40 years in the making...

[GoldHawg]

I installed the rollbar yesterday and put in some plates underneath that I will weld to the frame to give the roll bar some actual strength to help if ever needed. Just tacked in place for now; I'm make much more robust when I pull the body off next. I ordered an LED 3rd brake light that I will mount to the center of the bar--I think that and other LED lights may be the safest thing I can do for the car.

[GoldHawg]

Made myself a bracket to replace the two crossbars that hold the radiator. I'm hoping that if I cut it out of 1/4" plate, it will stiffen up the front end a bit (current mock up 1/8"). Waiting for my condenser to come in (Monday evening) to mount my radiator/fan/condenser set up.

[ppeters914]

Instead of working on mine, I just spent almost an hour reading this thread from the beginning.

I'm always amazed at nice large places to wrench in, lots of tool toys, and the skills to use 'em.

Keep going; you're doing great.

[RustyBucket]

Are you putting A/C in the car as well ?

[GoldHawg]

Yes; described earlier in the thread and also elsewhere on the site; I also sell the bracket kit to others. Here is the installed pic on BigTaku's build:
download/file.php?id=40821&mode=view

[RustyBucket]

Sorry. Must have missed that bit. You got enough room to stuff all that in there?! Snug. Fit

[RustyBucket]

Oh Lordy !

[GoldHawg]

Made the thicker version of the front cross bracing. This allows me to tap and thread several of the holes I put in at 1/4-20, and it also significantly stiffens up the front end. Obviously twice the weight of the 1/8" I had, but still will be lighter I think than the stock radiator/fan stuff that I'm replacing w/aluminum. I was trying to get the benefit of the idea that Lou Mondello did with his cross brace as shown in "whatever happened to Victor's roadster?".

viewtopic.php?p=160209#p160209

Got the condenser in this afternoon, hope to begin mounting all that tomorrow.

[ppeters914]

Nice. How are you making that brace?

[RustyBucket]

Looks like a CNC job

[RustyBucket]

It certainly looks great and a heck of a lot stronger than the original rinky dink “c” channel struts.

They must of thought that the radiator would provide structural stiffness back in the day

[GoldHawg]

Nice. How are you making that brace?

I have a small Arclight Dynamics CNC Plasma; use Fusion360 to design it, and then cut it out with the plasma. Now that the design is done I could easily make more if others wanted something like it.

[RustyBucket]

Sweet.!

[RustyBucket]

How or where are you going to ducted it. Under the dash - between the knees or air plane duct blowing side ways out of tge console

[ppeters914]

Nice. How are you making that brace?

I have a small Arclight Dynamics CNC Plasma; use Fusion360 to design it, and then cut it out with the plasma. Now that the design is done I could easily make more if others wanted something like it.

Tempting. I get the additional bracing, but is it really lighter than the stock channel?