Hey guys!
After many years of lurking on varoious forums and gathering (oem) parts i bougt a donor car to finally start my 430 build! She's a '97 406 coupe with 300200 km on it... I give here fresh engine with just 90.000 km that i have luckally found several years ago.
I have been searching for a '97 donor quite some time because having a '98 model or younger requires a more heavy inspection in the Netherlands adding serious cost and above all, lots of exta hastle...
This is what i am going to do:
- oem glass all around (as for the windshield i might considder a chrysler sebring windshield that i will mill into the correct shape, if oem wont fit).
- no use of wheel spacers. I stribe to use a wish bone construction front and back.
- big break setup (maybe i'll go for oem)
- full oem interior (or exact replica, i have 3d models of the interior)
- engin tuning on a fresh engine with just 90.000 km on it. (Cam shafts with a more agressive profile and maybe a lighter flywheel etc etc to get more grunt, horsepower and zippy reving).
- Race clutch and gearbox refurb.
- oem exhaust system with valves operated from the manetino button.
- completely solve the engine heat issue(!) which might mean placing (custom) radiator(s) at the rear end of the car.
- I am considdering doing a vlog on youtube also as that gives an extra dimension to the build.
Before I start this build I would like to thank all you guys on this forum for the treasure of information you have created and being a great inspiration till this day!
Below are some pics of my donor. I cant wait to get the grinder in!
I hope u guys enjoy this build!
For more pics check out my photo bucket:
http://s1113.photobucket.com/user/Dman1409/library/