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If anybody has any great ideas on how to mount the rack or how to make the bulkhead look cooler/be stronger, please tell me your ideas today.

In the morning, I plan on cutting some steel and welding this thing up solid according to my latest sketch (maybe with belled lightening holes. I have to try the technique suggested by one of the guys on RRT first).

I must say that I really enjoy reading this thread, truly inspiring work! Keep the reports coming!!

Regards from the Arctic Cirle,
/Rikard

Originally Posted by rikard454

I must say that I really enjoy reading this thread, truly inspiring work! Keep the reports coming!!

Regards from the Arctic Cirle,
/Rikard

I'm glad you like it.

I could sure use a blast of artic air right now. It is too hot to play in an un-airconditioned shop. Project is on hold until cooler weather is back.

Well, up here it is only around 45 F right now but last week it was only half of that and I even saw a few snow flakes falling...

But I really like the project, both the style of the car and the fact that you used parts from an old Cadillac body :-)

Cheers!
/Rikard, North of Sweden

I played with it a little this weekend. ...even though it was freakin' hot!

The inner rod ends did come off quite easily.





I don't think scraper style seals will work worth a darn. It needs boots. I hope to find something that looks cooler than stock toyota though.

Did more figuring on how to get the rack inside the crossmember

And then went after it with a torch. ...wonderful tool for a 95 degree day (no pre-heating required)





After a little grinding.

Then I remembered I still need to trim the crossmember more so it sits lower. The rack needs to go up more to clear the inner frame rails at that height.







The rack is not really hidden under the crossmember. This is where I stopped to think if this is really what I want to do.