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Topic: Finally... Did the cage last weekend for our debut at gingerman

Made for a couple of long days but pretty happy with the result. Just a few more odds n' ends and Don't mess with Lexas is ready to mess!

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Re: Finally... Did the cage last weekend for our debut at gingerman

I'm still callin' you a bastard!

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Re: Finally... Did the cage last weekend for our debut at gingerman

Serj wrote:

I'm still callin' you a bastard!

Doh! I thought you were hypothetical speakin'..... I'll make it up to you!

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Re: Finally... Did the cage last weekend for our debut at gingerman

It's cool Dave. I have to give ya a hard time on it though. Looks great!

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Re: Finally... Did the cage last weekend for our debut at gingerman

I love the color!  Do you mind sharing photos of your back stays so I can see how you terminated them and dealt with the fuel tank?

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6 Reply by Spinnetti (edited by Spinnetti 2011-03-24 02:35 PM)

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Re: Finally... Did the cage last weekend for our debut at gingerman

dculberson wrote:

I love the color!  Do you mind sharing photos of your back stays so I can see how you terminated them and dealt with the fuel tank?

The fuel tank is behind the bulkhead, but that's just sheet metal - can't weld to that. We put spreader plates right on the main frame rails - they are massive on this car - spreaders weren't even needed, but just did that for rules. We didn't weld to the floppy sheet metal at all. They are basically parallel, and nearly 45degrees.. We did spend some time figuring the best place to put them. I would have preferred to put them at the tower tops, but the angle was too shallow and there was no flat spot to put them.

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"Don't mess with Lexas!" LS400. We survived another one! See website link for build details.
Maker of the "unofficial Lemons fish!" - If you ask nice, I'll likely give you one at the track.

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