So its another trip down to see the man John, and to run through what needs to be done.
Since Id rather have everything fitting as it should, he grabs the light covers back to fit them, make the holes etc.
Same goes with the mirrors, they need a backing plate under the gaurd to ensure they dont disappear at speed. Ill email him some side profiles of some zg's so he can put them where they should, all looks while little chance of them being of much use...
A battery should live some place at the rear end on the passenger side, mounted low. Ill bring the gas tank back down next weekend. Ill leave the XXXL battery box alone and place a smaller gel battery in there.
The seat still doesnt fit as well as it could. I cant move to a smaller seat due to me body shape, so its further choppin required. The sill area gets a full length step down from last time, and completed on both sides of the chassis. Ill also remove the seat runner on the drivers side to gain an inch, and make the seat position somewhat unadjustable. The seat brakets so allow different positions, but not easily done while in traffic..
Ill also make a right angle against the trans tunnel to gain a little more room, to also get the seat shoulder off the roll cage on the door side. There is a small indent to the tunnel at the rear of the seat mount, so cut it out!
Bloody seats! Who choose such a small chassis>?
Handbrake issues, bought a GTR handbrake for a few bucks, seems like a suitable option. Will sit on top of the tunnel, but dropped into the tunnel a touch so it doesnt sit too proud.
What is a half decent idea, is to see if a GTR box (R32) would fit into the chassis (if at any stage in the future I need my head read to progress with 4WD).
May as well do it now since its here.
you really feel this thing in the boot rolling around...
It may not fit due to the .....seats?
Lets do a rough check,
Itll be the inner seat bracket to transfer case being the issue? Maybe...er..
Hmmmm, looks kind of ok actually, the gods are smiling..
The white outline is roughly where an obtrusion would eminate from the tunnell, sitting under my knees, so there is plenty of room actually,
What about this driveshaft going to the repositioned front diff>?
Extend a small section of floorpan to accomodate,
So then, to mock fit this box in, Ill bring the RB26 dummy block down next weekend, and move forward with this trial fit.
There is not much destruction required, apart from cutting of the existing gbox mounts, but they can be rewelded on later when the RWD box goes in.
I may as well make the GTR one fit, itll be easier now than later.