Seems Sep to Dec 2024 was spent planning... and spending money.
Jan 01 was a good start to getting ready for the 2025 race season.
It seem to take longer getting everything ready for the project and cleaning up than it took to actually do the work.
The welded nuts on the mounting points for the front end pretty much checked out a few years ago. I have been using the stock bolts with separate nuts on the inside. Time to fix that issue with some rivet nuts.
Drill the stock holes, dremel the nuts off (in some cases), install 8mm rivet number, and chase the threads with a tap to clean them up. Happy with the results.
Had to share that with someone as I pointed it out to my wife and she was less than excited about my project. (sigh)
Next, moved into the cockpit. The goal is to have a fix seat (no sliders) which means a quick release steering wheel is a must.
I don't like the hardware to connect the quick release to the hub... bolts came with the quick release, while surprisingly the instructions state no hardware is included. Hunting down some grade 8 bolts to connect to the hub.
After I get the new bolts, I will use locktite on both hub and steering wheel bolts.
