Diplomat_Wagon
Hiding In The Bushes While
I wonder when he's back from holidays?
1982 Cordoba Stock Car.
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Diplomat_Wagon
Hiding In The Bushes While
You must have been out Friday night, I called you a couple times too to no answer. 
It kinda sucks because I'm installing that roll cage the first week of August no matter what as I will be on summer holidays.
It kinda sucks because I'm installing that roll cage the first week of August no matter what as I will be on summer holidays.
Not A Duster
Well-known member
I'm home - what would you like done with the book?
Dr.Jass
Pastor of Muppets
Bachelor party... what phone?You must have been out Friday night, I called you a couple times too to no answer.
Diplomat_Wagon
Hiding In The Bushes While
Oh, ok. You have fun?
I'm not sure, I guess I could rip out to the butt and pick it up.
What time you gonna be around on Monday?
Not A Duster
Well-known member
Um - today is Monday....
I could drop it in the mail - it would be at most a couple days to you. .
I could drop it in the mail - it would be at most a couple days to you. .
Diplomat_Wagon
Hiding In The Bushes While
I know, I meant next Monday.
If it isn't a big problem to mail it that would be great. I can PayPal you the shipping cost.
Diplomat_Wagon
Hiding In The Bushes While
Got the K-frame almost finished, drilled the holes out to the proper size, now just to touch up some of the welding and paint and it's done.
Unpacked my jigsaw puzzle.
Made up some spacers for my steering knuckle, 2+ Degrees of Negative camber these are apparently good for.
Unpacked my jigsaw puzzle.
Made up some spacers for my steering knuckle, 2+ Degrees of Negative camber these are apparently good for.
Diplomat_Wagon
Hiding In The Bushes While
Ok last night I got lots done with the help of my father-in-law and a good friend of mine.
Found out by chance that this little car without bumpers is exactly 16' long.
Leveling the car was a piece of cake, the floor is nice and level and the car is very straight.
Cleaned the floor and then set about transferring the cage diameters to the floor using the transmission crossmember as a starting point, getting them square and then cutting the rocker panel to make room for the main hoop and the window posts. The shop's car just had the roll cage mounted to 1/4" steel plates welded to the floor pan. This cage will be a integrated part of the car's frame structure as well as plated top and bottom with 1/4" plate.
This rear portion that is removed will allow us to properly box together the frame rail to the cage and to the rocker.
The cage is with in less then 3/16" of square overall. I was quite surprised that this unibody car is as square as it is. Everything fit nice.
Now with it square and everything tacked in place we started doing our top welds before painting the roof and the top of the cage and then lifting it back up and then securing the bottom.
Found out by chance that this little car without bumpers is exactly 16' long.
Leveling the car was a piece of cake, the floor is nice and level and the car is very straight.
Cleaned the floor and then set about transferring the cage diameters to the floor using the transmission crossmember as a starting point, getting them square and then cutting the rocker panel to make room for the main hoop and the window posts. The shop's car just had the roll cage mounted to 1/4" steel plates welded to the floor pan. This cage will be a integrated part of the car's frame structure as well as plated top and bottom with 1/4" plate.
This rear portion that is removed will allow us to properly box together the frame rail to the cage and to the rocker.
The cage is with in less then 3/16" of square overall. I was quite surprised that this unibody car is as square as it is. Everything fit nice.
Now with it square and everything tacked in place we started doing our top welds before painting the roof and the top of the cage and then lifting it back up and then securing the bottom.
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Diplomat_Wagon
Hiding In The Bushes While
So everything is where is should be and all that is left is the cutting and welding in of the plates and floor patches. I forgot to paint it before it went back up. :doh:
All the preliminary welding is finished for now. Keep in mind there are plates to go on the bottom of the rockers.
Looking good so far! :dance:
All the preliminary welding is finished for now. Keep in mind there are plates to go on the bottom of the rockers.
Looking good so far! :dance:
Diplomat_Wagon
Hiding In The Bushes While
Some more progress.
