Floor Made

We had a big sheet of steel that we were going to use for the floor but it wasn't wide enough which turned out for the best because we got a massive sheet of ali chequer plate and it is loads lighter!

We put the chassis on the sheet and marked out the floor.

We tried at first to use a jigsaw but that was useless so we got the grinder out instead. We have added an extra bit on the drivers side to protect the brake master cylinder

We drilled the holes for the rivets to save a job later once we have the floor powder coated and also to make sure we had enough rivets. Rare sight to see our Danny boy doing a bit of work on the car. 

Other jobs we got done today.

Front wishbones and hubs on. The steering and top joints are still loose because we need to set up the camber and steering once the wheels are on.

Got the diff and drive shafts in and bolted up nice.

Charlie boy wants the first drive :)

Seat Back Panel

Productive day today had chance to rivet the seat back panel on and get a few other bits on too :)

Powder coaters have done a good job again all looking great so we set to putting the bits on. This wasnt as hard as i thought it was going to be, fairly straight forward really. Clamp in place, drill the holes into the chassis then put some black tight sealant on to bond it and hopefully stop any rattles then get to riveting.

Definitely best tool we could of got for this job.

All done looks ace and is well solid!

Other jobs we managed to get done today 

Master cylinder on ready for plumbing in.

Rear wishbones and uprights on with makeshift dummy shocks.

Steering all in and fully bolted! feels nice to finish a job for real :)

Few more bits powder coated.

Chassis Powder Coated

Finally got the chassis powder coated! really happy with the finish and now means we can get on with putting the car together for real rather than trying a bit and the taking it off again.

Got the odds and ends finished off on the chassis. We found the measurements for the seats we want to use on the internet so made the runners with the right spacing and we will drill the holes later.

Was nice to get the car out of the garage and get an idea for the size of it and how small it is really.

All wrapped up ready to go.

Just in time too because it chucked it down 2 mins after!

1 week later and ta daaa....

Sent a few other bits off too and they look ace! really good contrast with the orange. 

While the chassis was away we had chance to clear the garage out a bit and get the engine stripped down and painted. We have sent the rocker cover off to be powdered the same colour as the chassis.