Been a busy bee over the last couple of weekends got lots done and Steve came over so much amusement was had by all! (Though this time he didnt use me as an earth strap for the TIG!!)
Anyway here are the rear lower suspension arms cut and then tacked together:
Here are the endplates with the M16 spacers welded in (so I have something for the rose joints to thread into)
Here are the arms fully welded with endplates and gussets fully welded:
A quick test fit to the subframe with rosejoints and hub carrier (plus a bit of wood):
New chassis connecting assemblies / pins finished and ready to be welded in:
Rear frame attached once again, chassis connecting assemblies / pins are tacked in place at the moment as are the mounting plates to the lower part of the subframe:
The upper part of the frame where it used to meet the top rollbar had to be reworked quite a bit when the upper connectors were put it but all's good now!!
Next job is to finish of the welding on the connectors, then modify the old upper rear suspension arms to fit the wider subframe so that I can re-fit all the rear suspension and look at the driveshafts.
Next thing on the design side is to finish off the design for the front hub carriers now that ive sorted the Ackerman out! and also prep the mounting solution for the rad and intercooler over the engine (only place it can go) then they can all go for laser cutting!!
Rich