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Before I got too carried away, I decided to mark up the second batch of a-arm parts

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I started on the angled piece this morning

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figure out where to trim

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trim

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add some back?

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transfer new cut lines

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weld

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grind

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admire

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grind some more (first arm)

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grind some more (get rid of open end wrench shape...oh yeah, I welded on the corner pieces too)

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start on the next one...

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Well, no rolling chassis this weekend either... The idea I had for making the attachment to the balljoints wasn't going to work. Time for a plan B.

I did do something constructive though.

The last time I moved the car, I did something stupid. To balance it on the chain hoist, I ran the chain around the dash bar and the firewall bar. The leverage pulled the dash bar forward and damaged the frame.

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Well I worked on making the frame stronger.

First, I cut out the damage and welded in fresh metal.
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Then I came up with a reinforcement plate to spread the load out (more cop car metal)
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glued in
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seriously glued in
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top surface ground down
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I still have to do the other side....

Next time, I won't lift the whole car by the dash. Engine and trans are coming out.
 
If you were envisioning fenderless to start with, stay the course [cl
The next one will be easier to build when you're done with this one :D
 

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