Thanks for your comments. I shouldn't have posted the picture of my unfinished rear shock tower...I've had so many comments saying it won't work as is, but it's not done! I'll post pics later this week showing the completed version.
I like the way Caterham ties down their spare wheels using the bottom carrier the wheel sets in (in the above post) and these parts:
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I'm not sure if I'll make them or just buy them...but that's down the road a month or two.
I spent a couple hours today unwrapping the wiring harness and have about 1/3 of it done. It's not the present I was hoping to unwrap on Christmas Eve, but it's a necessary part of the process...
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I talked with Jack and ordered the TTL nose & scuttle yesterday. I'm setting a goal of being able to drive the car around the block by the end of January. All I need to do is mount the clutch/brake pedal assembly and plumb all the lines, mount the steering rack & attach the tie rods, locate the steering column, tie down the differential, install the fuel cell and plumb the lines, finish hacking the harness and wire everything up. Simple, yes?? (Any encouragement will be appreciated.)