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Custom SFC's on a budget
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I made some more progress on the SFC'c this weekend. I've been busy fitting the rollbar also, so it's been taking a little bit more time to complete. Also getting used to the new welder. I'm almost finished with the driver side SFC so here are some more progress pics.
Welded up the notched angles in the SFC's.
Ground the welds down for a smoother/cleaner look.
Primer coat.
Final coat of Rustoleom black.
Re-checking fitment after the welding.
Measuring for the rear 3/8" spacer I had to make to fill this gap.
Front welded up and ready for paint.
Rear spacer welded onto the SFC on both sides before installing/welding to the car. Still not real happy with the way this turned out so I'll probably end up making a tie-in bracket that wraps around the lca mount like most SFC's do. It was difficult to get my MIG torch up into that gap so I'm just not 100% confident about the integrity of the welds to the lca mount.
That's all I have for now. I'll probably run several small beads of weld down the sides of the rocker lip, either today or tomorrow. I still need to finish the passenger side SFC as well. More pics to come.......
Mike
Welded up the notched angles in the SFC's.
Ground the welds down for a smoother/cleaner look.
Primer coat.
Final coat of Rustoleom black.
Re-checking fitment after the welding.
Measuring for the rear 3/8" spacer I had to make to fill this gap.
Front welded up and ready for paint.
Rear spacer welded onto the SFC on both sides before installing/welding to the car. Still not real happy with the way this turned out so I'll probably end up making a tie-in bracket that wraps around the lca mount like most SFC's do. It was difficult to get my MIG torch up into that gap so I'm just not 100% confident about the integrity of the welds to the lca mount.
That's all I have for now. I'll probably run several small beads of weld down the sides of the rocker lip, either today or tomorrow. I still need to finish the passenger side SFC as well. More pics to come.......
Mike
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