Hi Guys,
I've been working on the car on a regular basis, I started the roll cage... bent the main hoop, ran out of tubing, since I only ordered for a roll hoop, not a cage originally...no big deal... just gonna order some more next week.
Since the car will see a lot of of Solo 1 action and most likelly some road racing action I got a Firecharger system... It's a foam based system, that you fill up yourself... very practical in case of accidental discharge ( Yhea everyone has an oups moment). I got the 4.6L liter system, since I wanted to offer the same protection for the passenger during shools, fun ride etc..etc... The 4.6L system is a little large... it created a few issues... the most logical place to put it was in the scuttle...
So I added a 3/4 inch tube, got a 22 gauge steel sheet... just need to cut the holes and swaged them, then weld the whole thing.
I then reinforforces the front of the car, I added an additional "R" tube, I will not have any interference issues... just to be sure I just left it tacked
I also added two small pieces of 22 gauge sheet to add some addtional stiffness.
The idea is to make all openning the smallest possible.
In the back I'm adding some stiffening for the mumford assembly...
Just need to cut the holes, swaged them and then weld everything...