Get Decked !

Now it's all coming together. I got the deck all done, and the side body panels cut out. Starting to look more like a car.

Going Back together.

Now the chassis is painted. I have most of my bolt on parts back on and it is now on it's wheels.  Engine and transmission are in.  Next is all the tin work. I am also waiting for my new wheels and tires.

Chassis Done !

Yep got the Chassis done. Got it painted. Now waiting for the paint to dry, yes waiting for paint to dry is as fun as everyone says it is....

I need to clean up and paint most of my bolt on parts and hopfuly have it up and rolling around by the end of next week.

Off the Jig and on the floor. We rolled the frame onto it's side to weld up the bottom side, then clean up and paint.

Something living in your racecar ?

This old Chassis has been laying aroud for a few years.  Some critter took up residents in the rear clip of the chassis. I had to shorten the rear of the frame also. I cut the rear of the frame off and found a nest on both sides inside the frame rails. There are blind nuts in the frame for weight mounts that must have been how the little critters got in there.  I was just glad they were all gone by the time I got there.

More leg protection !

I love racing but going back to work on monday morning is also important, so I added more leg protection and plated the door bars.

I also got the steering done, clutch pedal done seat mounted, fuel cell and batt box mounted, and radiator installed.  Next is body mounts and start knocking out some tin.

Pissed off weed eater !

For those of you that are not around this class very often. They sound like pissed off weed eaters on the track.  This is the only video I could find for Wissota Mod 4's.

Engine and Transmission mounts

Everything was going together so well, then came time to make mounts for the engine and transmission.  First off I had to cut the " X " out of the car. The engine and tranny both hit the X.  After moving the engine around, then trying to get a little clearance for the header, I think I got it where it needs to be. Then I make the mounts for the engine. I had a little more trouble with the frame mount to the engine. I hate blind nut mounts. If the threads go bad there is not much yu can do to fix them. I wanted to have a regular mount with a bolt and a nut. The first set of frame mounts I wasn't happy with so I did get what I was looking for with the second set.  They are still tacked in, I will weld them in after I double check everything.