Cage is in!

First item of the day was getting the wiring harness out of the way, and the cage in its final position. So when Jeff showed up he got busy on the cage. Of course he started off with the easy welds.


For the front we used some mini plinth boxes we made out of 2"x2"x0.25" box steel that we had leftover from making the bender. Welding behind and on the outside of these looked to be a HUGE pain. Good job Jeff! Maybe next time we'll make the cage easier to weld.


Just another shot of the cage in its final resting spot. Last item on the list is the rear down tubes. Which we got started making, but aren't quite done. But at least the cage is in place and won't move when we go to the Open Track day next Monday.


We did get finished with the modified driver seat brackets. Braced them a little extra, and should be good to go. I mean it should at least be as good as Lexus quality. Not like our car is going to accelerate away on its own.


Got some more done on the front bumper. The main section and the wings have been welded in. A couple spots need touch up, because this is right when we ran out of argon for the welder. It almost makes me not want to put the bumper cover back on.


The exhaust is cut and ready to be welded, but as mentioned above, we ran out of gas. I think this is the first time in history when a Brawley has ever "run out of gas".


Soren and finished cutting the adapters for his suspension. We have out own home engineered suspension kit to allow us to run stiffer springs. I sure hope they work well.


Just about ready to install. Can't wait to see the car on the ground.


Soren and Matt test fitted a wheel. I'm not sure why. We had to take it off when bled the brakes and replaced the old fluid with some nice DOT 4 Super Blue. Maybe it was to the test fit the stupid style lug nuts we had to get. I don't know, but they fit.