After reshaping the fuel tank straps to better fit the angles of the new fuel tank, I used some contact adhesive to bond some strips of reinforced rubber sheeting to the inside surfaces where it will contact the tank.
While waiting for those to cure, I installed the outer trunk side skins. After marking the chassis tubes, I laid out for the rivet holes and drilled them to the chassis.
I finished drilling the rear wall to the upper cross member and adjacent aluminum panels.
Since I’m moving the emergency brake, I needed to make a cover for the old opening. The kit comes with two different front panels for the driver’s side foot box, so I took the unneeded one and cut a piece off the bottom to cover the hole. I’ll match drill this to the existing holes that tie the transmission side panel to the chassis and add some additional holes around the perimeter.
I continued working on the cockpit aluminum by fitting the rear outer panel on the driver’s side.
I then drilled the u-joint cover plate to the chassis and the rear inner panels to the cover plate.
Finally, I drilled the rear wall to the floor and the lower steel cross member on the chassis. I still need to drill this to the inner and outer rear panels and the upper steel cross member.
I installed four of the single-line 3/16″ clamps from Lodestone BilletWorks to secure the brake line where it crosses the x-frame. These are custom clamps that fit the 2″ diameter tubing. The only unfortunate thing is that the screw holes aren’t drilled perpendicular to the radiused back. This causes the clamp to not want to sit flush with the tubing. There’s enough give that it sorta works out, but these could be better.
