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I made a hole! Next I'll cut out the seat backrest, that should give me pretty good access to see what I need to cut next, and how to get to it....

Whew! 5* out there today.....no shop work till it warms up a bit, supposed to hit 40 on Sunday, then back into the freezer with temps in the...

Pulled all the braces out and finish welded them, then bolted everything back inside - and put a bolt between the two long cross braces. It's a...

Built some cross braces, but haven't welded them in yet. I built all the braces welded onto plates and bolted in place, so I don't have to cut...

Today the weather was pretty nice, next 10 days it's going to be winter full on again, with snow, really cold days and nights etc, so I got into...

I just realized I never finished this thread - sorry to leave so many people holding their collective breath! ;) Anyway, Don wasn't too happy...

A "shocking" development! Only took 7 months to get them.....I have a feeling MiniTec "forgot" to order them......I left the springs off for now...

Finally heard back from MiniTec this morning after leaving yet another message, they claim my coilovers will be here on Friday. I need those so I...

A little pause in the action on the hot rod.....holidays, my granddaughter's wedding in Phoenix which I drove to and so on. I did get the parts I...

Well, the guys on Grassroots Motorsports think the 3/8 will be plenty strong enough, so Ima leave it for now and carry on with other parts of the...

I keep looking at that 3/8" bolt on the engine steady and wishing I'd done it 1/2" instead, but I didn't have any 1/2" bungs. Now I wonder if...

[ATTACH] Today I finished the brackets for the engine steady..... I have the frame all marked up where I need to weld them but I may not get to...

So much more to do tho.....

But first I finished up most of the motor mounts today - the engine end motor mount is all welded up and bolted in, and I got a pretty good start...

Drove about an hour and a half to the machine shop in the middle of nowhere Kansas (well, about 5 miles west of Burlingame) to pick up my front...

I want a laser welder. Metalman, I could sure see you guys using one in your bidness!

I thought about going with even heavier material, but in the end I decided to just go with what I already had built, and after getting it all...

gearbox end mounts designed, cut and fitted, need to weld it all up now. Then I'll do the other end..... [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

I borrowed a Miata axle from Jesse Prather as he races Miatas, so once I finish the motor mounts and I'm sure of the engine position then I can...

I'm probably going to redo the other motor mount, I'm not completely happy with it..... Ran out of welding wire, I usually just buy it from...