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EC17PSE
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- Nov 1, 2008
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Another good weekend and happy with the results.
I had set out a plan and what i wanted to get done and i think i done pretty good considering some slow parts.
Sat morning was spent finishing up the under side and added bracing for the trailing arms. This was something i wanted to do a while ago and because i cut all the support metal away it was more idea now to have this then have nothing even though oem is just some thin sheet metal as a support. This is much more strength now.
I then went onto the inside trunk area as i had 2 rust holes in the corners which i believe were from the trunk drains leaking over time and water/salt from the underside did not help either. Made them from alloy and sealed with sealant so they wont rust no more and can be replaced if i ever need to. I first made the internal curve support frame and riveted it to the metalwork then over sized plate to allow more rivets to the surrounding metal.
I then moved onto my wing and i have been here before but last time i made the uprights from alloy and i was not super happy with it in the sense of strength and how bulky it looked.
So with that in mind i opted to make them from tube, this will make them alot stronger and open it up more, its not the most amazing looking setup out there but looks for me are 2nd vs structual strenth.
After sat was over i left with the single cross bar and hated this so i did some research on what others have done to make it look better and be very strong.
So sunday morning arrives and i have a baseline idea of mounting a cross bar but after a sample i scrapped it and came up with a different way of mounting it instead of my small tab idea previously.
Im quite happy with the outcome and it barely moves anymore so im pleased this is done. It just needs cleaning up and then painting.
I then welded the bungs in the floor for the pedal unit i made but has to come out again as i put the bliming masters in the wrong side so i gave up and moved onto the next part.
To end the day i started the passenger side window surround for the poly windows. I got the basic shape but ran out of material anyway and its only tack welded onto the plates i riveted to the door. This will have to be for another weekend and i still have to make the tabs for the frame yet also.
All in all it was s good weekend and quite alot done.
I had set out a plan and what i wanted to get done and i think i done pretty good considering some slow parts.
Sat morning was spent finishing up the under side and added bracing for the trailing arms. This was something i wanted to do a while ago and because i cut all the support metal away it was more idea now to have this then have nothing even though oem is just some thin sheet metal as a support. This is much more strength now.
I then went onto the inside trunk area as i had 2 rust holes in the corners which i believe were from the trunk drains leaking over time and water/salt from the underside did not help either. Made them from alloy and sealed with sealant so they wont rust no more and can be replaced if i ever need to. I first made the internal curve support frame and riveted it to the metalwork then over sized plate to allow more rivets to the surrounding metal.
I then moved onto my wing and i have been here before but last time i made the uprights from alloy and i was not super happy with it in the sense of strength and how bulky it looked.
So with that in mind i opted to make them from tube, this will make them alot stronger and open it up more, its not the most amazing looking setup out there but looks for me are 2nd vs structual strenth.
After sat was over i left with the single cross bar and hated this so i did some research on what others have done to make it look better and be very strong.
So sunday morning arrives and i have a baseline idea of mounting a cross bar but after a sample i scrapped it and came up with a different way of mounting it instead of my small tab idea previously.
Im quite happy with the outcome and it barely moves anymore so im pleased this is done. It just needs cleaning up and then painting.
I then welded the bungs in the floor for the pedal unit i made but has to come out again as i put the bliming masters in the wrong side so i gave up and moved onto the next part.
To end the day i started the passenger side window surround for the poly windows. I got the basic shape but ran out of material anyway and its only tack welded onto the plates i riveted to the door. This will have to be for another weekend and i still have to make the tabs for the frame yet also.
All in all it was s good weekend and quite alot done.
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