The Sleipnir of City Sadar Road

[SuhaibKiani]

Engine Bay Aesthetics
While we're making sure everything is perfectly functional, we're also trying to keep our eye on the form as well. The engine bay is no exception to this rule. For the radiator inlet and outlet pipes, we've chosen a combination of rubber hose and metal pipes. The pipes of course, will be chrome plated to keep the bay looking nice and blingy, as will be the clips which will keep everything locked tight together. Eventually, similar piping (chrome plated) will be used for the cold air intake, too.

plenty of space for the turbos.

[fouadhafeez]

plenty of space for the turbos.

LOL. Suhaib...aap bohut hi kharab aadmi hain, for putting such thoughts in my head.

[fouadhafeez]

plenty of space for the turbos.

And to be honest, a similar thought struck me, while I was taking these photos which you referred to: "plenty of space for the V12".

Obviously, car perverts think alike.

[fouadhafeez]

:-# :S test of patience - chief that's a foul.

thanks for the eye wash do share the road test results along

No, boss. I haven't forgotten to post the pictures of the fabricated window-frame.

Woh kiya kehte hain...deir aaye drust aaye. It's taken more time than I had originally envisaged, but I'm very pleased with how the window has eventually turned out. The rake and angle is absolutely gorgeous. The height is just perfect for me to peer over the top of the screen and get a lovely, uninterrupted view of the bonnet and front. Overall...I love how this frame adds so much drama and character to the vehicle!

[fouadhafeez]

The next item on the list is the inner floor of the Sleipnir.

Allah ne kiya hai, that this has turned out beyond my expectations. The floor is a lovely flat surface, interrupted only by the slight slope we've put into the firewall to accommodate the bell-housing of the transmission. There is a method to the madness of the footwell, too. Both pedals are perfect for a person of my dimensions, and the sloped part is at just the right rake to act as the perfect rest for your (idle) left foot. Another thing that I'm super-pleased with.

[fouadhafeez]

One of the most ambitious undertakings of this project is the custom built pickup tub at the rear. This is also on its way towards completion, Insha Allah.

Today we got the opportunity to see what the basic shape of the tub would eventually look like. I have to say, I'm quite pleased with this basic look, so far. The tub is going to be nice and wide (52 inches), but not very long (40 inches). It will have a functional depth of 11 inches. Hopefully by Tuesday, we should have it ready for loose-fitting onto the frame. Reinforcements, channels and T-Irons (to lend it strength and rigidity) will be bolted on, in situ.

[fouadhafeez]

And finally...the hood ornament.

I think I may have told this story before, but I think I'm going to repeat it, nonetheless.

Sleipnir (pronounced 'slep-near') was the mystical eight-legged stallion belonging to the Norse God Odin (more famous as the Father of Thor, God of Thunder). According to Norse mythology, Sleipnir was the only steed capable of riding to the Underworld (the Norse: "Hel", from where we get the modern "Hell"), and Odin rode him there on occasion. He was reputed to have been "fast of foot, sturdy of carriage, and proud of countenance".

Many ancient paintings, sketches and runes of Sleipnir exist. The sample that I've chosen to be the hood ornament for this eight-legged (eight-cylinder) stallion, is stunning. Visually, and in terms of artistry. These next few pictures will show the wooden "saancha" or mould that we've created for the ornament. Of course, this is only a very rough version, thus far. We will be making many changes and refinements to the overall shape, which will finally be cast in brass, refined and further polished and then coated in beautiful gleaming chrome.

This ornament is going to be the most prominent visual 'mark' on the car. Hopefully, it will turn out to look the part and set the scene for the rest of the car, too.

[fouadhafeez]

The original rune-stone drawing from which we're making the die.

[Ob]

Coupleof other hood ornament options

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[Ob]

I like the third option best. And then there is a tattoo you should get :eek:

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[fouadhafeez]

Couple of other hood ornament options

I like the third option best. And then there is a tattoo you should get

The hood ornament design which I showed in some earlier pictures is now final. I'll be getting that one cast and prepared. As for the tattoo...well...I'm pushing 50 years of age. I don't think my children would approve of their father getting a Khal Drogo tattoo at this age.

[fouadhafeez]

I'm quite pleased with the way the tub is coming along. We should hopefully have it ready pretty soon...and it should go onto the frame by the end of next week, Allah be willing. The next few photos should give an idea of what the end-product is going to look like.

[fouadhafeez]

Meanwhile, the body has come off the frame for the final reinforcements of the chassis, and the denting of the cabin and bonnet will continue. We should be putting these back onto the frame (along with the tub) by the end of the week, hopefully.

[UAHMAD]

The hood ornament you've selected looks amazing and stylish. The tub is very neat and aesthetically good looking too. Can you please tell the reason of keeping the tub shorter in length? I mean is it your personal design preference or is it due to vehicle's dimensional requirements (frame length left after fitting the cabin)?

[rawk]

silently admiring and anxiously waiting.....

[fouadhafeez]

The hood ornament you've selected looks amazing and stylish. The tub is very neat and aesthetically good looking too. Can you please tell the reason of keeping the tub shorter in length? I mean is it your personal design preference or is it due to vehicle's dimensional requirements (frame length left after fitting the cabin)?

Thanks for the kind words.

Actually, the only reason I'm keeping a tub in the first place, is because we need some place to bung the fuel tank in (which iwll also be a work of art, Insha Allah) and a place for us to keep the batteries and spare wheel...or I wouldn't have kept a tub AT ALL. As it is, this is going to be a total of 40 inches long, which will give it a bit of a rear profile, but won't detract from the long, lovely front of the car. In fact, I'm hoping that the rear tub will actually accentuate the looks. And no...we're actually chopping off 28 inches from the rear of the frame. So it isn't a necessity. Keeping the tub short is very much by design.

[usmanulamin]

Meanwhile, the body has come off the frame for the final reinforcements of the chassis, and the denting of the cabin and bonnet will continue. We should be putting these back onto the frame (along with the tub) by the end of the week, hopefully.

How will you sit ?

[fouadhafeez]

How will you sit ?

Fikr not. Where there is a will, there is a way.

And actually, this entire interior has been built around my height and size and reach and the leg-space I require. The seating position is perfect.

[Ob]

This cannot be an oversight. What I've seen of Fouad bhai's builds, he must have taken account of every milimeter available. Waiting for the day when we all can hear the roar of the Sleipnir

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[usmanulamin]

Fikr not. Where there is a will, there is a way.

And actually, this entire interior has been built around my height and size and reach and the leg-space I require. The seating position is perfect.

Actually, in the picture, the base of the seat and the floor of the body looks very close to each other, seems no more then a 2-3" distance, so thats why i was wondering if the sitting would be comfortable or not.