there has been some progress, like finishing off steering rack mounts and little things like that which arnt really photo worthy, grinding welds etc ....
also pulled the sump off the engine to replace the rear main seal (hopefully all good now) and shortened the front few main cap studs to fix the issues of the front of the sump not fully sealing, so hopefully thats the end of all the oil leaks!
stubs axles and steering arms and random parts have been cleaned and painted also.
anyways there has finally been some real photographable progress!
Finally had a good use for dads new plasma cutter, and oh how it makes quick work compared to the grinder! So used it to cut out the roll cage mounting plates and also do the radius on the corners to suit ANDRA's reqs.
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Claire normally sings "the wheels on the bus go round and round" .... at the time of this photo it was "the wheels on the racecar go round and round"
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This will also be a good opportunity to fit the crown wheel and pinion to the diff and then add oil and its finished.
once under neath is painted it will come back down to have the diff and front end fitted, which will mark the beginning of it going together for good!
i hope to get some poly carbonate in the coming weeks too so i can work on all the windows, need to make mounting tabs for them and weld to the windows frames etc.
