This in from Mike (MegaMang)
I've been busy the last couple of weeks working on my car. Stripped it right down to a bare chassis. Needed to do some welding on it. Had to replace the pipe that the upper link is welded to. Snapped it 3 or 4 times last year. Turned it into a double shear connection while I was at it.
Also cut the horns off my front end, and fabricated two new horns. Now I have to straighten out the shock towers. I really needed a new front clip, but didn't have the money for it.
I sent my rear end down south with a buddy to get straightened. He took one look at it and declared it junk. He's sending it in for the core and building me a new one. It'll be double sheared as well.
The engine is down at 600 racing right now being rebuild as well.
I've stripped the whole chassis of paint as well. I want to paint the chassis the same color as the car and this will help me make sure it bonds nicely. Last winter I roughed up the paint and sprayed the roll cage, but it came off pretty easily.
I've got all the tin work out and will sand and paint it as well, after a little bumping to straighten out the ugly bits.
Bought new rims. Went with chrome Arrows. Costs a bit much for the chromed arrows, but the chrome really suits my paint job from last year. This will save me about 8 lbs. On my car, that's a drop in the bucket, but added to the 5.5 lbs I saved by removing the gauges, it helps. Gotta figure out where all the rest of the weight is. Hoping to have the car weigh at least 20 lbs lighter than last year. (was 1167 lbs.)
Talk to you later,
Mike
