ls240z

Where did you get those corner lights? They look mint!

I believe he's using the ATL SP-112,a steel container surrounding a 12 gallon bladder. Edit: I was a couple minutes slow!

Started tackling the floor patches, not the easiest to get a good fit up when you're trying to butt up nicely to all the curved surfaces. Or cutting with dull tin snips... Oh well. I seem to be blowing through every so often, I just hold the trigger a hair too long. After I get it all welded and ground down, I can start flattening the floor to fit closer to my angle pieces fab'd to fit the Bad Dogs to the car.

Well so much for that supposed progress, been traveling and working a lot of OT to pay for car parts. Putting a hold on welding in the fuel cell structure until I get the rear end bits from Will. I went out and pulled this rear diff from an 04 Explorer, twas a bit of a bitch to yank out in 2 hours (closing time). It's a 3.55, not sure if that'll suit my needs, I need to research more on the 8.8" gear choices seeing as I spent most of my time looking at R200 ratios. Working a lot in the next 2 weeks, but I hope to get started on the subframe connectors so I can sandblast the chassis.

What sort of camber adjustment range will this be capable of? I'm wondering if I should bother with camber plates in the rear if the uprights are able to get enough negative camber.

Damn that silver looks nice with those satin grey wheels. I'm following your build closely, I'm going to order Will's IRS package when they're produced. Which coilovers did you use with the Koni's? Have you had a chance to get a sense of the handling? If so, what are your thoughts on your combo?

So I finished up welding the container, it turned out better than I could have hoped. It was my first time welding sheet metal so I was a little nervous. All that I need to do is drill a drain hole, drill the holes for the lid, remake the lid (the old one was an 1/8th of an inch to small), and get it all powdercoated (going to wait on that, might as well do a batch of stuff to save money). Now that I have this made I can put together the supporting cage in the rear. Getting the angle pieces to mount my Bad Dogs made up and I'm picking them up on Tuesday, should hopefully be some decent progress in the next 2-3 weeks

I agree with texis, gloss is way too shiny, and doesn't mesh will with the rest of the interior imo. Amazing work on the actual console though

Look into the Deka=Braille threads throughout the Web; identical batteries made by the same parent company, but a huge price difference between the two. I plan on running the 21lb Deka when I even get close to having an engine...

PM'd you

Would you happen to have any other pieces of the rear, like the tail light panel sheet metal?

These are gorgeous, I would love these seats. Dat diamond stitching...

Still looking for a shop with a power break to bend the 12ga angle strips I need to mount my Bad Dogs, so in the mean time I've been cutting up 1/8" steel for the mounting plates/boxes for the main hoop. I am copying robbs70z's design, which is this: Here is my pile of puzzle pieces so far I also had my fuel cell container bent up. I picked it up today, they did a good job bending it. I just have to weld the sides, drill the cover holes, and get it powder coated. I'm getting an ATL Saver Cell, so I built the container before I bought it so I can mock up the fuel cell frame in the rear. This also saves me a bunch of money right now, and I don't waste the limited life span (5 year?) FIA certification. I also bought a 4'x8' sheet of 20ga steel, for the hatch floor, battery tray, and firewall holes. Slowly but surely, this build is finally going places.

Thanks for the confirmation and mention of 12 ga John. When I said angle, I had planned on folding thinner sheet 90 degrees. 1/8" angle is the smallest I had found, and like you said, it's too thick.

Yeah, that would almost be a last resort for me. In all the threads I've read for installing these, I haven't seen this issue mentioned once.