Mirage (Re)build thread - Jerry

[Jerry]

When I raise the fiberglass hatch up it is pretty wobbly, flimsy. I thought about laying styrofoam piping around the perimeter, and glassing over it.

[Blueovalz]

I believe that is a bit of work, that increases the panel weight, and provides only marginal improvement in rigidity (and the added weight counters what you're trying to do. I ran into the same issues with my panel. For a stock panel, I would guess that one thing that may help is to bond a thin floor under the OEM sculpturing that rises off the panel to blend into the roll bar area. That area has a lot of vertically oriented shapes, so "boxing" both sides should help. Also find any space between the panel and the drive train in which you can bond vertical walls, while tying all of that to the hinge area.

[Sulley]

Looks good keep us updated!

[Jerry]

I put gas springs on the rear hatch. I am not sure I like them.
I am moving the pedals back. They are too far forward for me.

[Jerry]

This gas pedal it has is not what I want. I really don't want the cable along side my shoe ...





I got this one for about $30:







I need a plate with an angle in it to mount this up off the floor at the correct angle.

[Jerry]

Got this throttle cable. It is heavy duty. The cable is .100 " diameter and the housing measures .260 " Outside Diameter.

http://www.pacificcustoms.com/mm5/me...ow=&range_high

EDIT: Ok that cable is not too good. Too much drag even when oiled good. I got a better one by searching ebay "vw bug buggy morse" .

[Jerry]

More pedal !

[Sulley]

I wonder if a drive by wire system would be a good option?

[Jerry]

I have a carb, if I had an injection on it I would probably do throttle by wire.

[Jerry]

A lot of body paint prep work going on to the fiberglass parts.
I am working on several parts and several others are at a shop.