De-evolution of my 45- "The Excellent" v3 (1 Viewer)

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And then a bit of a side quest, pedals. Sorted the clutch pedal position and stuff, but decided I wanted to spruce it up a bit.

Laser cut 3mm
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Polished up
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Then stacked and welded, then welded to the actual pedal arms. A bit of paint and re polish too.
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Those should do nicely
 
While they look great I would worry how slick they would be wet.
A fair point. From the testing I've done i think they will be OK. That double layer with the cut outs actually adds a nice amount of grip, but that is something to think about.

If it does prove to an issue, I have a few ideas, but hopefully they will be ok
 
Stipple or checkering.
Thats the plan if I need to basically.
Those look awesome but they will be mud traps for sure. Excellent work on all of your build!
Thats why it's I h8 mud, isn't it? :grinpimp:

Another fair point. Again I'm hoping it's not too much of an issue. Ive always been a guy to try and get the mud off my boots before getting in a car, but it may happen from time to time.

Been thinking about filling the voids in the pedals with a black colored casting epoxy, and then stippling it. That should solve the issues, and I have some epoxy coming in my next lot of supplies for my knife making, so can have a play with it then.
 
Trans tunnel.

Cut out all the needed space for the bigger H151, thankfully without interfering with the seat mounts.
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Then i framed it out with 25x25x3 angle iron and then skinned it with 1.6mm plate. Nice and strong.
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Now I can get back to putting the gearbox exactly where it needs to be.

When I'm done with everything and before I paint the interior, I will come back and seam seal all of the joints
 
Engine mounts figured out, fabbed and burnt in.
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And then I got bored this evening. So I worked out the badges for this thing.
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And finally, the engine and new gearbox in the chassis on its own weight!
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Was expecting the front springs to compress a bit more, but I'm sure they will settle some more as we add more and more stuff.

And had to clearance the tunnel a bit more.
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So then I worked on closing up the front of the tunnel
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And yes, I'm welding the tunnel front in.

The reality is that to pull the gearbox, I'm going to have to either pull the engine with it or lift the body. It is what it is i guess.

One last shot of the tub in place as well
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And that's the hard yards on this done. Things should begin to move a bit faster now.
 

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