Wheel arches done, testfitting front bumper, lightening the doors

The first front wheel arch was so difficult to widen, that we decided to widen the rest using our spare wheel arches. The rest three took less time than making the first one.

We also tried a Project Zwo front bumper, it fits surprisingly well.

We also tried to lighten the door by removing the side impact structure, but it still weighs as much when we started (I wouldn't recommend doing it in hindsight). The side impact structure looked heavy, but seems like all the weight comes from the front and rear double/triple metal boxings that are there to support the hinge and door lock, so we'll still have to try to lighten it with a hole saw.

The car was "driven" to the front of our garage, so now it will take much less time to get the tools to and from the car. We finally could take away the subaru that was taking the spot. It's a rare front wheel drive one, so we put it's gear box into storage to wait for a future mid-engine project.

The homepage is also almost ready, it just needs a few final touches so it can be published.

Left front wheel arch, the first one we widened and that's why we have the leftover piece for this corner. Here you can see the difference between the stock and widened.

Rear wheel arch, notice how much easier it looks after the first one we did. You only have to weld one seam, and don't have to fabricate a strip of sheet metal to fill the gap.

Right front wheel arch with primer on, the picture is before filling and sanding. You can also see the new gas cap hole. The new cap is a aluminium one and fits the racing theme of the car well. I'll have to take a picture with the cap on...


Project Zwo front bumper. We'll have to do some modifications to make it fit better, and fix the damage on the bumper. The car has to be lowered even more, but the bumper fits surprisingly well on the front.


Front door, when you remove the interior steel and side impact structure, you lose about one kilo, which is in a car with this high total weight about 0,1%! Not something that I would do again. Making a light door by other means than using a stock piece will consume so much time, that we will have to use the stock one as a basis... For now.