If you pay attention, life is an awesome teacher, and has a way of lining things up in time for you to have the info you need when you need it most. Between the point that work stopped on the Model T themed plan here, and has resumed with Porsche kit body, I built a quirky little reverse trike that helped me get back to the simple concept of simply having fun and building something that makes me smile - just in time for the most "
me" project I have ever had. Screw the rulebooks, and extreme performance/engineering mandates, just good ol' fashion custom automotive self expression/creative fun.
The number one priority is getting the body mounted on the chassis, and to do that I need some type of upper cage structure. That will allow me to kill two birds with one stone - the rear cabin mounts, and the rear clip hinge pivots. Rather than even looking in the direction of the sanctioning bodies' outdated rules, I am building a cage that I like - period. I am playing on the funny car cage theme, originally intended for Schism, but with one curvy roll bar in place of the traditional, multi-tube, upper F/C cage structure. That gives reasonable rollover protection, and keeps the door openings clear, so we can simply step in and sit down. I call it the throne room...
Instead of a simple, two-bend, hoop I am piecing together something more visually interesting. Except for this dip in the center, all splices will be sleeved and plug welded, chamfered for full penetration at the joint, and smoothed.
This one was just chamfered, welded, and blended, because there are two uprights coming up from the frame; one on either side of the dip.
