There’s a lot that’s been happening, so much in fact that I’ve really been slacking with the blog. In due time, for now, picture….
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Holy Shit He’s Alive!
That was a long break huh? Winter testing for Toyota is a travel frenzy it seems. Baudette, MN and Sault Saint Marie, MI can be some very interesting places if you ever get to go. A different way of life is all. Anyway, I decided to tackle the job of making brackets for the e-brake tabs in the rear of the car.
After getting that taken care of I made a new throttle cable bracket to take up the slack that I had at the pedal the last time I drove.
I finally have the fuel cell in the car temporarily. I just want to get this thing running for a quick drive and systems check. Once everything is operating properly I’m going to get the real fuel cell and finish with sheet metal work.
Tire shredding will commence shortly.
Need More Bars!!
I thought I finished the rear cage work but after talking to a bunch of friends, I’m going to add some cross-side reinforcements when I get back from my work trip. No one wants to be the guys that shuts down the track because their rear-subframe came out!!!
Closer Still
Made some strut tops, cut out some templates to start closing off the rear firewall and bent some tube to help brace the rear structure and create a more stable area for the rear struts.
Take Your Seats Please
I was supposed to keep working on the rear of the cage that will tie in the rear subframe but that didn’t happen.
After welding in the roll cage from the main hoop forward I decided to take a break from that and get my busted bucket seat put in. It ended up a little higher than I like but I’m still driving through the steering wheel and not over it haha! Sorry to any of my friends over 5’9 but it shouldn’t be that hard to swap seat setups.
It’s very comforting to be able to sit in the car and hold the wheel. I’m learning that there are certain projects that can be done in one day that re-charge your level of enthusiasm when taking on a long term project with heavy fabrication.
