Gen 1 Camaro/ASA Stock Car Build

Pete Gossett (Forum Supporter) said:

In reply to jh36 :

Does the color shift based on angle, or is that just an artifact of the camera/lighting? 

I am betting it is picking up the blue of the lift in that picture.

Very cool build and great color choice!

In reply to preach (fs) :

Thanks, and that is an excellent observation on the altered blue color.

I posted this in the aero section, but thought I would pop it in here as well.
 

Within a week or two, the wing should arrive. I am hanging doors and figuring out how to attach the front end. But my mind keeps wandering to the back of the car. 
The stock car body had no sheet metal under, or on the sides of the tube frame in the rear. 

I assume I should fabricate a bottom and sides to stop awful air things from happening. I am not at the car but this picture is exactly how the stock car was right after the body came off. 
If I put sheet metal on the outside of the tube frame, and then vented the wheel well, would that be sufficient, or at least a start?

I know I am opening up a can of worms without a lot of details, but hopefully that made sense. 
And I hope this image helps.  Imagine sheet metal under the fuel cell and boxing in the side rails, going up to the fender, making a wheel well....then venting behind the rear wheel for air evacuation  

I was able to attend the Rolex 24 for the first time in a few years. What a tremendous race...it was inspirational. 
NASA Champs are at Daytona this fall. It will be interesting to have my first experience on this track in the Camaro project. 
I am pretty stoked. 

Made hinges for the driver door, trimmed to fit the cage and wrapped the door.

I set the front on to ponder the attachment methodology. 

The plan is to dzus in 4 spots in the cowl/trailing fender area and make a sliding endoskeleton in the front and middle so the entire front end can be quickly removed. 
I am looking at tire options to make sure the largest option I plan to run will work. I will need to cut the fenders and make the flares with enough room to slide the front off without removing the front wheels. 
The hood is separate so it will be fastened with dzus fasteners for normal access to the engine compartment. 

Looking good, Jack.

Update time. 
The objective is to get the front off quickly, but not worry about getting a face full of fiberglass on track. 
I devised a rail system with a couple of bolts to lock in, and a couple of slotted receivers. 

All of what you are about to see will be final welded and gusseted. 

Next I wanted to plant the geometry of the front...everything floating around in 3D was too much for my brain. 
Came up with a bracket for the front and used the 1/4-20 vibration dampers  

Before I'm done, I will double up the fasteners on the front so there will be 8 total at the grill. I will also have metal backing plates. 

Looking good Man!  I got my trans sorted this weekend!

With the front locked in position, I want to pin the aft toward the cowl. I made a bracket on beach side to fit dzus fittings. 
 

There will be one more dzus on each side and one under each fender. I will add a few more points to the frame that will attach to the sides via a crossmember. 

The gauges kept getting in the way so I started the dash. 

Next, I got my long awaited wang from 9 Lives Racing. As a lot of you know, Johnny and team were awesome to work with. Due to the nature of my tubeframe, I had to get creative with the mounts. 

Because of the offset/track of this car and the beefy tires, the wheel arches need to be cut in order to turn lock to lock. 

Making the flares is a process, but I'm getting there. I am using aluminum and my thought is to fair in the connecting joint with filler when I'm done. The leading edge of the the front flares will continue down the arch and ultimately connect with the splitter.