well, since I didn't know the pinion offset initially, I used the widest dimension of the stock XJ6 driveshaft tunnel, figuring that would be sufficient.
I've also decided that my driveshaft is going to be made from the 2.0 OD plain section from behind the center bearing. that'll allow me a bit more leeway in driveshaft clearance side-to-side.
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After I'd finished the engine bay side braces, Iwanted to add the two angled engine mount bulkhead braces on the top side. This proved to be fairly simple, what with my newly improved mitering methodology and skillz. Shown is how I marked the sharp angles on the long side...magnet a straight edge along the side tube, align using Robb's Calibrated Eyeball (tm), apply sharpie. Apply sharpie below, apply cutoff wheel to both sides.
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Et, voila ici!
Thing of beauty, joy forever, etc, etc.
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That done, it was time to flip the chassis over to finish weld on the bottom, and on some other places that would be best accessed from underneath...
...another skill I find improved on this build, is being able to fill the acute tube angles and get good welds in those spaces too.
But - flipping the chassis...the first time I did it by hand. It's not quite too heavy for me , alone, so far.
Uno...
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Dos!
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I gotta tell ya, that thing is feeling pretty sturdy. I fired up the MIG135 and had me a buzz-fest. Gud Tymez, Yo!
...post Buzz-fest goodness
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Lastly I added two bracing diagonals to the floor area beneath the seats...OMFG those were cake, and I like cake, so there.
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Then on to re-righting the chassis, and Pam admonished me to not hurt myself more...than I like, apparently. So I got it in my head that I'd use my engine crane, which worked pretty well...
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...but did complicate things rather more than I found efficacious, and so I did the last bit of flipping by hand as before.
Back where it belongs...
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Tonight, more of the same, although if the weather cooperates, maybe I'll get the steering rack out of the XJ6, and then can attempt pulling the LCA pivots, which I'm sure aren't rusted into place at all, even a little bit. Nope. they're not rusted in AF at all, not at ALL.
I gotta tell ya, those stock cast iron XJ6 control arm bits are heavy AF. Srsly.
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The B-3 build log:
http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=13941 unfortunately, all the pictures were lost in the massive server crash
The beginnings of the Jag Special,
https://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=19012Again, all pictures were lost.