So after planning it out it was with great trepidation I took the angle grinder to my chassis….
First section to get the chop
Oh my
Then time to put some steel back in the gap
Onto the other side…
Then in with the new sections
I didn’t model it but I have space for a chassis member in the middle of the engine bay so I put that in too, along with upright sections.
Sections for mounting the engine welded in (3mm steel)
Then the other side (also note the new diagonal bracing at the back both sides)
Then in with the cross diagonals
Then the outside bracing, this brings the rear silhouette of the chassis to looking very similar to a genuine GT40 (except of course a real GT40 is a monocoque not a space frame)
And of course the other side
And to finish up a coat of paint.