Project Cannonball C10

[Dball]

You've got to retake this pic with the 345's on. I need a new wallpaper

[mikentosh]

Originally Posted by Dball

You've got to retake this pic with the 345's on. I need a new wallpaper

Yeah we were talking about retaking this pic and one with just the frame, wheels and motor once everything is powdercoated. Unfortunately it will be a few months before we tear it back down for paint...we've got some cool ideas to fab up "under the hood" before that

[mikentosh]

Some shots of the rear end...

[Dball]

Originally Posted by mikentosh

Yeah we were talking about retaking this pic and one with just the frame, wheels and motor once everything is powdercoated. Unfortunately it will be a few months before we tear it back down for paint...we've got some cool ideas to fab up "under the hood" before that

I wouldn't expect anything less with this build. I guess the kids around the Christmas tree will have to tie me over until then

[mikentosh]

Checked the turning radius and its got full clearance with suspension at ride height. However I don't want to have it at full lock when hitting a bump



The tires look cartoon-like in this photo

[ECU PIRATE]

I am in for the ride!!!! Gives me my own ideas for where to take mine

[Drizzle]

Nice to see it done right sir. I d o not know how your gonna avoid rain in Seattle though.

[mikentosh]

The Norcal rain-pocolypse of the last week got me working on a cool side project that I just finished up tonight, thanks to the wonders of 3D printing

[mooseknuckles]

that's cool...

[BigMike608]

Nice touch! It's the little things and attention to detail that makes your build cool

[68Timber]

That's pretty cool right there.

[don81]

Great build you are doing there. I was interested in the roadster shop frame or even the front end. I love their frame but not sure if it is in the budget of just to take my frame and work it a little.

You build looks awesome and I can only imagine you are stoked about it almost being driveable.

[Hammered 77]

Just found this build, nice!!

[mikentosh]

Originally Posted by don81

Great build you are doing there. I was interested in the roadster shop frame or even the front end. I love their frame but not sure if it is in the budget of just to take my frame and work it a little.

You build looks awesome and I can only imagine you are stoked about it almost being driveable.

You might want to give Scott's Hot Rods in Oxnard, CA a call as well. I believe they make a C5/C6 based front suspension setup that can be grafted onto the stock frame.

[wideopen1967]

Here's a Discovery reality show for you. Someone needs to cruise all of these custom shops and make a series showcasing these types of builds. An all technical show without and BS drama.

Anyone listening... Discovery, Velocity anyone......

[mikentosh]

Originally Posted by wideopen1967

Here's a Discovery reality show for you. Someone needs to cruise all of these custom shops and make a series showcasing these types of builds. An all technical show without and BS drama.

Anyone listening... Discovery, Velocity anyone......

I'd love to watch that! I'm sure my fabricator would love some coverage. He's got a bunch of different, cool projects all going right now ranging from pro-touring to lead sleds. He's got a stockpile of 67-72 trucks waiting to get built too

[mikentosh]

Just realized that I haven't mentioned our goal/deadline yet...I've signed Cannonball C10 up for the Hot Rod Power Tour 2015, so we need to have it driving before June. Starting to feel the time crunch, as it still in mid-fabrication phase.

We've come up with some pretty cool ideas to reduce front end weight which Wes is working on now. I've also talked him into doing some additional cab mods for the sound system which can be worked in as the rollcage is put together. The biggest issue is trying to keep "scope creep" to a minimum so we can get it into paint by March, assembly in April, and test drives in May before sending it to Wisconsin for the start of the tour

[mikentosh]

Here's some photos from last month when we were doing pedal placement. Its the small, important things like this that you take for granted when purchasing a production car

I wanted to make sure I could properly heel and toe this thing, so we measured up the pedal distances on my MINI and set it up the same way.



Here is the completed throttle "bracket" that Wes came up with. Absolutely loving the detail of that!



And one more obligatory photo of the truck sitting around the shop

[Advanced Design]

Love the build! Hope to see Cannonball 10 on HRPT.

[Low Elco]

Now I have an excuse to go! Looks great!

[newmexicosaint]

Man that thing is nice! Beautiful work...PLEASE keep the pics and progress coming!

[mikentosh]

Originally Posted by newmexicosaint

Man that thing is nice! Beautiful work...PLEASE keep the pics and progress coming!

Thanks! I'll try to snap some photos this week of anything new.

This month for me is focusing on the motor. I had planned to simply drop in a cam and call it a day, but my possible plans for the truck next year will require more horsepower

I've spent a lot of time reading up on the LS forums to decide where to take this. I've ruled out power adders, though I love the sound of a supercharger but don't want to risk it on a stock bottom-end LS3. I'm thinking about stroking it out to 418ci, which, combined with the heads/cam/intake I have coming in, should hopefully push me over the 500rwhp number I'm looking for.

[UKNOWME]

How the heck did I miss this build from the beginning?!?!
Totally amazing, I'm speachless!

[UKNOWME]

Originally Posted by mikentosh

Where did you get this wheel?

[mikentosh]

Originally Posted by UKNOWME

Where did you get this wheel?

That's a 14-inch version of the Camaro/Corvette "Comfort Grip" wheel. I think I got mine off eBay, but googling around I found this:

http://www.camarocentral.com/1967_19...4_p/ste-96.htm