| Re: Rcr 40-31
One step forward, two steps back...
On the rollouts for the pictures, I noticed the rear clip wasn't level to the ground. I figured it was an illusion, but after looking again, I got out the tape measure and started investigating. Sure enough, the left side was about an inch lower than the right.
After my 4 months away, looks like things settled. Before committing the flares, I set the ride height and made sure the gaps were what I wanted but I didn't check the basic squareness of the clip to the ground. Ugh! Once corrected, the flare was an inch higher and I don't want the uneveness.
So what to do? I always wanted to do something like the MKII rear support and create some luggage space (much like Dave's RCR MKII just posted this morning- looks fantastic, BTW!). I took this as the opportunity to do so. I picked up some square tube, got out the welder and chop saw and went at it.
The pics follow, the first one showing the twist (take a look at the ovals on the top vent panel, comparing right to left) and then a few of my new subframe. I still have a little reinforcement to do, but it's already sufficiently rigid to get the job done. It's pretty cool what a protractor, a tape measure and some common sense will get you.
Once the clip has settled on its new digs for a little while, I will figure out what to do about the flares. If anyone has suggestions, fire away. I'm all ears. |