Thread: I couldn't build it for $3 K either!

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I want to eventually add a top of some kind to this project. I used to have a Jeep and a dune buggy so I know how the sun can beat down on you in an open car.

Going topless might be cool for short cruises, but long stretches on the highway could leave you baked pretty good, not to mention the rain.

I'll figure out the top design later. What I needed now was a way to hold it on. It had to be added now before the insert went in.

I tapped some pieces of 3/8" flat bar and used my router to cut some slots in the inner wood frame. The tapped plates go into the slots and are caged in by the interior unit. They will be under about 3/8" of fiberglass and epoxy when the body is finished, so I think they will be strong enough. There is one in each side and 2 more in the rear.

I also made up a jig that will allow me to locate and redrill the holes in the body after the insert is glued in.