Brakes work! Still need to make all the mounting brackets to hold the hoses and T-fittings in place but it feels like another step getting that system up.
Paint is becoming an issue. Original plan was to roll on paint as I go but I've decided the finish isn't good enough. Great, spraying looks good and I can just tear the car down to its bones when I'm done, problem is alot of this wireframe buck is going to be integrated into the chassis as things progress. I don't see a good time to paint the car anywhere in between as the paneling should start slinging soon. It boils down to: Normally we paint the frame then install the body panels, Im integrating much of the body into the frame and there are areas that can't get good paint coverage after completing the chassis. Probably making a mountain out of a molehill, and I should continue to roll paint areas that don't see the light of day.
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The buck I showed earlier got tossed and rebuilt both sides in tandem. Its pretty much the same, with the bumper moved inboard a little, roof came down at the back, and fiddled with the fender lines to better match the eventual higher offset wheels.
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Isnt much technique to it other then to make one line, mirror it to within a couple mm and carefully measure where they welded in. The big question are the wheelwell lines that by nature of bending on more then one axis cannot be mirrored. Did my best using templates, measurements, and somewhat verified their similarity as all the mirrored lines fit into place within 1/4-1/8" variance side to side.
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Line was mirrored from the RH side so it should fit snug.
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1/4" off, so reweld the LH line clocked further out.
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The process or mirroring to the degree I want is very time consuming, but its working.
Pedals are also in, though the throttle is a little far back for heel toe (not sure how feasible that'll be with no Servo anyways) Had dreams of using an oem throttle cable, but alas, it's is not to be.