Hurricane HM-2005 Build Thread

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Thanks guys for all the encouragement. So far it's been alot of fun.

To answer a couple of comments/questions:

Yes, the bolts for the IRS lower A arms have the heads inside with the nuts on the outside. I see what you mean about not being able to remove them. My car has the new aluminum fuel tank and it looks like the bolts would come out if they were installed the other way. I haven't done the alignment yet but thats on the list for the short term.

I only used the POR-15 where I had cut the brackets off. As it turns out, the angle iron used on the IRS subframe covered all but one of the "patches" so only one very small area is exposed. I didn't think it worth the effort to patch the frame with powder coat since you essentially have to build an oven around the area to get the powder to cure.

It looks like the IRS can be added with the trunk and cockpit tubs installed. Might be a bit tight with the upper bolts on the frame. Hurricane might be able to add some insight here as I was working with a bare frame.

WRT the gel coat and the quality of the finish coming out of the molds, it is almost ready as is. The seams were almost not there. Will take very little to prep the body. Will take a little work to adjust the gaps on the panels (hood, doors, trunk). I'm not an expert on fiberglass body work but I was quite impressed with finish and how straight/uniform the body is. I have seen some of the seam and void issues with the big supplier up in the northeast on their forum. You would think with the number of bodies they have done and when they retooled for the Mark 4, they would have corrected alot of their issues. I'll try to post a picture of the seams on the body since mine is still straight from the factory.