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Postby Simonster » Sun Dec 11, 2005 1:58 am

greenie, your frame in the jig. looks to be almost complete and ready for powdercoat...
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Postby Greenberg » Sun Dec 11, 2005 6:27 am

Woohoo, think I am going to have to surgically remove this grin from my face today!!!!!!!! :D Thanks for taking the pics for me Simon.

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Postby Greenberg » Sun Dec 11, 2005 7:14 am

Still has to put on the front tube and some more cross bracing then off to powder coat. It looks like Greg is using thicker tubing than he was before on the cross bracing.
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Postby prototype4 » Sun Dec 11, 2005 9:10 am

Greenberg wrote:Still has to put on the front tube and some more cross bracing then off to powder coat. It looks like Greg is using thicker tubing than he was before on the cross bracing.

Perhaps so. It wasn't all that noticible last friday (when I visited to joyride in Simons' car). A tad more wieght with the benefit of a more rigid frame?
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Postby Greenberg » Sun Dec 11, 2005 9:13 am

I suspect more rigidity. I know he is making more improvments all the time.
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Postby Greenberg » Thu Dec 22, 2005 6:43 pm

Anyone with a vintage may be able to answer these questions. Just in front of the front hoop there is a mounting plate with 3 bolts only on the right side, what is this plate for. Secondly, on the rear there are 2 very thin tubes that go from the center of the cockpit to the sides of the frame and then continue back, what are these for.
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Postby Simonster » Thu Dec 22, 2005 7:15 pm

sorry, greenie, i'd love to help you out, but i just sent my spyder down to greg's for some small follow-up items:

- paint touch-up
- horn button install
- seat heater fix
- etc.
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Postby gtwatson » Thu Dec 22, 2005 7:40 pm

Is this the tube you are talking about? (borrowed from the picture above) My pure guess would be the parking brake routing tubes, since there is one pointing to each rear hub. Do I win anything for a correct guess?

AFA the plate, I will guess the glove compartment anchor plate, or the plate to mount the windshield wiper motor.
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Postby Greenberg » Thu Dec 22, 2005 9:27 pm

Yes that the tube George and I guess thats what they are for. I had thought that also but not sure. As far as the plate it is welded down on the floor. Where the fuel pump goes, only it is on the passenger side.
Thanks anyhow Simon. Maybe you can ask Greg for me. He sent me some new pics today and it is comming along great. George if you want, I can forward the pics to you and you will see the plate I am talking about.
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Postby Driven » Thu Dec 22, 2005 9:44 pm

Greenberg wrote:Anyone with a vintage may be able to answer these questions. Just in front of the front hoop there is a mounting plate with 3 bolts only on the right side, what is this plate for. Secondly, on the rear there are 2 very thin tubes that go from the center of the cockpit to the sides of the frame and then continue back, what are these for.
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Are you talking about the plate on the floorboard? It's for the diagonal beam of the rollbar.
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Postby Greenberg » Thu Dec 22, 2005 10:05 pm

Thank you Driven, that makes sense. I suppose if you are not using that type of roll bar, you just cover the plate up.

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Postby Simonster » Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:37 pm

ah, right. what driven said. i thought you were talking about something higher up.
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Postby tim johnson » Fri Dec 23, 2005 2:56 pm

Yes, the plate with three holes is for a cross brace for a roll bar. The only problem with using this type of brace is, it eliminates the possibility of having a passenger. I had an additional/identical plate welded in on the left side and had the roll hoop braced twice, one left, one right. It allows for a passenger/coach for tracking purposes.
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Postby Driven » Fri Dec 23, 2005 5:38 pm

tim johnson wrote:Yes, the plate with three holes is for a cross brace for a roll bar. The only problem with using this type of brace is, it eliminates the possibility of having a passenger. I had an additional/identical plate welded in on the left side and had the roll hoop braced twice, one left, one right. It allows for a passenger/coach for tracking purposes.


That's why I have 2 roll bars :)
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