Old School 2 Seat Alumicraft Rebuild

[wesinls]

One step closer today...got the frame and arms sand blasted in prep for fab work.

 

[Mac]

Awesome to see the progress.

A couple of thoughts:
- Wherever you plan on having electrical, weld a bolt on the frame for a good ground. Put one near the battery, engine, dash, wherever. These are great, solid points instead of drilling and screwing grounds into the frame everywhere. It will also cut down on wires going everywhere. Grounds are life!
- Map out wiring and any points where you might want to run wires in the frame, drill your holes so not to scratch or mess things up after powder coat.
- Check EVERY weld before going to powder coat.
- Think of additional mounting points for accessories. Where do you want to reposition things? How accessible will it be once things are together? How can you make it easier to troubleshoot and fix out on a ride?

Lastly....TAKE YOUR TIME! Yes, it equals down time but taking the time to think everything through will get you the perfect car. I looked at a lot of cars, talked to a lot of people, spent time of social media and websites looking at details. It seems to have paid off. Don't let others rush you.


I forgot to mention...take out stock in Amazon before you go any further...

Lastly, do not let people steal your joy on this. You're going to get a lot of opinions and "that's not what I would do..." Those people are just Aholes stealing your joy. People like @Rockwood ...

 

[wesinls]

Awesome to see the progress.

A couple of thoughts:
- Wherever you plan on having electrical, weld a bolt on the frame for a good ground. Put one near the battery, engine, dash, wherever. These are great, solid points instead of drilling and screwing grounds into the frame everywhere. It will also cut down on wires going everywhere. Grounds are life!
- Map out wiring and any points where you might want to run wires in the frame, drill your holes so not to scratch or mess things up after powder coat.
- Check EVERY weld before going to powder coat.
- Think of additional mounting points for accessories. Where do you want to reposition things? How accessible will it be once things are together? How can you make it easier to troubleshoot and fix out on a ride?

Lastly....TAKE YOUR TIME! Yes, it equals down time but taking the time to think everything through will get you the perfect car. I looked at a lot of cars, talked to a lot of people, spent time of social media and websites looking at details. It seems to have paid off. Don't let others rush you.


I forgot to mention...take out stock in Amazon before you go any further...

Lastly, do not let people steal your joy on this. You're going to get a lot of opinions and "that's not what I would do..." Those people are just Aholes stealing your joy. People like @Rockwood ...

Ha - ya all good points. Once all the fab work is complete, I plan to 95% assemble the car - drill any holes, ground points, brake line mount points, fuel pump and filer mounts,,,.essentially anything that could or would cause me to drill or weld on the frame - one of the fab items is a "mount plate" to hold he ecu, relays, etc.

My amazon already purchases items, and wish list, is already growing by the day.

 

[Mac]

Ha - ya all good points. Once all the fab work is complete, I plan to 95% assemble the car - drill any holes, ground points, brake line mount points, fuel pump and filer mounts,,,.essentially anything that could or would cause me to drill or weld on the frame - one of the fab items is a "mount plate" to hold he ecu, relays, etc.

My amazon already purchases items, and wish list, is already growing by the day.

I used rivnuts where I could. They really clean things up and reduce hardware frustrations. I used all stainless steel rivnuts and hardware for this. Pretty reasonable on Amazon. Tractor Supply sells Grade 8 bulk hardware by the pound. It's pretty awesome and you just throw what you need in a bag and they weigh it.

Unless you're REALLY good at it, do not buy braided hoses or fittings on Amazon. It's all junk.