Afternoon all, for one reason and another progress as been a bit slow again but as long as something is happening then the build is going in the right direction..
The frame now has a removable member to aid getting the engine out when needs be.
A close up of the joins that only need a little tidying up.
The plan was to get MadTrax off the bench so I could have a seat to feel how she felt at ground level, the pull the engine out so the frame could be fully welded in the places the engine wouldn't let me reach...
Well that was the plan..
Off the bench she came..
As you can see from the above photo's there is something missing from the front end to balance it out looks wise.
Nigel and I had been wondering what could be done to even it out until I dug out the big army type spot lamp, gave it a very quick coat of black and hung it off the front with a bit of welding wire...
Yep, just the ticket and about the right size compared to the fuel tank
This bracket used to hold the front bodywork/bull bar but not only was it not needed it also looked ugly!
So it was cut out and replaced by some more steel tube.. That looks better
The front two tubes were left open from the factory which didn't look right, so I extended them down into a point.. Much better.. The welds will be ground down when MadTrax goes back up on the bench.
The big lamp was mounted using a bracket at the top which bolts onto the head stock.
And a smaller one at the bottom which will look better with a little trimming to shape.
And that chaps brings this build thread up to date again other than I like the look from this angle sooo much I'm going to put the pic up again