"I'm glad you found some motivation for the project! Let's see what you can do with it!"
I have always had the motivation for the project just lacked the dinero to really jump on the project right away
I have made some pretty good purchase decisions this year that has helped me to gain some solid ground mechanically. These purchases while cost me a good amount of money up front should help reduce the cost in the long term. I am very close to being in the green on my recent GT6+ Purchase which is quicker than I had expected. The GT6+ purchase gave me all the front end parts new which in itself is huge. Also with that purchase I got a complete set of GT6+ gauges that are in near perfect condition. Another big cost saver was the chassis which was already rust proofed and painted white. There are some other good parts that I think I will be able to use such as side body vents and interior air vents with ducting. The car came with a nice heater but it is heavy and will be replaced with the new and improved version which is smaller and much lighter. The output of the smaller unit is actually more than the GT6+ heater at 3.5kw. So the cabin hopefully will get pretty toasty if the tiny Kubota ever heats up
I still have a ton of parts to sell off which should give me a good amount of operating capital to take this project from a pile of parts to something that better resembles a car.
My focus for the coming year will be the mechanicals I want to get the car rolling under its own power. The front end will get a few upgrades such as the adjustable upper wishbones and probably an alloy hub set. I want to lighten the unsprung weight as much as I can. I will also be getting the carbon fiber driveshaft which will help reduce rotating mass and overall weight. The rear end is still in the planning stages and nothing finalized as of yet. Once I get something figured out I will post updates on this.
My recent aero drawings have really sparked a renewed interest in converting the Centurion to 3 wheels. There are a lot of advantages to a 3 wheel conversion especially when using a Triumph Spitfire/GT6 platform. These advantages will be explored in depth in later posts.
With all that said I'm still putting along in true ecomodder fashion
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