Project Car - Project LMS Takes On A New Look
We Are Now Ready To Hang Our Body And Paint The Chassis
/ writer: Bob Bolles
photographer: Bob Bolles
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Article provided by: Circle Track Magazine
Our chassis is all finished with its very own chassis number. A new Five Star body is on the way to Hess Racing for fitting onto the chassis. We need to weld on all of the body brackets before we paint everything. Once the body is fitted, the chassis will be painted and the body will be attached permanently.
We have also completed our motor parts list, and it is being reviewed by Jeremy Upchurch to make sure there are no technical conflicts. We are using the GM Bow Tie Sportsman 350 Main Size block, PN 12480047 (Note: The previously published part number was wrong, so don't use it), right out of the 2004 GM Performance Parts catalog. We will use the NASCAR-legal Phase 3 Cast-Iron Bow Tie head, PN 12480034, also from the GM Performance Parts catalog. Those parts have arrived, and as soon as we can get the rest of the engine parts delivered, Jeremy can begin assembly.
This project is moving along, and most of our time is spent trying to select and contact the various parts suppliers. Nonetheless, we will proceed with the assembly and have this car ready and able to go racing in early spring of 2005. We would have liked to test and race the car this year, but the end result will all be the same. Besides, this way we can all start out the '05 racing season together.
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