Wheel Tubs and Electronics Cubby

The rear underside frame strengthening and wheel tubs are finally done. Much bigger job than I thought it was going to be. The rear.... uh, electronics "cubby" firewall thing is also welded in, followed by a shot of primer on everything. There's still a few minor tweaks to do, plus I want to strengthen the mounting arms on the Miata diff before we put that back in, but otherwise, the rear end is basically ready to be reassembled. The car could then be taken off the rotisserie, but we're thinking of leaving it on for a bit just to make some of the hydraulics and wiring installation a little easier. Dunno. For now, however, I'm really happy with how it's turning out...

Tubs Ready for Paint

We got the last of the tubbing work done. It still needs some sanding, followed by paint. 

Tubbing the Rears

The rear wheelwell tubbing is nearing completion. As usual, beautiful craftsmanship from Joe.

Continuing To Cut Away The Frog....

The process of making under-body clearance/room for the 205's continues. Most of the offending steel has been removed. Tires and wheels can now cycle up and down fully without clouting anything. Next, it's time to put some steel back in...

Upside Down Frog

The car is upside down on the rotisserie and fitted the upper and lower A-arms. The focus now is to figure out how much to cut out on the inboard wheel wells, cut it out, and then tub it back in. This is a step that is not for amateurs to try....

Shortened Lower A-Arms

Upper A-arms got finished last week. This week is the lower's:

First Primer Coats To Sandblasted Body

Here's a few photos of the (expensive) 2-part epoxy primer applied to the underside of the car, interior cockpit, and engine bay. Looks like an entirely different vehicle from just a few days ago!