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More midget fun. There wasn't enough room side to side for the engine and accessories. So after talking to some of the very helpful people at http://www.webrodder.com they suggested I move my frame rails to the outside of the crossmember.
That was a fantastic idea. What follows is how we accomplished that.
1. Here is how it stood when I began. |
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2. The are in question. The frame riser section was the problem. |
3. Side view of the riser area. |
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4. Got to take the suspension off to be able to get to things. |
5. Half there. |
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6. Having it on the outside shoudl not be a problem. The wheel would never travel this far anyway. |
7. Bare, sans suspension. |
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8. Starting to cut the sections. Some of the shorter pieces come from what otherwise would be scrap. |
9. This is about where the finished frame pieces would sit. |
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10. The three pieces comprising the new frame sections. |
11. Set together how they will go. |
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12. Welded up prior to mounting on the car. |
13. One side essentially done. |
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14. Closer view showing a comparison to the old rails. |
15. First cut to remove old rails. |
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16. It was a little hard to do considering how the rail was right up against the old one. |
17. Kind of the new frame shape. Not sure what all from what's left will also be removed. |
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18. From the top. |
19. With the engine back in. |
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20. It all seems to clear. |
21. With the suspension back on. |
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22. That just barely clears everything. I will likely have to trim the old frame section more. |
23. Clearance here may still be an issue, but I am still looking for throttle body spacers to deal with it. |
Good progress. I have a bit more to do before I can really say that the engine is fully fited, but this is a step in the right direction.
More soon.
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