I ATE'NT DEAD
So 16 months since my last update and I've just been slacking in updating this thread. Lots has happened.
So lets start off with seats.
I created aluminium seat backs and bases based on my "test" seat.
Seats are fixed although the backs hinge forward to allow access to behind, I'll probably knock up a bear-claw latch later but for now and IVA they're bolted to the bulkhead.
The bases (and seat back) attach on this structure which allows proper mounting of 6-point harness anti-submarine straps with correct location within 20° of vertically down from the torso. Although arguably a little close together the lack of distance to them and being so close to the floor makes it tricky to get much more separation.
I braced and closed up the front of the fuel filler area
The flange there should make it easy to put on a "hatch" to seal off that area for IVA.
Also welded a weld-nut to the chassis there to allow an earth strap to the tanks (you can just see the bolt in it at the moment peaking up in the bottom left corner)
Gear lever mounted
After some talk both here and in other places about roll cages on "street" cars I had a long hard think about it and after a sit in the car waving my noggin about and seeing that it was rather easy to hit it on the cage I decided to remove it.
Thing is though that I *might* want to take it on the track later in which case a cage would be nice....
So, out came the cage along with the stub tubes onto the rear hoop and in it's place I welded this.
It sit's almost flush to the rear bulkhead but allows a bolt in cage at a later date if I so desire.
So, now the rear bulkhead is 99% finished, window hole cut etc.
Oh and lower bulkhead also
Fuel tank mounts created. Lower:
and upper
Also all the tank straps but I don't seem to have a photo of those.
Tunnel all created
Along with front bulkhead (not yet cut for "services")
Floor cut out, marked up, pilot drilled, fitted, drilled and drilled again... Going with 4.8mm rivets for the floor. 4mm almost everywhere else.
Plus lots and lots of panelling which I have taken few pictures of.
My rear uprights turned up so started on some adapters to fit the Audi bearings/hubs
Finally I've had lots of parts arrive of which I appear to have taken no pictures... Only one, warning lights and switches