the use of the cell in front. I think an aluminum grill would both benefit the structural integrity of the front end, and compensate the lack of turbulent air getting to the radiator. Either way, you've got a pretty solid build and it is a definite addition to the already monster RX7.

 

Sick setup Teddy, that's gonna be a fun car right there...

 

Massive Confusion here lol...the gold pictured above is Mannyvidal's 10 sec drag car my car is the red SA...we had asked if this was how he wanted the radiator set up...he said yes...we asked if he wanted the fuel cell this way...he said yes...we also asked if he wanted the cage bolted or welded into the car...he said he wanted it bolted to the car so he can pull it out and put it in when need be...

On my car i du plan on doing some ducting with sheet of aluminum so on and so forth for better flow and movement of air to cool the car and the radiator...

On my car im doing the same thing but with a much smaller radiator like a 92-95 honda civic hatch back...that will be bolted on the passanger side...and the driver side or where the the batter used to be I will be placing a 3 gallon fuel cell...I no longer want to use my 5 gallon fuel cell due to it's size...

Thanks bro i will be getting pictures really soon of the progress made on the car...please stay posted..

Everyone thanks for the comments and support...

 

Thanks for the motivation! I did want to comment on the BBQ thing..... I hate you warm-state-rotorheads. Its about 9 here or so, I heard Fargo ND was -30 not including windshield.

What mil aluminum do you plan/do you use? We only have some really thin crud at the shop right now, not sure if it will hold its own, im trying to re fab some underbody sheet metal pieces and make a vented cover for my holley.

Oh and mannys pictures still have parts blanked out? Gonna have to look for that tread again and bitch. lol

 

Teddy, I think the reason people are asking these questions is because they didn't know that this is going to be a full drag car and not an everyday driver. At least I didn't until now.

 

Oh hahahah yeah guys this is going to be a full drag car...no more streets for me...Sorry guys for the miss-understanding...