We widened the drivers side
foot box about 1 3/8" inches. Its similar to some of the
ones we saw on the FFCorbra Forum.
The angle on the top is so it
would clear the 4 into 4 headers.
We also cut
a new passenger F panel, I've heard FFR would exchange it
, but figured it cost more to ship it back than the little
bit of metal that was in it. We could have also used the
cover plates provided by FFR.
We also mocked
up the passenger side foot box extension.
9 Jan 05
- More Sheet metal
The passenger foot box is
done, we made a new panel for the front and pieced the rest.
We also added an angle to
the dropped foot boxes after the straight edge pulled my
shoe off. Someone on an internet forum recommended this
mod and now I see why!
This picture was
taken thru the foot box vent hole and looks back
towards the cockpit.
Note: If you add the angled
piece to the foot box, don't rivet it until after you put
bolt up the side pipes. The mounts attach to the 2x2 which
gets covered by the new angled piece.
The panels are
almost ready for powder coating.
15 Jan 05 - Heat Shields
Titanium heat shields. I
thought about re-making some of the foot box panels in titanium,
but then came to my senses. Titanium is a good choice
for heat shields, it will not rust or corrode, and does
not absorb heat very well.
Not enough room
to drop the trunk with the fuel
cell, so we added a small pocket to the left side.
The completed
pocket and access hatch for the fuel cell. The trunk will
be carpeted.
23 Jan 05 - Panel Powder Coating
We started powder
coating some of the panels. The color is Eastwood Silver
Hammer Tone #10214. We taped off a small area in the shop
with plastic sheets to contain the mess.
We began with
the smaller panels that will fit in the shop oven. The larger
panels will be done later with a portable heater.
I made all of
the splash guards easily removable using rivetnuts and stainless
steel screws. There is all kinds of
stuff
behind them
that might need servicing someday.
Hopefully the
screen and angled splash guard over the vents will keep
some of the crud out of the engine area.
I have not yet decided on a
paint treatment for the splash guards -- may just leave
them bare.
The stock FFR
supplied aluminum needed some major modifications in order
to get it to ft with the aftermarket radiator. All it lacks
now is powder coating.
I ran a small piece
of weather-stripping across the bottom where the
aluminum meets the radiator.
