today's fun, make sure the top doesn't blow off at 150.... like it started to...
https://i.imgur.com/zpxi0fqh.jpg
inserts
https://i.imgur.com/2El9YHDh.jpg
and glue
https://i.imgur.com/jV4xEBkh.jpg
and the hardest part is drilling in the acrylic
ultimately success came from a slightly smaller hole, heating the insert so it'd thread in, then backing it out a bit and stuffing epoxy in the outside threads
https://i.imgur.com/FhdxXeHh.jpg
that ain't goin' nowhere.

in other news, new toy
https://i.imgur.com/ezwTTROh.jpg

I also finished up the rack install - I took pictures of the parts needed to reduce the pressure (rack needs 800 psi max, hydroboost can handle 1100 and the pump puts out 1350 - now 800)
of course the camera failed... I'll report back after driving it... I also lowered the front and aligned it. will drop the rear down as well... pictures of that part later

the problem - out of date seat belts
https://i.imgur.com/5cVKGFDh.jpg
the solution
https://i.imgur.com/8PtKSOch.jpg
the "that escaladed quickly"
https://i.imgur.com/8PtKSOch.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/i0QiBgOh.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/nkyh9Ruh.jpg

so why... I left the center open for better view - the problem was getting the battery out (under the floor) was a right PITA. Add to this issue that had I run the bar all the way across, horizontally, then I could simply tie the seat belts to the rear bar.... so that's what I'm going to do.
Problem 2 is the cross bar is really in the way... so I'm going to make the roll bar into a seat bar. I will still function to aid roof support, but give me a bit more room for activities. With that said, the targa bar on the C3 is pretty stout from the factory - so is a cage necessary for what I'm doing? I say no.

time to work on the seat belt bar/roll bar
the problem is simple - it's an utter PITA to get to the battery and getting to the top of the tank is nearly impossible while leaving the bar in..
https://i.imgur.com/NAIEEwe.jpg
so time to take the drop part out
https://i.imgur.com/KKUhUah.jpg
and welded.... a few more things to do tomorrow then reinstall
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now with paint
https://i.imgur.com/w9hnCvEh.jpg
the white isn't an issue unless the carpet moves - since I have spare black paint
https://i.imgur.com/oyZHTFLh.jpg
better
https://i.imgur.com/ugTx9Bah.jpg
almost there... I don't know what I did with the grommet for the passenger seat - so I ordered another...
https://i.imgur.com/MjapbNBh.jpg
ah well, I can bolt it all down ...
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Very Nice work!

it's here, well, it's been here for a week - but last week was busy - so finally got around to pictures...
1968 Corvette it's rougher then I thought it'd be.... but I bought it for the manual innards and the rear window surround (74 up don't have removeable rear windows, this lets me adapt that to my 76)... I'm still considering what I said before - PF4 - but whether this is the car that I start with... it may become a couch
so here we go
https://i.imgur.com/hJKHM5Y.jpg
this is a clue about why this car is like this... that rod is normally straight - it has other signs it hit something in the front pretty hard
https://i.imgur.com/N4adfVH.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/41p2WBP.jpg
weirdness is the windshield frame looks okay
https://i.imgur.com/BILT8M4.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/ap8Zsrz.jpg
yet if you look at the roof bar - it rusted apart at the targa
https://i.imgur.com/XMxLuAX.jpg

don't care, I got the manual insides I wanted and I have 4 door shells.... and a billion other parts like manual pedals

anyway, next up is get it out and stored (thinking above the bathroom) but for now I need it out because racing

Optima spoiler stands installed
https://i.imgur.com/CkN4l69h.jpg
this weekend go play in Spokane and see if I can get a final tune in on it... wish I could have found someone to do the tune (who has a dyno) but whatever, it's not like it's hard
​​​​​​​https://i.imgur.com/RZiprnkh.jpg

clean it up, load it up for Optima this next weekend
https://i.imgur.com/TdFlTk5h.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/thSSvEih.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/2ho5Wbch.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/kiQMLuxh.jpg
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Good luck! :thumbsup:

yeah, fun.... day one, event 2
https://i.imgur.com/hy2ziZQ.jpg

spent a couple hours trying to get it to go back on.... wouldn't go on in a way that I was willing to risk other people's lives... I think what happened was I had fuel problems and the car bucked - that decoupled the pipe and it sheared off the holder then went under the wheel... took a nice gouge out of the fender too.....

and yes, that's racing, I'm disappointed but before that all happened... I was running quite competitively (like leading for a moment competitively)...