SXOR single seater build

I've still been slowly plugging away at this thing when I have the time.

Got the headers finished up. They're going to get ceramic coated in flat black.









I also had a buddy powdercoat all my aluminum panels in flat black. Assembly is slowly underway. I'm putting some closed cell weatherstripping under the aluminum to hopefully keep down the vibration.







Got the transmission and transfer case mounted also. The motor is going to Patrick this week to go on the dyno for tuning.





I also got one of the mid-ship shafts finished up, still have to finish the other.





I decided to put down some anti-slip tape in the footwell to make it a little better climbing in and out with muddy boots. And I also got the hard brake lines put back in.









That's all for now. Hopefully I'll have more progress to post by the end of the week.
 
Just my $.02, but those headers are way too sexy to go flat black. I vote BLING!!
 
Got a little more done over the last few days. Not as much as I had hoped, but that's life.

Got the fuel cell and Corvette filter/regulator mounted.





Bolted up the rear midship shaft.





Painted the filler panels for the kick panels and the upper panel behind the seat. They have aluminum trim pieces that rivets to them that I had powder coated flat black. These were a translucent red lexan. I painted them with 3-4 coats of plasti-dip on each side. It turned out really good. I think I will probably use the plasti-dip on the hood as well.



The new rear shafts came in from Branik. I slid them in the housing and bolted on the drive flanges.





Got the front midship shaft welded up, painted, and bolted in.











I had some pieces cut a few weeks back to make the steering double shear and add a little reinforcement to the knuckles.





I took the knuckles off so I can weld them up. Going to preheat to about 250* in the oven then post-heat and slow cool.



Started pressing out the ball joints and my HF press finally bit the dust. Stripped the threads right out of it. After I threw it across the garage and had my cussing fit I sit down on my stool, got on EBay and bought a used Snap-On ball joint press. It will be here in a couple days.



I did add some weld washers to the bolt holes for the steering arms.



In between other stuff I riveted on all the springs for the Dzus tabs for the skins. This thing right here is the best $50 tool I've ever bought. Beats the hell out of riveting by hand. Pull the trigger and it's done.

 
Hokie_YJ said:
Got a little more done over the last few days. Not as much as I had hoped, but that's life.

Got the fuel cell and Corvette filter/regulator mounted.





Bolted up the rear midship shaft.





Painted the filler panels for the kick panels and the upper panel behind the seat. They have aluminum trim pieces that rivets to them that I had powder coated flat black. These were a translucent red lexan. I painted them with 3-4 coats of plasti-dip on each side. It turned out really good. I think I will probably use the plasti-dip on the hood as well.



The new rear shafts came in from Branik. I slid them in the housing and bolted on the drive flanges.





Got the front midship shaft welded up, painted, and bolted in.











I had some pieces cut a few weeks back to make the steering double shear and add a little reinforcement to the knuckles.





I took the knuckles off so I can weld them up. Going to preheat to about 250* in the oven then post-heat and slow cool.



Started pressing out the ball joints and my HF press finally bit the dust. Stripped the threads right out of it. After I threw it across the garage and had my cussing fit I sit down on my stool, got on EBay and bought a used Snap-On ball joint press. It will be here in a couple days.



I did add some weld washers to the bolt holes for the steering arms.



In between other stuff I riveted on all the springs for the Dzus tabs for the skins. This thing right here is the best $50 tool I've ever bought. Beats the hell out of riveting by hand. Pull the trigger and it's done.

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Is that fuel cell contained any around the bottom? Seems like alot of weight to be supported by just the flange.
 
Got the knuckles finished up today. I baked them in the oven @ 250* before welding, then after welding I buried them in oil dry to let them cool slowly.





















In the morning I'll start putting the front end together.
 
I got the knuckles back on and the front axle buttoned up today.

















Also got the battery box and batteries mounted.



And I plasti-dipped the hood.

Before:



After:



Then I couldn't resist putting on one of the kick panels, the hood, and some tires to see how it looked. I think it's going to look decent.











Unfortunately today was most likely my last day off until mid May or so. I'll be on straight nights for 3 weeks minimum. So progress will be slow if not non-existent for a while.
 
This thing is beyond epic! Can't wait to see it in action. Keep up the good work.
 
Did you plate the inside of the arm also?

Keep up the good work.

I can tell you from the one ride i had in a friend's rear engine single seater, you will be glad you finished it. Visibility and feel is like no other.
 
Resurrecting this thread from near death. I worked on the buggy today for the first time since April.

Last week I finally got the motor back from tuning. Today was the first chance I've had since then to work on it any.



Today I got the motor back in and all bolted up. I also got the radiator, trans cooler, oil accumulator, and steering reservoir mounted. And I also got the ECM mounted and the harness routed.

















Getting the motor back was the biggest hold up since this whole thing is basically built around the drivetrain. Hopefully it won't be so long until the next update.
 
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