Thanks Randy
The photos should have shown up in 'living color' instead of a click-on it link. That's what happens when you do a preview here before submitting and have pictures from Photobucket.
I did try that. I would have to start a new post as an edit really doesn't actually change the internet identification information. I believe that this is the only Forum Providing company that is used where I belong, vBulletin by Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd, that has that symptom. Not really a problem, just inconvenient for the readers.
Then of course, it might just be a moon phase on the East Coast
Congrat's IC2, looks like we've all made some progress! They look very, very nice!
Sorry Randy no pics, I`m assuming your rafters run parallel with your garage length, just visualize two verticle posts, bolted to the upper rafters on either side of the body, an area where you can center your car under, with a 4x4 rectangular steel tube sitting on top of the verticle fir posts, block and tackle in the middle with two load straps running from front to back looped thru the clevis on the block and tackle, the load will center itself when lifting, roll the chassis out. The posts will carry the load not your rafters, all the rafters will do is keep it centered.
I'm not 100% sure if I'll use these armrests or not but I ripped all the previous 80's style upholstery off my side panels and fitted the GTO armrest on just to see if I want to develop the idea further......I'm soooo far away from actually putting the interior in this thing but these are the planning stages, right? :)
So here's a new question for you guys: I bought one of the gas cap kits as shown in the pics. I've seen installations where a rectangular hole is cut in the fender and the whole unit is welded in. Since the curvature doesn't exactly match my fender, I thought it might be easier to fit the lid to the existing hole in my fender, then remove the sheetmetal from the top of the box and weld the rest of the unit under my fender. If I do that, what's the best way to trim out the whole in my fender so it's the perfect size?
That weld in "patch" curvature in the photo looks like it has w-a-a-a-y too much curvature for that fender, Randy. It almost looks like you will have to disassemble the assembly, including cutting the cover loose, straightening it some and use the innards and relegate the the outer skin to the spare parts pile - about what you said:D. It looks like everything is spot welded together so you can pull it apart fairly easily - but - do you also have tire clearance with that extra metal hanging inside. Hagan used to make an angled filler pipe and a lesser curved version that probably would have fit better. I haven't heard much about them lately tho their web site is still active(http://www.haganauto.com/category_s/41.htm). Why go to all that work if you can get a better fitting version and Ebay........
Tire clearance is not an issue for this unit. I've had it too long to send it back so I'll probably make it work. The method you (and I ;)) described, while challenging, is probably what I'll do. Cutting off the outer skin will be easy. Trimming the box to fit the inside curve of the fender shouldn't be to hard either but I need to know the best way to trim the hole in my fender to fit that lid.