
HONTEC EK Circuit project..
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today decided to weigh the car as it stands now with the engine/transmission/seats/tanks /dash etc. used bags of blasting sand to mimic the weight of 30L of fuel and the weight of a full dry sump tank. the battery is also in.
What needs to be put in are the doors+windows/windshield and the rear will consist of lexan. the driveshafts and seatbelts also need to be mounted as well as the instruments and very tiny compressor for the shift mechanism.
I was just curious as to how the weight would be and I'm not disappointed at all: 809 (with fuel and oil)kilograms, I think we will have a dry operating weight under a 1000kgs (without driver and fuel)
remember the 809kgs is with fuel.....:up:
What needs to be put in are the doors+windows/windshield and the rear will consist of lexan. the driveshafts and seatbelts also need to be mounted as well as the instruments and very tiny compressor for the shift mechanism.
I was just curious as to how the weight would be and I'm not disappointed at all: 809 (with fuel and oil)kilograms, I think we will have a dry operating weight under a 1000kgs (without driver and fuel)



remember the 809kgs is with fuel.....:up:
I started out today hoping I could finish both A-frame braces and fit the headlights and do some small stuff like install the equipment for the shift mechanism.
I couldn't have been more wrong... I ended up with fitted headlights and 1 A-frame brace........this was way more work than I had anticipated, but we'll get back to it tomorrow, need to finish the lower corners of the brace where they meet the dash, I want to fill up the holes needed to fit the dash around the cage. looks a bit nicer and since bas is going for the "show and go" look, I better make it nice..

I couldn't have been more wrong... I ended up with fitted headlights and 1 A-frame brace........this was way more work than I had anticipated, but we'll get back to it tomorrow, need to finish the lower corners of the brace where they meet the dash, I want to fill up the holes needed to fit the dash around the cage. looks a bit nicer and since bas is going for the "show and go" look, I better make it nice..








As promised, finished the other side today.
The cardboard part but then in steel:
Welded it in to fill up the hole between the dash and the rollbar:
These pictures show how nicely it mates with the dash:
Then went on to finish the left side:
And again how the dash fits nicely inbetween with no holes to the sides:

The cardboard part but then in steel:

Welded it in to fill up the hole between the dash and the rollbar:



These pictures show how nicely it mates with the dash:



Then went on to finish the left side:




And again how the dash fits nicely inbetween with no holes to the sides:




