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Old 08-28-2006, 11:15 AM
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Little more snail-paced progress.

I finally tacked the new cross member in while the S2000
motor was in. I decided to use three crome-moly tubes.
The rear ones are 1-1/4" X 0.065" and the front one is 1" X 0.120".
This was necessary to get at least 1/2 inch clearance between
the tubes and the S2000 oil pan, and tranny bell housing.
Since I could not add a tube to the front most portion of the
original cross member, I added a couple of 1" gussets.

Next on the list is to add some bracing to the tranny tunnel,
to avoid any resonant vibrations of the cavity, then tack it in.

Stay tuned....
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