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PostPosted: Sun Nov 05, 2023 6:35 am    Post subject: Re: Vokaro project car Reply with quote

Well no.....

Will probably have simular items as it's 1966 model counterpart..... the Porsche 906.


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PostPosted: Mon Nov 06, 2023 5:27 pm    Post subject: Re: Vokaro project car Reply with quote

Mock up of the decal ideas.


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PostPosted: Tue Nov 07, 2023 12:13 am    Post subject: Re: Vokaro project car Reply with quote

I suggest Jim Hall, 66
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 10, 2023 6:18 pm    Post subject: Re: Vokaro project car Reply with quote

rugbl toaster wrote:
I suggest Jim Hall, 66



Most excellent suggestion, was a big fan of the Chaparral when young in the 60's and is a big part of my inspiration.

But I have a connection with my daughter through this 73 number
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 11, 2023 11:46 am    Post subject: Re: Vokaro project car Reply with quote

That is understandable.
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 22, 2023 5:27 pm    Post subject: Re: Vokaro project car Reply with quote

Body going on chassis.


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PostPosted: Wed Nov 22, 2023 7:59 pm    Post subject: Re: Vokaro project car Reply with quote

Just keeps getting better!
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 22, 2023 8:55 pm    Post subject: Re: Vokaro project car Reply with quote

Wasn't sure about colors and graphics, but now that it's going together it looks bad ass!
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 26, 2023 6:13 pm    Post subject: Re: Vokaro project car Reply with quote

A little more together.


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PostPosted: Tue Dec 05, 2023 7:12 pm    Post subject: Re: Vokaro project car Reply with quote

No pictures yet
But most of the interior is in it.... what there is of it
Aluminum floors, poly seats, harness, fire extinguisher, and other small trims ECT.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 06, 2023 6:44 am    Post subject: Re: Vokaro project car Reply with quote

Here is some pics to go with above post.


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PostPosted: Wed Dec 06, 2023 11:15 am    Post subject: Re: Vokaro project car Reply with quote

Nice. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 30, 2023 9:20 am    Post subject: Re: Vokaro project car Reply with quote

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Body going on chassis.


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This may be the best wheel-to-body fit ever built.
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 30, 2023 9:48 am    Post subject: Re: Vokaro project car Reply with quote

You did an awesome job revisioning probably one of the cheapest kit cars ever offered.
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 30, 2023 10:34 am    Post subject: Re: Vokaro project car Reply with quote

I like that it is rather obscure.
I had never heard of one before.
I had wanted a Bradley gt1 wayyyy back when.
It is a lot like one in general construction of the body..... simple and cheap.

Nothing should ever drag the ground..... but as close as possible much like a race car.
A lot of body drop on top of the standard lowering stuff.


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Here you can see the about normal place the rear torsion woul be..... but now moved considerably up and back. Significant amount of body drop.

The front is body dropped some... somewhere around an inch, but the significant amount of front drop is spindles, adjusters and pie cut (needed the castor anyway)


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The front is widened at the fender arches.


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And the back is widened through the rear deck/hood.


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PostPosted: Sat Jan 06, 2024 4:53 pm    Post subject: Re: Vokaro project car Reply with quote

Not much done lately.
Just started back on it recently.
Working on windshield and it's frame.
Had to cut it up and fiberglass it back together so it fits the windshield better.
No pics, but not much longer and the windshield assembly will be on it.

Nearly down to only the rear hood assembly yet to go.
The big pieces of the hood are made, still gotta figure out what all I am gonna do on the rear.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 12, 2024 6:57 pm    Post subject: Re: Vokaro project car Reply with quote

Windshield frame in primer.
Won't be long now and it will have a windshield.


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PostPosted: Sun Jan 14, 2024 11:33 am    Post subject: Re: Vokaro project car Reply with quote

The windshield frame is painted white.

A mock up (not installed)


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PostPosted: Sun Jan 14, 2024 12:02 pm    Post subject: Re: Vokaro project car Reply with quote

Well, it's certainty getting closer to completion.

I was on the fence regarding the windshield. But it has transformed the image of the car.

When will it be road worthy? I look forward to the day you have a driving video posted.

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PostPosted: Sun Jan 14, 2024 12:38 pm    Post subject: Re: Vokaro project car Reply with quote

Yeah.... it really screams a short wrap around plexi wind deflector.
But to be street legal here it has to have a dot glass windshield and wipers.
So this is it., besides I made the front hoop this high and fitted to this.

Std ghia windshield btw. Looks large on this tiny car.

It is a bolt on..... so maybe an alternate option that ain't so street legal.
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