Skills, Skills & Time
A month ago I hoped I would be shaking down this car tomorrow.I suppose I am eating humble pie, which I am proud to admit tastes delicious.The skills I have learned, confidence gained and personal
All fall down
SPOILER ALERT!!!Egos and body work may have been injured in the work leading up to this post.By far the sketchiest thing I’ve done with a car. Mount it on a rotisserie! 105’s are known for
RaceCar 101
Update on the widebody build for Simola Hillclimb 2024. The idea behind rescuing a derelict racecar for the HillClimb, was to have no emotional attachment in the very likelihood of a racing incident.Well that didn’t
Cut, Weld, Repeat
Weekend of cutting, grinding, welding, body filler and sanding, sanding, sanding, welder repairs and confusion.After carefully securing new panel onto old body, to single mindedly focus on all attention on welding… and the car immediately
Baptism of Fire
What a week, baptism of fire would be an understatement. Starting with fabricating, ending with body filler, and some body parts may have lost their identifying features.Huge shoutout to Dawie from @raptor_coating_sa for guiding me
60 Days
Simola2024 preparation Day11 March 2024, probably time to start my preparations for Simola2024, after all only 60 days to go!Let me make it abundantly clear, I have no idea what I am doing. If I
