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20: With the added support bars in place, it was time to mount the Aeromotive fuel cell. Unfortunately, our previous shop’s subpar work struck again. They had cut the cell down slightly to provide clearance for the wheelie bar on the underside. As you can see from this image, the weld quality was so poor that there was no way the cell would hold fuel. We identified no less than 14 holes (each circled) in the areas they attempted to weld. Steve had to grind all the bird droppings out and start fresh. 21: We replaced the stock Aeromotive plastic cap with this trick anodized billet piece from Philadelphia Racing Products.
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and sinister look to a frequently neglected area of most builds. The plan at this point is still to make the show, but this major setback has forced a change of plans. “It sucks to have to basically throw the timeline we had out the window and go back to do work that was completed two years ago all over again, but we just have to play the hand we’re dealt,” Yates said. Playing that hand means a far more complicated and rushed six weeks than we had originally suspected. As soon as Steve finishes the chassis work in the next few days, the car will be delivered to
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18 & 19: The back section of the chassis was woefully lacking structural support. Mike Christy measured and cut several additional bars. After notching them on the Rogue Fab VersaNotcher, they were tacked in place.
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