Passenger side bubble removed and rear 1/4 section cut out

not such a big hole as other side


but the pattern part needed a lot more 'fettling' including a sliver sectioned out of it



I havent welded the fronts yet as Im going steel arches so will be cutting a bit more of it out soon

then to repair the old boot massacre
new panel sections made with stiffening and my own interpretation of the original plugged openings cause I can!




JP

Busted out the tube notcher

and started on the cage replacement parts...notcher makes it so much easier, string lined it all up first to get the angles and lengths before cutting


can anyone see anything really wrong with this before I weld it all up! yes it the correct type and dimension of tube. It is better aligned than shown just tape inst that permanent and I will install gussets in the 'X'
I'm not going to bother with the windscreen reinforcement as it needs to be bent 'out' or if straight I have 55mm between steering wheel and the bar for my hand...plus its only necessary for international events and I aint doing any.
I'm also considering not putting the lower bar in the front strut triangle as it looks to be impossible to fully weld though I could tack it , remove both bars and fully weld before re-inserting...maybe. I'm figuring the floor, bulkhead, splash panel offers reasonable stiffness in that direction...I'm being lazy aren't I?

JP

Hey Mate,
 
Given the lengths you have gone to already my advice would be to make it as safe as you possibly can.  Even if it surpasses the regs you intend to run in I am sure your friends and family would say it's worth it, god forbid anything happens.
 
Great work too by the way.
 
Have you got a completion date in mind?
 
Matt  

thanks mate. lower triangulation is going in. I wont put the windscreen bar in as it reduces clearance to steering wheel too much no point being safe If I cant drive it to be unsafe!
yes completion date is scheduled for before the 6th of April!as baby is due then. I think I have slim chances. but will plug on with every spare minute I have.
I should be able to start paint prep in about 3-4 working days! just how long those working days take to complete is anyone's guess. but Australia day weekend is coming and I have free passes for the evenings after work..... ahhh
 

 
Coming along nicely. will be good to see it all painted up mate

Back at work now so progress will slow a bit... But I have invested in a guard Goat
this has allowed me time to cut more roll cage bars
and the goat east silastic, rubber and sikaflex adhesives. even chewed it off steel scraps!
JP

Love it.  What's the goats name?
 
Matt

It seems to answer to 'steve'! or 'oi **** for brains get out of it' or 'hey stop...don't eat that'
 
JP

Don't know what Ive been doing. been there several times but achieved nothing
Ran out of welding wire Wednesday night with about 6mm of welding left before I could etch that part...damn it
15Kg's of welding wire has been poured over it...I wonder how much was ground back off?
Roll cage getting there

started making 'x' bar gussets, fits well but is only 0.8mm. Worked as a template though

stripped the dash back to metal and welded in the windscreen pillar gussets


these cant be seen from the seat position
also finished the fluid reservoir base



cheers

JP

roll cage finished
so some blurry photos to mark the day



tank platform to weld in re engineer central seat mount and when they arrive fit the steel arches then that's it for welding...oh I need a clutch pedal stop and bungs in the drivers floor for the aluminium foot plate and the new front panels...will it end

JP