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Originally Posted by boxhead
As long as you promise not to be offended.
First pictures show headers, these I realise are not a structural part of the vehicle but they look nasty how they are skinny then flare out then back into skinny. I realise you "get away with it" because they are wrapped under the header tape, but if I personally was to sell someone a car knowing it was like that, I would be embarassed.
The chassis rail below the headers looks like a lump of 4x2 that I would make a box trailer out of.
Have you added any strengthening to pedal area yet, that glass will flex, and under a heavy brake application, may just push the master cylinder off the firewall. It will need more than a piece of steel bonded into the area.
You where asked about a tailshaft loop, your reply was "If this was MY car I would, But I'm building this car to turn a profit and keep my boss happy. My boss want's me to do everything half ass, but I refuse to" yet you say you refuse to do anything not right? What is it?
It looks like you have hoses cable tied to brake pipes?
The small bracket that looks to be holding hand brake cable, weld looks decent but that will be a fair bit of weight when the car is vibrating down the road. pretty sure that over time that weld will flex and crack.
You have modified a factory control arm, that would straight up be a fail for rego in Australia, weather you have strengthened it or not.
That is a very big angle on the steering uni joint, I am not sure but I thought no more that 30 degrees was the norm?
I see your looking at fixing that so hope all turns out well there.
As I said, maybe we over do it in Oz? and like yourself I too am a qualified motor mechanic, been waving spanners as a tech since 1987.
This is my opinion only, so take it as you will.
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Thanks for the input.
I know the headers look like s##t, I had a box of 45 bent tubing and a welder to build them I did the best I could.
The cassie rail is 4x2 and I did not make the frame, I just added on to it. All of the 4x2 you see was what I got as the "frame" I believe it to be structurally sound, but definitely not factory looking.
pedal assembly has 6x10 inch 3/16 plate on the cockpit side and 8x10 3/16 plate on the top of the pedal assembly as suggested by someone here.
I don't believe not having a driveshaft loop is half ass, most cars on the road (at least here in america) don't have them.
Yes I do, don't see the problem.
I don't have any welded brackets holding the hand brake cable, I'm not sure which bracket your talking about.
If its strengthening it then whats the problem? I replaced 4 times the area of steel taken away with 3 times thicker metal.
I modified the power steering bracket today so the pump sits lower, as it sits I have 31 degrees on the joint. I've read 35 is the max. but it's still not set in stone.
To be ASE master certified here. All you have to do is pass I think 9 tests and have two years of experience and my schooling counts as one year. Experience is the key to being a good mechanic I think. You have been a mechanic since before I was even born. I know I have a lot to learn. And I'm sure I ask a lot of dumb questions. But I want to learn as much as I can, that's why I'm on this forum, If I didn't care then I wouldn't have bothered spending my little free time I have talking and posting pics of stuff I do at work. I don't get paid for this, I just want the stuff I do to be right, which is why I am glad to hear negative responses as well as good ones. Just let me know what I'm doing wrong, why it's wrong so I understand, and I'll do my best to fix it.
thanks again