G28 - Simple Mans, Simple REDO of an G28 LP640

[Simple Man]

Using 01Lambiero's design for the e brake handle bracket.

made the pieces and welded it up.  Just need a few adjustments.

Thanks 01!!

[Simple Man]

 

I'll have it ready for you

 

[★Murci-Me★]

I'll have it ready for you

[Simple Man]

I'm sure you know the solution to this problem.......

Yes! a good solution would be to get one of your primo SV front bumpers with the grills !!!   

[Simple Man]

Got the QA1 bearing kit in today.

Worked on the floor pan, two objectives make the space wider to fit the seat & brake handle, and drop the floor 1.5 or so inches.

The IKR fiberglass piece was trimmed to fit closer to the inside of the door sill, which gave me about 1/2 inch

The slope from the console was reduced and it gave an additional
+1.5" or so of space.

I used weld through primer....not to happy working with this product or how the welds looked using this stuff,  but it will be covered up anyway 

Now there is plenty of room side to side for the seat and e brake set up

[★Murci-Me★]

I'm sure you know the solution to this problem.......

[Simple Man]

Sanded the front bumper to see the extent of bondo, looks to be about 1/4 to 3/8 of inch thick in places....why? 

The other damage is a bit worse than I thought.  The big crack difficult or impossible to reach from the back side.  There are numerous other issues on this bumper.....  Not a REDO but a POS!!   

[Simple Man]

REDO of the REDO on the front framing, tack welded it together. 

[Simple Man]

Aye, aye, Capt'n!

lol, yeah, might be a bit to much...   plus it could be in the way of my latching mechanism.  Have to figure it out.  Appreciate the comments, keep them coming!

Might be a REDO of a REDO   

[01Lambiero]

Aye, aye, Capt'n!

[Simple Man]

Wow that's some serious overkill on that frame!!! Remember, you don't want to make it to strong, it should absorb the impact and crumple, not transfer it to the main frame and rack the whole chassis.

  Ramming Speed? 

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjmbgZ2wZvk

[★Murci-Me★]

Wow that's some serious overkill on that frame!!! Remember, you don't want to make it to strong, it should absorb the impact and crumple, not transfer it to the main frame and rack the whole chassis.

[Simple Man]

Made some progress on the frame for the front end, until my welder started bird nesting    Dont know if it needs a new liner or what..it is old. 

The steel frame will have another section that will be just a tad lower than the fiberglass bumper, hopefully that will stop the repaired bumper from getting damaged

[Simple Man]

Cut the front bumper off, shout out to Murci Me for the pointers and drawings.

With the bumper off there will be some time spent fixing the cracks and scrapes as well as the sag.

[Simple Man]

got the revised Arruat upper strut bracket from my friend    So now the passenger side is installed

The Qa1 coil over instructions say use anti seize compound on the threads, but that seems like it will collect a lot of road dirt?

Waiting for the QA1 bearings.