Back to it!

It's been almost 2 months since I have worked on the car. I put in 6 hours this weekend and got going again. I'm working on a mount for an electrical junction box. I totally screwed this up the first time I welded it in place. The junction box wouldn't even open. I ended up cutting this apart and redoing it but I forgot the camera today.

Ben's Halloween Costume - Construction

Ben really wanted to be a race car for Halloween this year. We tried to convince him to be something else, but he wouldn't budge. So we settled on a funny car dragster since we'd been to the drag races twice this summer and those were some of his favorite kinds of race cars.
With a bunch of old cardboard boxes and a hot glue gun we created this car. Note the parachute and breakaway (velcro) wheelie bar. Also we made a set of decals based on Ben's favorite stuff (Lego, NASA, Annies Mac n Cheese, etc.). The exhaust pipes are PVC pluming pipe and fittings, pretty much everything else is cardboard and paper and lots of spray paint. Enjoy these pics!

Ben's Halloween Costume - part 2

More Sheet Metal Repair

This is some repair on some easier areas. There are two patches over the old speaker holes. Also there is a panel behind the rear seat. The three patches together provide separation between the rear battery pack and the passenger compartment, something I feel is very important for safety.
There is another patch under the rear seat which covers a hole created by the old starting battery. I am feeling a little more at ease with the sheet metal welding now. I will have a few patches in the body to weld which are going to show.

Sheet Metal Repair

I have begun repairing some areas of rotten sheet metal. I am using 18ga. metal which has been a little tricky to bend to fit some of these holes. Lucky for me these areas won't show when the car is finished.

More Welding - Battery Racks

I am continuing on with welding and installing the front and rear battery racks. Progress has been slow this month but at least I can call it progress.