Well, I have been at it again. You know, you go out to work on the buggy and just stare into the whole mess of it and before you know it nothing has happened. That was the last month or so (or longer).
I have the new Speedhut tach that I received as a Christmas gift. The oil gauges and all new switches for the headlights, wipers and horns. O yeah, I'm going to attempt to put in hazard lights too.
I finally bought a mig welder with bottle and cart, it's a little late but better than never.
I fabricated two different front supports, one under each headlamp base from the top of the shock tower and one under the front lip to help support the fuel tank.
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Yes, that hole was created by the top of the shock before I got the car. The fenders were really floppy. This bracket made huge improvements in rigidity and leveled out the fenders as well. The passenger side was always noticeably lower than the drivers side.
I have started on the filler panel to cut down on cold airflow from under the hood and fuel tank. It may also hold the fuse boxes and relay as well.
The template
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The real thing so far
I will have the radio and speakers this week, today actually, and get the details hashed out this weekend. Placement, wiring and speaker locations. I hope it doesn't sound like crap. I am thinking of mounting the rear speakers below the rear seat in the fiberglass and if my measurements are correct it should have plenty of clearance on the backside. The fronts I want to mount to the steering column support bracket that I fabricated.
I was able to modify the bracket for the Ah-oo-gah horn and fit it tightly in its little nook in the front of the buggy. I took this out for my first buggy project where they had it mounted inside the passenger compartment up by front passengers feet. How loud would that have been?
After this stuff is done I will clean out the fuel tank again, and drop that in one last time with some added weatherstripping to get some added clearance for the rag joint and steering linkage which had both worn holes in the tank. Those have been sealed for now until I can replace it with a new better fitting fuel tank.
Enough for now.
-Willstang
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