Lost interest in the car, just could not be bothered at the moment. Mentioned to Nick and the others that I may not go to the Nostalgia Nationals next weekend.
Well, you could have heard a pin drop.
Group huddle, pep talk, decision made, we have 1 week to re-do the front end and go racing.
So this afternoon started on the mounts by marking out and drilling the 4 holes.
D72 British Bellytank
And then started trimming and shaping.
D72 British Bellytank
D72 British Bellytank
Ending up with this
D72 British Bellytank
D72 British Bellytank
Slight difference in this version with the shock mount being moved.
D72 British Bellytank
D72 British Bellytank
D72 British Bellytank
And Mr Conner had a little play with one of his favourite tools.
D72 British Bellytank
D72 British Bellytank
D72 British Bellytank
A 5 degree wedge to go under the spring, still needs holes drilled in it yet.
Finish them off tomorrow afternoon and them give to Tom for powder coating and we should be able to reassemble and align over the weekend hopefully and then final prep and load up next Thursday.
Build a race car they said, it will be fun they said.