I ended up welding 3mm strips to tap into using #10-32 (about M5) button heads...I will be using stainless ones when they arrive.

Very neat work Alan and I also see you have painted the chassis!

Thanks Martin.

I was very pleased how well the Ali formed around the tube...just a a few wacks with a rubber mallet after screwing it down and it conformed quite well.

As for the painting...wow did I really weld that many tubes in?.....it seemed to take forever....but, yeah, done now...final build can now progress.

I am just waiting for my fuel tank to be made and I will be ready to start cleaning up my chassis and painting it.
I've been waiting 3 weeks for it

Oooh! pretty! I want to see more.

BTW- off topic Alan. (no need to answer in this thread) The project with your uprights that you sold me finally is rolling and I have photos. You will be suprised to see what it has become. I'll start a new thread to show ya.

Anyways, your uprights turned out superb and the customer and I really like them. Light and simple! Thanks!

Steve, I'm intrigued....especially dying to see how the uprights worked out....

Alan

Looking good Alan, starting to take shape nicely.

Paul

Thanks Paul.

How's things going with you?

Pretty good this week, just in this morning finishing rebuilding a porsche 911 engine.