i managed to get a little more done to day and im at the point were i need to get some more cr2 parts and fiberglass.
first i got the pieces id cut off yesterday and laid them next to the new chassis id cut.
i then measured across roughly about 7/8 mm but kept it as parallel as i could with the chassis,i copied the correct contour from the alloy one,
i then began cutting them out with band saw. I needed 3 each sided to draw level with the XXX-NT bulk head plus one more to lock them all down. Again using the left over piece of fiberglass.
once one was cut i would then use the contour/arc that was left as the start of the new one
i then filed a half circle into each of them so they but up nicely against the bulkhead
using the holes drilled i rested each side plate against the bulkhead the poked a pencil threw the hole and moved the side plate across the tip of a pencil to creat a line,i would then find the middle of this line and this would be the correct place for the hole to go.i didnt this using the rearest most hole and did this to all three bits.
once all of the side bits were drilled i stacked them all and fasten them all together with the fronts of them resting on the bulkhead and the rears all held but a nut and bolt. I then put a block under the chassis and taped the 3 pieces together then to the chassis and drilled from the base of the chassis threw
once this was drilled i put the last nut and bolt it and did it up nice and tight. Now all three bits were in the correct position i could deal with the over hang were some bits were larger than others. i took the bulk of the excess of with a bench sander then put the piece in the vice and finished by hand with files and worke it till it was flush with the chassis, this was done both sides.
once i was happy with the sides i then removed the stacks of 4 away from the chassis but kept them bolt, this allowed me to tidy up the uneven ness that would be on the inside of the chassis, i did this again with the bench sander and was done both side.
and this is what it all looks like thus far.
nest step is to get a few more CR2 parts to copy and gets some more fibreglass.......after being so pleased with the progress thats been made,and being so excited with it, i whipped the front and rear end off my xxx-t (some hours later) to see how it would look feast....
kachow!