We got quite a bit done today. Made the mount for the fuel cell,started on the rear cage redo, and some other mods.
Started by removing the stock tank.
We wanted to sink the cell down in the floor as much as possible so the cross member had to go.
We then cut a hole in the floor to sink the cell down.
After some measuring and contemplation we realized that the cell was about 2.5" too long to sink completely into the floor. The rear end would hit it on full compression. So after all the figuring, we could only sink it down about an inch. Oh well the hole was cut so we were gonna get that inch.
Bob came up with a mounting idea that incorporated a skid plate and helped brace the floor back up. Here is the frame.
We then skinned it with some sheet.
Here is the cell set in its mount. We are making some straps to wrap over the top of it and bolt to the frame underneath.
Here is a side shot of the new rear cage lines.