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Amida
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AUG 29, 10:13 PM
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Is the chassis long enough for that long drivetrain? It looks like a tight squeeze.
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HTXtremes
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SEP 04, 09:32 PM
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It is very tight, if it had not been a custom chassis it would not have been long enough.
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Amida
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SEP 06, 12:00 PM
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Things look tight in your garage as well.
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ltlfrari
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NOV 25, 10:56 AM
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So have you abandoned your original build i favor of the tube frame?
I noticed in your other thread you said
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Were you implying it's not square?
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Dave
www.ltlfrari.com
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355Fiero
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NOV 25, 01:07 PM
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Dave;
The frame is square but the rockers of the F40 are deeper at the back and front height wise than in the middle so they are closer to the ground at each end.
I emailed James a couple weeks back about progress and he has moved the rear suspension mounts forward the 2" needed to get to the 96.5" wheelbase and down a couple inches to get a bit more ground clearance.
With this frame setup, I had planned on cutting some height out of the door and side panels of my project panels to move the rockers ups. The frame only has about 1" of rocker under the bottom of the door frames when Doug built it way back. If you shorten the door panels and the side panels, you also get back to a more oem look of the F40 as well since the Fiero builds needed to have higher side panels to fit on the Fiero frame. With this frame, you can cut the height out of the sides for a really good looking final product.
Cheers
Don
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Carcenomy
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NOV 26, 04:39 AM
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Yessss, another F40... epic! 
Ten points if you decide to get super creative with glass and build a Competizione clone 
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Daniel H
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NOV 28, 05:50 PM
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You all doing a lot of hard work, by stretching, widening, installing crazy motors and other stuffs! It's wondering me! Olny I have NOT understand: for what a hell you needed make replicas of a Ferrari's, Lambo's and other?! If you doing so lot of a work, why?? Why you don't make your own body? Don't you all want create your own design and embody it?
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Amida
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DEC 02, 01:53 AM
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It's a very challenging project for sure.
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HTXtremes
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DEC 19, 02:10 PM
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I would love to build a one off body but I've gotta start somewhere. One Day I will build a car from the ground up, but I would have to say that I have always dreamed of having a F40. [This message has been edited by HTXtremes (edited 12-27-2009).]
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HTXtremes
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MAR 20, 10:33 PM
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Well the build is kinda on hold, gotta get into a new place nearly 4 hours away from my current house.
Moving from NW Arkansas to Kansas City, for work. Gotta get rid of my 30x40 shop here and get into a duplex with a two car garage.
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