Hey guys, another small update. Speaking of which, I'm not sure if you guys like a lot of small updates, or if you prefer just me posting the big moments. I personally feel that the more updates from everyone, the better, no matter how small they may seem. I like the regular traffic, even just to see a small amount of progress, it makes me feel like we all stay on task and pushes everyone to get out there and melt metal! Just a thought, I'd love to hear what you think.
First things first, I spent an afternoon cleaning the garage which had been neglected for quite some time. It may not look clean or organized to you, especially in comparison to some of the garage-mahals I've seen around here, but it's all I've got and I'm making the most of it.
Another thing that I've been thinking about for a while, and finally took a step towards is the height of the boot area. Now, the more I look at pictures, models, and book of these cars, the more I think that visually something doesn't look right. There's something proportionally wrong, IMO, how the back of most cars I see is at or BELOW the hood line. I like the look of a high shoulder line on production cars (Audi TT, Chrysler 300C, etc), it looks very muscular to me. So I've decided to raise the top of the boot 2 inches in relation to the hood line. It will also mean the roll bar is a little shorter (I think disproportionally tall roll bars look goofy) and I'll have some more room for the fuel cell on top of the diff subframe.
Okay, so regarding the "surgery" I mentioned in my last post, i'd like to report it was a success. The passenger compartment has been widened by an inch on each side, allowing me to run two 16" kirkey seats in a book sized frame. The modification has little effect on the look of the car overall, no effect to the front of the car, and will actually help my car proportionally, considering my rear suspension is going to be so wide.
What I did was add a section of tubing next to the outer, lower frame rails on each side, as the seats sit above that tube which has no effect on the seat fitment. This effectively moves the diagonal tube K3-4 out one inch, allowing for more room for the seat. Then, the horizontal tube (can't remember the letter, it's the one that intersects with K3-4) is now angled out a couple degrees, so i made a wedge-shaped piece on the bottom so the body panel can still sit flat on the side.
I also am near completion on the transmission tunnel. I've started the l/h diff mounts, and added the r/h tunnel support plate, necassary for the offset diff I am using. This also provides protection to the passenger, if the drivehshaft were to ever have a problem.
As usual, I've updated my build photo album with detailed captions, check it out and let me know what you think.
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_________________ -Emile Scratch building an IRS, RX-7 based book chassis @ my Build Log*Make way for the luckEseven!
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