Next step, Roof Supports
Using the old parts for a basic template I laid out the new rear panels.
The lower edge of the roof support for the driver side will attached to the outer edge of the body framework using 1/8th rivets, they will be attached independently of the fender so if the fender needs to be removed during a race the roof support will remain in place.
Continue reading
Wow. It looks like quite a maze of bars!
This is the driver’s cockpit seen from the passenger (stock cars don’t carry passengers!) side of the car. Hayden asked that the new interior sheet metal be installed at an angle, so that the outer edge sits on the new bar (the bare metal one) and slopes down to the tunnel which is already in place. The tunnel and firewalls are made from steel to protect the driver from flying parts and other bad stuff.
Time to get started….
After stripping off most of the old body panels I wanted to focus on the rear of the car. Hayden had built a frame of 3/4″ and 1/2″ box tubing for mounting the new sheet metal. After the sheet metal work is done the frame will go out for sandblasting and new red paint.
Time for a new body and sheet metal for this modified that Hayden Smith ran last year in the Lucas Oil series. A few photos of the car as it arrived in my shop, stripped down to basically a rolling chassis.
The plan is to replace all the aluminum sheet metal and make new door and rear fender panels. I made a rear fender for Hayden at the end of last year and he liked my work.
