Over the weekend Wayne came down to the shop and helped get some work done on the buggy. He's been a huge help, and seems to enjoy doing tasks I simply hate. First thing on the list was tranny and motor mounts. Until these were done we had to be really careful around the chassis, because if we bumped anything it could get knocked out of alignment. Now everything is bolted together and fairly stable.

Heres the tranny crossmember:



and the motor mounts


While I was fitting the motor mounts Wayne trimmed and fit up the upper link mounts and tacked them in place, I then bent up the rear bumper and frame rails





Next I started bending up the rocker sections. These will form the main shape of the floor and will be the base for the cage. They span from the motor mount back to where the cage cross bracing will land.



The last thing we got done, late sunday night was the front shock mounts on the axle. The passenger ones were pretty simple, but on the drivers side it was a lot more of a PITA. In addition to forming around the inner knuckle it also had to conform to the diff housing and upper link mount, as it will also serve as the track bar mount and gusset for the upper link tower.





and here's how it sits right now, wedged in the back of the shop waiting til I have more time to work on it.



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