Following an endless desire to know more and go faster!
Here you can see the painted front end. I have added plates for the sway bar to mount as well as the radiator.
The fuel tank also got strapped in and is ready for the body to get skinned
Rear fenders were installed with Welting between the body and the fiberglass. The paintwork was done by John Holt at Holtwheels.
The nose was painted to match.
In case you are wondering why silver? I painted it the same color as my S54 BMW M Coupe (Now my fathers..)
With the car being so low I knew I needed to have some form of protection from other vehicles. While the tall front cage is probably safer I like the look of the low front hoop and the “cocoon” it creates.
I wanted to have a low front hoop but side protection. There are some NASA cars running this type of cage and I really liked it. The strength it adds to the frame is a huge factor as well. Cage is built to SCCA Spec using 1.75″ DOM Tubing.
The front hoop mirrors the scuttle almost perfectly. The lower sections are attached via two points to the chassis and provides really strong side impact protection.