06/20/99
This view shows the frame rail (fresh black paint) I built to run along the inside of the rocker panel seam. It provides a frame to the unibody and rollcage to weld onto and to connect to the front subframe with bolts. The rusty 1x2" frame is the car dolly and not a part of the completed frame.
This is the rail running toward the rear of the car. The bolt shown runs through the floor and is roughly even with the rear bolt of the front seat track.
The rail comes into the picture just right of center and attaches to the vertical upright which is just inside the rear wheel opening. The upright is welded to two 1x2" horizontal pieces connected to the 2x2" frame.
This view is of the same location but from farther back in the truck opening. You can see that I have removed the factory uni-rails to provide the clearance I want for the tires. This will incur a 10% weight penalty at SCCA autocross events.
This is looking into the wheel opening on the passenger side toward the driver's door. The rusty frame is the dolly supporting the car. The 1x2" and 2x2"" frame is the car. The round tube is the rollcage.
This view is from the opposite side (driver's) looking across the car.
The square uprights support a cross bar that will carry the coilover shocks, support the rear deck tray, and be used to attach the inner fender sheetmetal. This is looking through the truck opening twoard the dash.
At the rear, I added a cross bar to support the rear suspension Z-bar, to attach the body work, and to attach the rearward supports for the rollcage.
At the front, the Z-bar attaches (low center) and the framework attaches to the rollcage main hoop. Rollcage fitting is shown on the next page. This view is just behind the driver's seat area.