Eric has been hard at work on the car over the past couple of weeks. The engine cradle is now done. The exhaust is modified to fit (we think) like the original FC unit. This will keep the rear of the car thin and clean...
Shift linkage all installed and fabrication complete. Eric went to great lengths to tell me why it is regularly not a good idea to "T" a tube in like this, but with the relatively stout thick-walled tubing of the engine cradle this will not pose a problem...
Closer view of the right side of the engine bay completed. All of these pieces will go out for plating shortly. So ultimately they will look very much (at least cosmetically) like the original units.
With the new upper engine mount tied into the frame, the HPD stressed pan and these engine cradles in place the car should be very sturdy and stiff.
Left side view. Eric is now working on the water plumbing (I will do the oil and fuel lines)...
With a little luck I will be retrieving the car over the weekend. While Eric's considerable fabrication and engineering skills have given me a big leg up, there is still a daunting amount of work to do before the VIR debut....
But I am really looking forward to digging back in to the project over the coming weeks.
Sean
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