906-001
December 2, 2003
The roll
bar is in place and has been checked for positioning. Mark
is welding it in.
After
the bar is in place, Jack applies epoxy cabosil to attach
the bar to the roof structure.
This makes the roof much stronger than original because of
bonding.
After
Jack has refit the fiberglass bulkhead, he glasses up the
roll bar down bar where it protrudes the structure.
All the
cracks and minor abrasions from oil tank and engine installation
are being repaired at the same time.
This is
the corner of the side pod. The deck lid hits this corner
and chips the fiberglass.
The deck lid will be re-aligned so this does not happen.
While
Jack is finishing the firewall, Andy has begun re-installing
new bearings and spacers in the suspension control arms. These
bearings have been custom made because they used to be impossible
to find. The Carrera 6 uses a different inner spacer. Some
of them were worn out so we have made new.
Andy is
sanding the suspension components so I can paint the final
coat of satin black.
When the
painting is done, Andy re-assembles the suspension components
with new pieces, including the very rare dust boot. These
babies are hard to come by.
The original
snap ring that holds the boot was green, so here Andy paints
the small part.
This adds original detail to the suspension.
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