build diary

March 31, 2006: No work done on my part last night other than some experimentation with an old roll cage and a Corbeau seat on my rally Miata.
However, a few others have been working on my behalf. Mark Rivera took a bit of time out of his manic build to punch some louvres in a sheet of aluminum for a new hood. Thanks to a small error, he had to use 0.060" metal which carries a bit of a weight penalty but I'll live with that. The louvres are also 4" wide instead of the 3" I used before so we changed the pattern around a bit. How will it look and will I be able to bend it? Well, it's 3003 alloy this time which is softer than the 5052 I've used in the past. The hood is definitely resisting efforts to go together easily!

Jim at Coveland Motorsports managed to dig the wheelbox I need out of an old Spitfire and will be sending it my way. Thanks to both Jim and Rod McLellan of the Octagon Motor Group for answering my questions about the details of Lucas wiper systems. It's a ski weekend so this is my last break before the Car and Driver test. I'll enjoy it while I can!

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