dsldubn wrote:Good to see some updates. Why do you need a new cage? Looking forward to seeing more
Oh, right. The seat I bought off Larson has 'wings' that protrude too far forward to be able to get in/out of the car with a helmet on. With the main hoop reclined 10 or 15 degrees, I should have plenty of room, even with FIA bars.
I spent most of the day welding together a body jig. I started with a simple horizontal alignment jig:
... then triangulated that toward the rear, and
started to weld in the rear mounts, when I ran out of square tube. I have more in my garage, so I can still finish that tomorrow. Once that's finished, I'll be able to start test fitting the tube frame cockpit section, and align the suspension jigs I already started building. After that, I just weld it all together and discover what I did wrong.
I'm really pleased with the little MIG welder we have at the Makerspace. After selling my Hobart to Mike, I had forgotten how fast work goes with these, and how much easier certain jobs are.
Finally, I went to ESS today (an electrical supply store) to help one of the Makerspace members pick up a sturdy welding bench, and they had some really burly casters that seem to be PERFECT for the chassis table. I won't be able to weld them in until the Datsun body is secured to the table, but I'm eager to get that done. I'll be able to wheel the whole thing over to the welding station
and they're leveling feet all in one. For $75, I'm ecstatic with that deal.