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Driveshafts done. Got the rear run out down to .010 which I think is pretty good. Still have to check the front but it’s welded as it went together a little better I feel. Threw some paint on them. Rear is 2.5x.25 wall with 1350 joints and front is 2”x.25 with 1350 joints. I machined the...

Got the atlas shifters done. Rear shifter is in the driver side of the intake and front is on the passenger side. I can comfortably ready both without reaching so that’s nice. That was the final thing to finish for the center panel so i pulled that out and bead rolled it and painted it. I then...

And back in the garage. Tidied up some more hoses. Zip tied more wires and think I’m at the point of ready to move on and finish the brake lines then onto driveshafts.

Got the body on this morning before my parents left. Went pretty smooth. Think the gloss black frame looks good outside. First time it’s rolled out of the garage since October last year.

My parents came back for another week and we got the wiring probably 95% done. My dad built a storage box for the rear which also houses the tail lights. My mom finished looming everything and helped me fill all the fluids. We got the brake lines roughly ran and then got the o2 sensor and mat...

My dad came down for another weekend and we got most the wiring knocked out. Wiring is my least favorite activity and I’m least knowledgeable about but we got most things done. Still have to do the fuel pumps and tail lights and finish looming but my wife helped loom the front today. Doesn’t...

Dash is pretty much assembled. I need to get some locking nuts for some of the stuff and loctite things but it’s all in. I’m putting this heat shield stuff on the back of panels that are around the engine. We will see if it does anything. Made the final panel for the middle between the seats out...

Finished fixing the passenger seat mount. Got the trans remote filter mount done and got the fuel cell plumbed minus the regulator mount and return. (Return is about half done). Also welded the one joint I found I missed and a capture nut I forgot to weld on the panhard. I painted the dash...

Front and rear axle are all together. Need to order some barbs to drill and tap the fill caps for breathers. I ordered a wfo skid for the front high pinion I’ll have to put on later. Put some foam tape on a few panels and got them installed. The tube connectors showed up to fix the seat so I’ll...

I think I finally finished capping all the sections in the frame. Added some fish plating to the inside of the frame by the engine. Bump broke some pieces of 3/16 to finish the front of the frame. Ordered a second small griffin fluid cooler to use as an engine oil cooler and got that mounted.

Spare tire mount

Engine oil skid plate tubes got quick disconnects. The bar between front link mounts got a quick disconnect to service the trans and maybe snake it out. Gussets behind the lower link mounts. Intrusion bars. Spare tire mount

Spent Sunday welding out the entire chassis. There still a bunch of tabs and small things that need added but I need to start putting everything back together and want to paint it before I do that. I’ll grind whatever paint I need and then touch it up as I go. Hopefully get it disassembled and...

Just lots of welding and little tabs here and there. Made some aluminum spacers for the fuel cell and added a top brace. Made the battery tray removable incase I change batteries. And motor came out no issue. I’ll weld a bunch more tomorrow. Plan is to start painting the hard to reach...

Went down to nationals at Laughlin. Looked at a lot of cars and watched Saturday. Was a good time. Worked on the rear sway bar today. Made the end links out of aluminum on the lathe and drilled and tapped for left and right hand 1/2-20 heims. Few more gussets on the tube and I’ll work on the...