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The Main Roll hoop and back stays are all fitted and tacked in place ready for a 'professional' to tig up. I dropped the rear clip on the chassis for a feel good moment. Out came the grinder and cut offwheel for some surgery. The trans cooler naca duct and engine cowling are not in a position...

Building something that does not quite fit the box is always interesting with officialdom. Going down the Alternative design route, I should now comply with MSNZ 'Schedule A' rules. Re: front roll bar 'Schedule A' states: (b) Specification for Sports Racing Cars; (v) A Front rollbar is optional...

Well... Late summer has past. must admit I ended up playing with all the summer toys. Did a month lap around the South Island( I managed to stop at Highlands Motorpark and take out their Radical SR3.. loads of fun but all over to quick) Got back then towed the boat up to Auckland and watched...

Udo, all your work is so well thought out and executed. Great job. Andrew.

Hi Andrew, I reread your build log last week as you had been down this path already. I sent GDE a few sketches of the rear sub frame and Roll Hoop which they are modelling this week. So its all under way. Hans, thanks for your offer, I have it covered as per above. Andrew.

The Roll Hoop has been fun and games getting Motorsport NZ Cage Homologation over the line. The main hoop footing plate has to be a 120cm2 x 3mm steel plate welded to the chassis. (I know... its aluminium), my 5mm plates didn’t conform. The diagonal has to be 1 piece 38.1 x 2.5mm welded within...

Hi Chris, great looking build.. If I may ask, what make are your 3 piece rims. I'm looking for some custom inner halves. Thanks Andrew.

Russell. The fleet is growing nicely..

Leon.. Thanks for the info, let me know how your screen turns out. The Rear suspension tower is finished. I added a latice tube arrangement that’s a little different than original but should be solid. An additional support bar was fabricated from the bell housing base to the engine to stop any...

Gonna look great when she’s all done.. Have you got any detail shots of the the front and rear clip supports. Time to devise a plan for my one.

What a stunning car Michel. Charade has some history with 4 French GP’s + Moto GP’s.

I've been building for 2 years now... the goal is to be running late summer which I consider doable.. a lot of stars will have to align. Work continues on the rear suspension tower, and will require another couple of days to complete. Its the first time both rear rims have been mounted(15"x18"...

Will do..

The rear suspension bottom bracket is now installed, added the extra side brackets which should be more than strong enough. The main forces involved will be pushing and pulling on the bottom lateral links. Made a start on the top suspension tower. This has presented a few challenges. Dart don’t...

Made a start on the rear suspension bottom bracket. There’s about 25 hours in it so far. Constructed out of 5mm 4130 with a couple of 2.5mm filler plates. Had to have a couple of folds done on a press brake and fabbed the rest, then tigged it all. There’s a couple of 1/2” bolts to the...

Right side rear engine stay completed. The engine and chassis tub are now one... Next, onto the rear Lower suspension bracket and Upper suspension Tower.

Completed the left rear engine stay. Making the right side now.

Udo, your pipe work is a engineering marvel.

Lola guys get a Lola section..... is it time for a McLaren section! Randy, pics of a McLaren tub would be great.. Andrew.

Thanks for you kind words.. your superb builds helped me take the plunge.. The exhaust finally turned up.. 2" into 4" 304 SS. Looked at 321SS but couldn't justify the cost. Andrew. Leon, have you got that bad boy fired up yet.