Well it's been a couple weeks so time for an update. We finished welding the B pillar caps in place. As I had hoped, it made a huge difference to the stiffness of the pillar structure. When you slam the door now, it sounds like they are closing against solid concrete.





We also finished capping the top of the windshield structure. It took 3 attempts until I had it the way I wanted it. Like the B pillars, it made a huge difference to the stiffness of the structure. It's hard to get a good picture of it as the differences in surface color makes it look wavy.



Here is the chassis with all the cutting and chopping completed....... for now.



I've also been working on the front suspension and adding the parts to my 3D computer model. I'm ordering the Arraut front spindles with 1 1/2" drop and the 13" brake kit. Once I have these parts in my model I'll be able to measure the exact length needed for the upper and lower control arms. Here is my 17" front wheel with the 13" brake rotor. There is just enough room for the calipers.







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[This message has been edited by Yarmouth Fiero (edited 09-22-2013).]

Hi Klasse_GT, sorry for the late response.

Work (ie: my job) has had me tied up with new contracts and projects to ramp up. With regard to actual progress on the car, its been a little slow, I'll admit. I've gotten through all the items on my list that are not dependant on having the body ready to install. After having the initial 355 body panels (that we are using as a plug for moulds) loosely fitted this summer, there are a few items that need to be done but I am hesitant to proceed past the design stage at this point. These include removing some of the front chassis structure in way of the hood and nose, raising the bottom of the door structure to clear the rocker panels and restructuring the lower windshield fascia to suit the extended windshield. While I have the preliminary design work started for all of these items, as I stated, I am reluctant to cut anything until Blooz and I have finalized the actual body panels as there are some major changes we need to finalize and complete.

On that note, I stopped by today to see Blooz's progress on his rear suspension and as you might guess, it looks even better in person. As well, we got a chance to talk about a couple other items that he has been working on that we will likely incorporate into both our cars. More on that subject later.

With regard to my front suspension, I will be purchasing my Arraut 1 1/2" lowering spindles tomorrow. Once I have them, I'll add them to my 3D model so that I can finalize the control arm measurements. I have decided to go with the Arraut 17" 13" brake system as well.

The next item on the chassis modifications that I can proceed with is to flip the chassis upside down and finalize some welding on the rocker reinforcements, refinish and install the fuel tank, fabricate new stainless steel cooling pipes and brake lines and then design and fabricate my skid plates. You may recall I purchased (on page 3) a 4ft x 8ft panel of 1/2" black UHMW sheet which I hope to fashion into Ferarri 355 style skid plates under the passenger space.





This work will be our focus throughout the winter months. As always, I'll document with drawings and pictures as we proceed. Hopefully progress will be steady enough to keep updates regular.

Edit: corrected my monster brake rotors.

[This message has been edited by Yarmouth Fiero (edited 10-06-2013).]