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Old 06-06-2008, 09:56 AM
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This was a booger of a part to make. This is the rear wheel well. This part connects the rear bulkhead to the door sils. It has to be really beefy to carry the loads from the rear suspension forward. A lot of chips ended up on the floor with this part. This was the most complicated part on the car. It was milled with all 4 axis' of the machine moving at the same time. The code makes your head hurt if you watch it too long.

The flat spot is for seat clearance. The seat actually sits directly on this part. The driver's head is actually BEHIND the leading edge of the rear tire! Now you know why they don't make 90 inch wheel base cars anymore! The 90 inch wheel base caused us tremendous engineering challenges.

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