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"Fifteen Dollar a Day Diablo" The super car built on a budget of only $15 per day!

The car was assembled in five basic steps: 

Click to enlargeStep 1. The major components were assembled including the 7 liter engine, trans axle, center chassis, front end, body, roll cage, and plastic windshield. The paperwork required to temporarily drive the car is completed.

 

Click to enlargeStep 2. The car was tuned and prepared for final DMV scrutiny and emissions testing (smog check) and submitted to an array of punishing road tests (by me) to evaluate it's performance. Licensed, insured, and on the road.

 

Click to enlargeStep 3. An authentic Diablo windshield and aluminum wing were added and the car was painstakingly body-worked and primed with tan and yellow tinted primer.

 

Click to enlargeStep 4. Finally, we added 18" aluminum rims, new Pirelli P Zero tires, and a more complete interior.  The addition of the new tires and rims really brought the car to life.

 

Step 5. Real glass side windows and electric motors. The interior was completed with upholstery and carpeting.  Windshield wiper installed.

To see the complete details of the building of this car click here.

 

More sample images of this car in progress:

Rolling chassis steel roll cage going in interior fiberglass test fitted Interior before upholstery At The Drop Zone. Ontario, California. Click to enlarge Click to enlarge Preliminary smog testing at Jay's Pitstop

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