So most of the metal work is done now, and Jason has been able to put the shell on the rotisserie now.
So next I can scrape off the remaining underside protection. that'll be a fun job!
So what else has happened? I've ordered some seats (lollipop for the driver, an RSR for the passenger) and the Zuffenhaus RSR brakes are now only 4 or so weeks away.
Just to recap, this is all that has been done on the empty shell to date to turn it into a 1973 F-series RSR body:
- cut away pipes for front & rear hood latches;
- fix G-series holes in the dashboard;
- fix G-series holes in centre console and rear panel;
- remove bagage loops in parcel tray & G-series seat-mounts;
- create brackets to cover gaps & connect the GRP-parts
- fit front RSR bumper, rear RSR bumper, hood & front GRP-flares;
- create front turnsignal assembly bracketry;
- cut G-series rear flares and weld on the RSR flares;
- cut G-series bumper mounts;
- weld in tunnel-reinforcement;
- weld in front strut tower braces;
- weld in brackets for the REPA harness in the rear parcel tray;
- fit dual cylinder pedal assembly (metal panel differs from standard);
- fit & weld in foot rest;
- weld in rear shock reinforcements;
- weld in (dual)coil bracket;
- weld dual pump mounts in;
- cut out G-series battery wheel arch panels & replace with F-series ones;
- weld in battery blanking panels;
- cut out G-series latch front panel & replace with (Dansk) F-series latch panel;
- cut half of latch panel to fit oil cooler duct;
- weld in oil cooler duct;
- bracketry for central oil cooler;
- holes in panel for extinguisher pull & electric cut-off switch;
- reinforcement for RSR swaybar front;
- hole for driver side mirror F-series in door;
- fit rollbar and weld mounting brackets in;
The big remaining to-do thing is the welding of the extension brackets for the (shortened) trialing arms, as to do that properly the rear seats need to be cut-out.
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So next I can scrape off the remaining underside protection. that'll be a fun job!
So what else has happened? I've ordered some seats (lollipop for the driver, an RSR for the passenger) and the Zuffenhaus RSR brakes are now only 4 or so weeks away.
Just to recap, this is all that has been done on the empty shell to date to turn it into a 1973 F-series RSR body:
- cut away pipes for front & rear hood latches;
- fix G-series holes in the dashboard;
- fix G-series holes in centre console and rear panel;
- remove bagage loops in parcel tray & G-series seat-mounts;
- create brackets to cover gaps & connect the GRP-parts
- fit front RSR bumper, rear RSR bumper, hood & front GRP-flares;
- create front turnsignal assembly bracketry;
- cut G-series rear flares and weld on the RSR flares;
- cut G-series bumper mounts;
- weld in tunnel-reinforcement;
- weld in front strut tower braces;
- weld in brackets for the REPA harness in the rear parcel tray;
- fit dual cylinder pedal assembly (metal panel differs from standard);
- fit & weld in foot rest;
- weld in rear shock reinforcements;
- weld in (dual)coil bracket;
- weld dual pump mounts in;
- cut out G-series battery wheel arch panels & replace with F-series ones;
- weld in battery blanking panels;
- cut out G-series latch front panel & replace with (Dansk) F-series latch panel;
- cut half of latch panel to fit oil cooler duct;
- weld in oil cooler duct;
- bracketry for central oil cooler;
- holes in panel for extinguisher pull & electric cut-off switch;
- reinforcement for RSR swaybar front;
- hole for driver side mirror F-series in door;
- fit rollbar and weld mounting brackets in;
The big remaining to-do thing is the welding of the extension brackets for the (shortened) trialing arms, as to do that properly the rear seats need to be cut-out.
progress.jpg
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