View Single Post
Old 09-09-2012, 11:06 PM   #465 (permalink)
Sven7
Master EcoModder
 
Sven7's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Warren, MI
Posts: 2,456

Boo Radley - '65 Ford F100
90 day: 13.28 mpg (US)
Thanks: 782
Thanked 669 Times in 411 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by Varn View Post
How are you going to keep it from shaking side to side. Might be good to consider welding up a frame from steel. or at least bolting in some diagonals. I bet steel could be built as light.

BTW nice shape.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sven7 View Post
I ran out of material today but it will be getting some cross bracing on the top and some hoops on the front end to guide the coroplast.
It'll be attached underneath the ridge on each side of the hatch (where the tail light used to be) and across to the opposite side of the rear plate. There will be two, perhaps both angle bar, in a cross pattern. I held a piece in there today and it feels like it'll be super solid.


Quote:
Originally Posted by 2000neon View Post
That's looking great so far, keep it up, I love this car.
Thanks! It should be a fun week.
__________________
He gave me a dollar. A blood-soaked dollar.
I cannot get the spot out but it's okay; It still works in the store

Last edited by Sven7; 09-09-2012 at 11:12 PM..
  Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to Sven7 For This Useful Post:
Varn (09-10-2012)