Westfield_XI
Jedi Warrior
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Got a lot done this week until running out of sheet metal around 3:00 this afternoon. The air ducting for the radiator is done, the fiberglass closeout panels for the side pods are drilled and fitted, and the whole forward shrouding and ducting is trimmed to the body contour.
I had next planned on masking the chassis off to spray sound/heat proofing on all the alloy panels. But I got to looking at the rear of the chassis behind the axle assembly..... I installed the rear bodywork and crawled in to have a look: it seems there is room for a good sized storage box under there! Off with the tailpiece and a few hours later I had built an alloy box by enclosing the square tube frame with sheet metal. I extended it up past the frame using 3/4" alloy angle and used piano hinge to make a folding lid. The whole thing is removable since it's attached to the frame with screws.
Now I am finally starting to mask the frame tubes and exterior aluminum on the side pods to spray the Lizardskin. It requires the temp to be above 60 degrees before I can start so I am also waiting for the weather.
I had next planned on masking the chassis off to spray sound/heat proofing on all the alloy panels. But I got to looking at the rear of the chassis behind the axle assembly..... I installed the rear bodywork and crawled in to have a look: it seems there is room for a good sized storage box under there! Off with the tailpiece and a few hours later I had built an alloy box by enclosing the square tube frame with sheet metal. I extended it up past the frame using 3/4" alloy angle and used piano hinge to make a folding lid. The whole thing is removable since it's attached to the frame with screws.
Now I am finally starting to mask the frame tubes and exterior aluminum on the side pods to spray the Lizardskin. It requires the temp to be above 60 degrees before I can start so I am also waiting for the weather.