Duct tape is only good for 50lbs per wrap.... Use the whole roll, and it should hold... (oh geez, I just lowered myself to LXM level. )
Chris... little birdie told me that your car might be done this week... whatever "done" means... that's not part of my vocabulary.
Done probably means TVS. The guy that did the X-1 frame is doing the cage. Seats and 7 point harnesses going in.. Got a steering wheel going in, and whatever lines for monitoring I need for fail safe alarms on the dash. At least I don't need gauges. And then hopefully Owen (5zero) gets to add some stuff. If it's all done in a week, hide all your women, I already have three kids, they're great but I don't need any more, and anyone within a thirty foot radius is at risk of accidental pregnancy once I get the all done message. When I write it all up, it's going to make "War and Peace" look like a short essay.
for fun I showed the pics of your car to the engine builder today........he's amazed the engine survived the acrobatics............lol
He needs to work on his self-confidence. One sensor, and a leaky radiator. And oily cylinders. Otherwise, OK. Should have oil test results back late this week... that should tell the rest of the tale.
... only if you hit something hard enough to deploy the airbags. So, for anyone planning to try this, do NOT attempt it with a ramp. You definitely need to violently hit an immovable object, and be sure to crush one of the front (or rear) frame rails enough to trigger the airbag sensor. But not both fronts... because then you'll crush everything on the front of the engine. But if the bags don't deploy and the engine runs upside down for any significant time... it'll kill itself permanently. That's why I made sure I just clipped that embankment with the left nose, and then brought it down hard on that rear corner. So if the first hit didn't trigger the bags and battery cut-off, the second would. Destroying a car like this requires finesse. It's all in the details. I'm an ARTIST. And, I'm SO under appreciated in my time, I might add.
Wow I was doing about 100mph when I rolled....you did a better job than me. I don't think the guy in CR can beat those panels out.
You're not under appreciated. We're just trying to figure out if you're the Baryshnikov, Flying Wallenda, or the Gerald Ford exiting an airplane of the MINI world... [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlz0he9rtKw"]President Gerald Ford Trips And Falls - YouTube[/ame]
Have to go with Gerald Ford on this one. Like the former POTUS, the "Flying Cabrio" did not stick the landing.
In the crash, I broke BOTH my fine, expensive Rennline tow hooks. Sheared them off where they screw into the bumper. I emailed Rennline, asking if they could sell me just the posts, since the rest of them are fine and I'm trying so save money on the rebuild wherever I can. I included a pic of a tow hook, as well as a pic of the wreck, with the car upside down, and description of what I did. Here's their reply. "broke them in the most spectacular fashion I've seen yet" I win!!! Great customer service.
Replacement tow hook shafts ordered. Also ordered a very good looking used left Xenon headlight. It occurred to me today, I should have my cage welded in before the repaint. Since the cage work is as likely to mar the paint as anything. Plus then I could get the cage painted with the body, if I want. Called my cage fab guy, told him his last half-cage saved my bacon, and lined him up to put a 6 point in the new build. When I get the rolling shell, I'll strip it, then drag it to my fab guy's shop. Should be minimal to no lead time, so that's good. If I schedule it right, I can drag it straight from the cage guy, to the paint guy. Then home to get started on my part of the build. Also, I put another big check in the mail to RMW today, for the TVS kit and other related stuff. 2015 is the Year of Full Retard. Locutus Mk2 is gonna be EPIC.
Got a ton done today. Spent most of the day under the car. Which isn't so bad, with the car on a 4' lift and me on a padded TailBone seat. I'm soooooo happy I have the lift, to do all this stuff. It would REALLY suck on jack stands and a creeper. I never met a fan I didn't like. But this radiator did. Anyway, removed the remaining side skirt, all the rear suspension / brakes stuff, under-body braces, exhaust, heat shields, EVAP system... lots of stuff. Not many surprises, but a few. One was... the front swaybar moved enough to pinch off a wire on a nearly-new O2 sensor. Drat. Might try to repair it. While I was under there, I did all the under-the-car engine removal stuff. Then, was like, "no big deal to go ahead and pull the engine"... so I did. Healthy heart harvested from the corpse, ready to transplant into a healthy body. Sad.... this old friend of mine will never carry a motor or passenger again. Headed to the shredder very soon. Only about a day's work left to finish stripping it. That will probably happen sometime next week, after the new body goes to the fabricator. Parts continue to arrive. Excellent, clean used left Xenon... Also received the tapless adapter for my oil pressure sensor. Tomorrow... trip to SC to pickup the new shell! Probably no updates until Sunday.
I love the stack of tires you've got strategically placed to stabilize the rear of the car whilst on the lift. Two Thumbs Up for the folks at Rennline!