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Back to the scrap metal bin for a small piece of angle.

Got to commit to it now!

Just like I had it drawn up!

If I change my mind down the road these knuckles aren't too expensive to replace.

I didn't much care for how my red G shocks were looking so I decided to go a different route..

I had to come up with a bracket to mount them to the axle - yes, the scrap metal bin. I roughed in one then bolted it to another piece of scrap to duplicate it for the other side. Then mounted them to the axle and then to the frame.

Not too bad, I like the looks of the shock tower and dual shocks way more than my last idea.

I am absolutely going to hate to have cover all of this up with paint...

I think it's time to go fishin...

Time to tackle the roll cage.

****TIP*** Don't use the coated brake line! Holy cow... it took a couple of hours to get it sanded clean.

Primed and ready for paint. This was my first attempt at brazing brake line; I was surprised how fast it took the silver solder once the heat was right.

All freshly undercoated. It is taking forever to dry...

And making some progress on the seats. After some tweaking I made a template so I can duplicate another for the other side.

I held my breath and smoke tested the OEM motors; I half expected to see all of the smoke escape... Hard to say what kind of condition those windings are in after a quarter of a century.

They spun right up! All the smoke stayed in the confines of the insulation.

Life is good.

It's been a little cold out in the shop!

I shlept my way through the first seat trying to figure out how to achieve the look I want. It's not too horrendous for the first attempt, I'm sure the second one will look a lot better.

I got the grill painted and lights installed (spoiler alert... orange paint :) )

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