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Only delivered in August and the first exit on four wheels meant I could turn Ashley around to gain better access. Next up pedal assembly and finish the cockpit Aluminum.
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Only delivered in August and the first exit on four wheels meant I could turn Ashley around to gain better access. Next up pedal assembly and finish the cockpit Aluminum.
Looks great! Congratulations on your milestone. It will be a lot of fun!
(btw, are your tires on backwards? I believe they are directional(?) just checking)
Last edited by MPTech; 09-30-2013 at 08:49 PM.
F5R #7446: MK4, 302, T5 midshift, 3.55 Posi IRS, 17" Halibrands
Delivered 4/4/11, First start 9/29/12, Licensed 4/24/13, off to PAINT 2/15/14!! Wahoo!
Great spot and so I hastily checked when I got home and to my surprise you are right on the money. It had never occurred to me they may be directional but I am pleased for the heads up and will be paying more attention when the time comes for her to hit the road.
Last night I finished all the cockpit panels (drill, rivet, drill rivet, yawn) and I still have to fit the panhard bars but she's coming along nicely. Completely dreading the wiring.
No harm, no foul. (I had to go back and check my tires to confirm I wasn't giving bad advise!)
It's still early in the build and BELIEVE ME, you will have the wheels off & on over a dozen times, before it hits the road for first go-kart! (at least i did) fyi, also check the spinner hubs directions when you install them too. they are also PS and DS specific, even for the replica knock-offs.
Be careful about riveting all the panels too early, you can back yourself into a corner with access to some build areas.
You've got a good start. I probably did more reading than building, but before I started a new area / project, I consulted the build manual, then did a couple searches on this site and the "other site", to see if there was an improved way or a mod I liked better. Slowed my build progress a little and cost me more than I planned, but I'm throughly happy with the end results. No regrets (ok, 1 regret: more HP! but this is a good starting point for me and will be a fun mod for later!).
Good luck on the build and keep us posted.
F5R #7446: MK4, 302, T5 midshift, 3.55 Posi IRS, 17" Halibrands
Delivered 4/4/11, First start 9/29/12, Licensed 4/24/13, off to PAINT 2/15/14!! Wahoo!
It's so clean... sigh, I remember those days.
Looks great - keep up the good work!
Later,
Chris
"There are no more monsters to fear, and so, we have to build our own."
Mk3.1 #7074
Looks great. Nice job.
Steve K
FFR 3906
Nice job! I'm getting pretty close to the same point - waiting for my engine from mike forte...