{"id":253,"date":"2017-09-14T16:06:29","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T16:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fastdruid.co.uk\/gt40\/?p=253"},"modified":"2017-09-14T16:06:29","modified_gmt":"2017-09-14T16:06:29","slug":"the-floor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fastdruid.co.uk\/gt40\/2017\/09\/14\/the-floor\/","title":{"rendered":"The Floor"},"content":{"rendered":"

With a space frame like the GT40 replicas the floor is an important structural part so no pissing about with this.<\/p>\n

Started with a massive sheet of 2.5mm aluminium. Laid it on the bottom of the chassis and drew round all of the chassis members. Then out again and cut it to shape.<\/p>\n

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Then mark up and drill ~450 2mm holes. The eagle eyed reader may spot my school boy error at this point.\"wink\"<\/p>\n

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Then clamped back to the bottom of the car and drilled with 4mm into the chassis<\/p>\n

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Then drilled out to 4.8mm before being removed and stored for a year….<\/p>\n

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Then protective film off, admire the shiny!<\/p>\n

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Then absolutely crippled myself attempting to apply Sikaflex 252 using a hand held caulk gun. In hindsight I should have bought an air gun but I just hadn’t realised how hard it would be!<\/p>\n

Stuck the floor on and then riveted it in place. ~450 rivets later and it was done.<\/p>\n

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