Taking the rules to the letter which state "stock bumpers, mounted with stock mounts in stock location." Doesn't state I can't modify said bumper mounts.
They all came apart to my surprise.
Drilled holes, drained the oil and cut them down with the sawzall.
Slid them back into the outer bumper shock housing and welded it together, much stronger and safer.
The header panel will not be going back on as I have special plans for that but I wanted the bumpers to sit closer to the body and this was the easiest way.
Rules allow this cross bar so I'm installing them and welding the bumper shock plates to the tubes and then welding the plates to the end of the frame rail with some small beads.
Even though the rules forbid any pipe or reinforcement ahead of the front firewall or behind the rear firewall I am making a small rear hoop with forward facing frame rail angle braces to protect my fuel cell, safety first! :dance: I have yet to cut it to fit against the tail panel and weld it in.
Here are the plates for the cage.
The rear is two layers of 1/4" steel.
The front is two layers of 3/16" steel. I have sheet metal floor patching to do before these go down.
I also have some small 3/16" steel plates to go on the bottom of the rockers where the pipe comes through.
Gotta finish this yet also.
I got your book Stretch, wonderful read. I was quite proud of myself when they showed the exact same way of mounting a roll cage in a unibody car as what I have done with my car. I guess I have a better grasp of this then I had originally thought.
Most of the chassis tips and setup tricks in the book are illegal for my class the physic principals about the car's handling characteristics with different setups are still the same and are going to be very helpful.
Thank You!
Taking the rules to the letter which state "stock bumpers, mounted with stock mounts in stock location." Doesn't state I can't modify said bumper mounts.
They all came apart to my surprise.
Drilled holes, drained the oil and cut them down with the sawzall.
Slid them back into the outer bumper shock housing and welded it together, much stronger and safer.
The header panel will not be going back on as I have special plans for that but I wanted the bumpers to sit closer to the body and this was the easiest way.
Rules allow this cross bar so I'm installing them and welding the bumper shock plates to the tubes and then welding the plates to the end of the frame rail with some small beads.
Even though the rules forbid any pipe or reinforcement ahead of the front firewall or behind the rear firewall I am making a small rear hoop with forward facing frame rail angle braces to protect my fuel cell, safety first! :dance: I have yet to cut it to fit against the tail panel and weld it in.
Here are the plates for the cage.
The rear is two layers of 1/4" steel.
The front is two layers of 3/16" steel. I have sheet metal floor patching to do before these go down.
I also have some small 3/16" steel plates to go on the bottom of the rockers where the pipe comes through.
Gotta finish this yet also.
I got your book Stretch, wonderful read. I was quite proud of myself when they showed the exact same way of mounting a roll cage in a unibody car as what I have done with my car. I guess I have a better grasp of this then I had originally thought.
Most of the chassis tips and setup tricks in the book are illegal for my class the physic principals about the car's handling characteristics with different setups are still the same and are going to be very helpful.
Thank You!
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Diplomat_Wagon
Hiding In The Bushes While
I did that on my bumper mounts too. There is no question when the drill bit breaks through is there!
Oh yes, did it outside over a drain pan.
Diplomat_Wagon
Hiding In The Bushes While
No need for a drain pan when I did mine. My shirt and face pretty much soaked it all up!
See now many years ago I tried cutting one with a torch in the wrecking yard.................. I learned from that. :doh:
Diplomat_Wagon
Hiding In The Bushes While
Got all the floor patches made and tacked in place, will fully weld them in tomorrow.
Diplomat_Wagon
Hiding In The Bushes While
Floor pan is finished! :giggedy:
Doing all the plates tomorrow along with that door jam patch.
Doing all the plates tomorrow along with that door jam patch.
Diplomat_Wagon
Hiding In The Bushes While
All but two bottom plates are now finished!
Had to patch a soft spot before plating.
All welded up underneath.
Had to patch a soft spot before plating.
All welded up underneath.