Sheet Metal Divider, How to?

[Virg464]

Well, that took a lot longer than it should have, time to start laying out on metal. The worst part, the roll cage is installed and I had to crawl under the cross bar to get into the back seat area, serious PITA!

 

[INTMD8]

Bring your tools to Peoria next weekend and get after it ha ha ha

Sounds great. Can I buy the materials too?

 

[Hemirunner]

Well, that took a lot longer than it should have, time to start laying out on metal. The worst part, the roll cage is installed and I had to crawl under the cross bar to get into the back seat area, serious PITA!

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It looks great! Nice work!

 

[Hemirunner]

Sounds great. Can I buy the materials too?

Of course lol

 

[6PKRTSE]

Well, that took a lot longer than it should have, time to start laying out on metal. The worst part, the roll cage is installed and I had to crawl under the cross bar to get into the back seat area, serious PITA!

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Yes, I know the feeling not an easy task.

 

[33 IMP]

Well, that took a lot longer than it should have, time to start laying out on metal. The worst part, the roll cage is installed and I had to crawl under the cross bar to get into the back seat area, serious PITA!


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I always found it easier to go over the crossbar..... but watch your head on the rear bars!.
(And it was over twenty years ago!)

 

[Virg464]

I always found it easier to go over the crossbar..... but watch your head on the rear bars!.
(And it was over twenty years ago!)

Thought about that, but with my 64 yr old luck I'd slip and rack my berries on the bar!

 

[Virg464]

OK, cutting metal and wondering how you guys navigated this issue. The place where the roll cage bar passes through the divider, the spot that I didn't cut yet. Did you make a cut along a (see dotted) line to allow the piece to be opened up and pass over the bar? If so, how did you treat the cut line after the panel was in place? Or, is there another way that I'm not seeing? The dotted line in the pic would be from the P/S wheel well to the bar.

 

[6PKRTSE]

OK, cutting metal and wondering how you guys navigated this issue. The place where the roll cage bar passes through the divider, the spot that I didn't cut yet. Did you make a cut along a (see dotted) line to allow the piece to be opened up and pass over the bar? If so, how did you treat the cut line after the panel was in place? Or, is there another way that I'm not seeing? The dotted line in the pic would be from the P/S wheel well to the bar.

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None of my bars go through the rear divider or seat back area.

 

[Hemirunner]

None of my bars go through the rear divider or seat back area.

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Had I been a little smarter, I would have gone this route as well. My back bars are so close to the wheel tubs that I just made a weld in piece to permanently cover that area and my center panel will go between them.

 

[LemonWedge]

Be sure to consider once you get the metal cut, will it fit through the rollbar to the seat area.

I have to address this myself. I have sheetmetal sandwiched between the seat (still installed) and cross supports, but it’s not sealed, and the package tray is wide open. This racecar thing sure is a lot of work.

 

[Virg464]

None of my bars go through the rear divider or seat back area.

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Fortunately my car wont' be going at mach speed, how the heck do get inside that thing?! That is some awesome work though.

 

[KohrtRacing]

Tried to find a thread on this but wasn't successful. Wondering how you guys install the sheet metal divider where the rear seat use to be (dedicated 1/4 mile car). Mainly looking at the wheel well area (I have a soap stone line on plane with the cross brace) and the floor pan area, the cross bracing and the package tray area are pretty straight forward. Do you install (screw/rivet/spot weld) brackets in place to attach the sheet metal to? Is it possible that someone offers cut to fit kits, or something like that?

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Pretty sure .040 is the NHRA Rule but I’d have to double check. I used .040 and then seam sealant. Funny enough, about to remake mine after I put a cage in.