Rapom's Rocket - just another Duster build thread

No huge progress to report. I did do a couple of trim cuts on the block off panel for the scoop yesterday but it looks like I'll need one or two more to get everything fitting nice. I spent an hour or so with the car taking an assessment of progress (really just admiring my work) and planning out the next few steps in construction. I was kind of taken back by the realization of just how much I have gotten done even though it seems like its taking forever to make progress. I counted no less than 11 large system mods made in just the engine compartment and that is excluding the work on the engine/K/suspension group.

I didn't show this when I did the post on making and installing the sub-frame connectors. This is something new I did and have no idea if it will make a difference in the stiffness of the chassis. I took the curved cutout from the rear frame pockets and used them to box in the rear front seat supports under the floor. This ties the rocker and part of the floor pan to the 2x3 sub-frame tube. The problem that caused was it covered access to put the nut on the seat bolt. A hole saw fixed that issue allowing a deep well socket to get to the bolt.

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