Folks, all I can say is, the workmanship in incredible. In fact, it might be to good because all those parts have crisp, clean, and did I mention sharp edges?
Also, not only were these pieces obviously machine cut, the welding has to have been done on a jig because the angles are so precise.
So, I've started breaking all those sharp edges. First with my grinder and then a file. Pretty much got them done and probably Wednesday they go in the bead blast cabinet to get ready for primer and paint.
It was a little tricky figuring out where everything goes, but once I got it noodled out it pretty much falls together. The directions included in the kit are good, but the pictures are small and hard to see so with Kevin's permission, I'm going to do a pictorial install so you can see exactly how things go.
First, here is a shot of all the parts included in the kit, and trust me, I couldn't even design this thing for what the kit cost.
Here is the main hood strut support bracket. I had a little trouble visualizing how it was supposed to mount, but it finally came to me with a little Zen and a cold Dr Pepper.
This picture of the main strut bracket mounts to the hood.
And finally, the main strut bracket piece that mounts to the core support. Note the angle on the bracket, so there is for sure a left and right and when I get them mounted up, I'll show you why and where. This took me more time than anything else to figure out.
Like I said, all the steel parts go in the blaster and then epoxy primer and I'll post more as things move along. Stay tuned.
