0Anthony @ LGMotorsports

Hi guys,

Everyone remembers the scary and horrible fire at Long Beach with Boris behind the wheel of our GT2 Corvette. I am happy to announce that the car is going back together now and will make it's first appearance at the Corvette's of Carlisle show then onto Watkins for it's first shake down runs before Atlanta.

Fire!!




Blasted and Cleaned Frame


Blasted and Cleaned Frame


Frame being Primed


Frame being painted


Frame complete in red


Front Suspension mounted


Rear suspension going together


Center Switch panel stack


Dash rebuilt and ready for install


Pedals, Steering column, and shifter being installed



Louis and myself are going at it pretty quickly now, so I will be updating the thread with new pictures as the car comes together so STAY TUNED!!!

0Anthony @ LGMotorsports

Saturday Morning Update:

Rear Firewall Installed


Wiring Harness and Brake Reservoirs Being Installed


Wiring Harness and Computers Being Installed


Steering wheel with controls Mounted

805Z06

Amazing stuff.

How long does it usually take to build a car when it's on it bare frame?

rideintothesun

wow nice work there

PureSwank

0Louis @ LG Motorsports

Depends, We didn't start heavy assembly until about a week ago. We have to be on the scale pad in 28 days. Total about 35 days from start to finish, 4-6 hours a day, 2-3 guys working on it.

If I was at the track, doing this before a race, 12 guys, 24-48 hours strait it could be done.

Fastest Ive ever assembled a race car was 30 days, I might beat that with this car, only because it has been together before, but Im trying to not work too late

BlaznZ06

Vadaring the first pic. It's off the wall with those flames. New Avatar.

PaintballaXX

Now that some time has passed I hope it wont hurt to ask. Did any of you guys joke around some point after the accident that a car with flames painted all over it caught on fire?

GMuffley

Good luck. LG Motorsports puts a ton of their own money into improving the breed and I admire that.

0Anthony @ LGMotorsports

Sunday Morning Update...

Rear Spindles assembled with half shafts


EMCO Transaxle with mid plates attached and ready for Install


Under Dash wiring and plumbing ready for dash install


Under Column area ready for Dash Install


Electronics panel including; PDU, Bosch ECU, and Motec Data

silverarrowZ

exciting build for sure can't wait for the finish product

Frenchican

MikeP

Keep nocking it Lou, can't wait to see the finished car @ Road Atlanta. Who's going to share the driver duties with you for that race.

Mike P.

C54CSTER

Maybe I'm way off base (I'm certainly not a metallurgist) but did you guys have to have the frame inspected in any way (x-rayed, tensile strength tested, etc.) after the fire? I was just thinking that the heat would have damaged the alloy composition to the point where the properties of the metals would be compromised/unsafe. Anyway, great looking build notwithstanding my nanny-state mentality.

Christian

40YRW8

Lou,
I must have been sleeping under a rock! I didn't hear about the fire. What was the cause? Is Boris OK?
Gary

SamsonZ06

Great thread..keep the pics coming

dvandentop

awesome thread will be watching!

0Louis @ LG Motorsports

The paint was still on the frame, just blackened. Most of the hoses were singed, and there was a LOT of fire extinguisher liquid EVERYWHERE, so we opted to take it down to the frame and rebuild.

It did not get so hot that metal was compromised. The fire lasted 35 seconds, most of which was fueled by the compromised fuel line that lit the fire. If I can scrape paint off, its fine

0Anthony @ LGMotorsports

Monday Afternoon 7-20-09 Update


Dash Installed with Center Switch panel


Louis attaching Dash harness to car Harness


Center Tunnel Heat Shielding Going In

jfred28

Very Sweet!