Owner built on a budget;

[rustyBob]

Ray i mounted a standard dimmer switch down at the end of the foot box between the gas pedal and brake pedal and didn't figure i would ever use it but it's there.......
and yes i can reach it just fine if i do need to use it.....

[Hray]

Sunman: I will get pictures of column, and a short description of how we adapted it.

Rustybob: Good to hear that it can be done,

update: basically there is no update, last two days only got three hours in the shop total.

139 hours, 23 days down, 67 to d day:

I did mentally figure out how to fabricate my roll bar, will show and expalin once done.

Changed out the abrasive in my sandblasting cabinet to put in some stuff that is needed to blast stuff for powder coating.

Maybe more hours tomorrow in shop, I will hope for it anyway.

[Hray]

Update' 151 hours, 24 days, 66 to go;

I got in 8 hours and craig came and helpe for 4 hours;

I preped one header, started the fabrication on roll bar bracket to frame;

The bracket for the roll bar will slip over each side of the frame rail, be bolted in with 7/16 bolts and provide a platform inside the car to mount the roll bar. Once on it can be welded from under the car. Once the body is on the car I will only have to cut two slits in the body for the bracket to slide down over the frame rail. This will allow the roll bar to be made without that leaning back thing, they will come straight up thru the body.

I started with a 6inch by 4 inch angle 5 inches long. then cut a 4 by 5 inch plate for inside. all quarter inch thick stuff.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/...1d4657b6_b.jpg

Craig came down ready to do some body work, so we taped off the body seams to show where to grind out some fiberglass and to allow for about a 2 inch fill. We do not want the seams to come back and haunt us after paint.

The previous owner did the red primer stuff, needless to say most all of that will come off, especially around the seams.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2700/...c97a4a7c_b.jpg

Here is a shot once it has been ground down past the jell coat into the fiberglass.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4045/...bff8d64a_b.jpg

Here is a shot of the front end after the first round of evercoat and some rough sanding, it will take at least two more fills before ready for primer.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4046/...b9b58f63_b.jpg

Tomorrow I should get the brackets for roll bar finished.

Can someone tell me how tall the roll bar should be from some reference point.

Thanks Ray

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You're started on the body! Not to far off now! Lookin' Good!