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Kelmark XR-2 Project
Surfnut:
Thanks very much guys!! :) :) :)
Yes, Russ, I think I started dabbling sometime in 2010. I found this video of the starting and running XR2 engine that I posted on September 4, 2010 :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyTWw07xNhk
I remember pulling the drivetrain out of the XR2 in the winter so to my recollection, I probably "started" in early 2010. By late summer, the stock wiring harness was cut down enough to make the engine run.
A little more than a year later (December, 2011), I had the rearmost part of the frame "done" :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr4EXn2J2cE
This is when I still had my pushrod suspension (eventually trashed that). So sometime between September 2010 and December 2011 saw the start of the fabrication of the frame. I didn't actually get the Karma until June 2013 and that's when things really started to move along.
I hope I will be able to drive the car to the Capri meet in 2017 -wherever and whenever that will be.
At some point in the future, I'm going to have to start planning on building in more power..... 8)
Thanks again guys, I really appreciate your comments!
Dave
Surfnut:
Hi guys,
Neat news - my Karma has been featured in a magazine (E-zine). The magazine is called, "ReinCarNation Magazine" and it focuses on replica, continuation and low volume automobiles. They included a lot of pictures of the build process, which I think is very cool.
Unfortunately, the author got a few of the details confused and not much is mentioned about the Capri XR-2. :( What is mentioned isn't correct. I've decided that I will produce some YouTube videos focusing on the build process and one of the videos will go a bit more indepth on the XR-2 drivetrain. Hopefully, the videos will help to set the record straight - just in case somebody out there actually cares about it someday.
Here's a link to the e-zine article :
http://reincarnationmag.com/garage/karma-re-engineered
And here's a link to the first, general / overall build video I just finished:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK68jaMqWws
Other slideshow type videos will follow.
I hope all is well with everyone here.
Dave
greywolf27030:
Great vision, great execution.
Jack Byrd
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