Skoda Rally Blog

…. is, er, turned.

What might not seem like a lot of progress was in fact a good day’s work. Firstly, fitting the tubes to the rear strut towers. Or more precisely, cutting them – this took about an hour to cut the two sections, and then they needed to be welded on. Because of the diameter of the tubes, they fitted well and also meant they could be seamed to the upper parts on the inside as well. Next up was fitting the lower rear braces which was fairly straightforward – just a simple cut at the bottom and then the same at the top, just opening them out to fit the large tube at the rear, and then welding them. Next up was the top rear braces, and these were more challenging, ‘cos the top tubes are slightly on a curve and the lower bits meet the rear brace bars at an angle, meaning that it took about an hour’s grinding to get a perfect fit on each side.

Or, in short, I’ve only fitted 6 pieces of metal to the car today. Which might not seem like much.

But….. there are only 4 pieces left to fit. And I’ve already made up the pattern for the most difficult cuts. I think the cage might be finished by Saturday afternoon….