I had not realized how many small brackets and things need to be fabricated and welded onto the frame before it can be painted. Weeks of work…
The nose mounts are so strong because the car will be lifted by a nose jack under the wing in the pits.
- Bending nose mounts
- How to bend a small box corner
- Nose mount before welding
- Finished set of 4 nose mounts
- Laser cut aluminum and steel sheet parts ready to go to bender
- Radiator mounting
- Bending an oil cooler mount
- Oil cooler in place
- Shoulder belt mounts and firewall reinforcement
- Pedal cluster mounts
- Fuel pump mounts
- Rear head restraint
- Head restraint doubles as body support
- Driver’s leg protection from steering column collapse assembly
- Anti-submarine belt mounts
- Anti-sub belt mounts in place under seat bottom
- Lap belt mounts
- Floor and diffuser mounts
- Bracket for chain tensioner
- Clutch master cylinder reservoir mount
- Brake master cylinder mounts, front & rear brakes
- Dashboard mounts
- This is how long I’ve been waiting to do a big project– copyright 1990