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Skylights and Cherrybombs

A view from the top

In our last installment we showed how we augmented the roll cage to accommodate our ‘over-height’ drivers.  Actually, we’re all fairly normal (bodies, not brains) – average Americans driving a small Japanese roadster.

So what are we to do for protection against late October elements since we can count on rain, for certain?  Why, a skylight mounted to the hard-top!  Of course!  We found what we think is a perfectly shaped dome to encapsulate the roll bar hoop and corresponding driver’s noggin: a flimsy clear plastic dome from a local craft store.  Behold the test fitting!

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dome for driver's head- test fitting

Next step: a match made in heaven when the hardtop meets a reciprocating saw!

Exhaust Service

A turbo attenuates exhuast noise quite well, so we took advantage of this effect and worked in a minimal exhaust system.  From the down-pipe, our exhaust consists largely of a flange, 24″ Cherrybomb, and a downturn tip.  Oooh, a *chrome* downturn tip even!

Cherrybomb exhaust, from below
Cherrybomb exhaust, from below
Exhaust, front to back
Exhaust, front to back

Oh, like the crushed frame rails?  It looks like it was towed for a few miles with no wheels!!  $500 race car, anyone?

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