I've finished the hole in the side panel for the exhaust which required a little fettling on the lower edge to clear the downpipes. Here is how it looks now with the side panel on. The lambda sensor system also arrived this week. The sensor can be seen resting on the collector as I'm looking where best to position it.
I've started to consider how best to fix the side panels onto the chassis - rivets, sikaflex, rivnut inserts....
The exhaust can't be removed with the side panel permanently on and I don't want to make the exhaust hole any bigger in order to remove it in the future. Sikaflex may be the easiest method to fix the panels on but perhaps more permanent than rivets which can be easily drilled out although there'd be the rivet ends rattling about inside the chassis! Requires more thought....
There are some gaps where the panels fit to the top of the chassis in the cockpit area. I've tried using clamps to close the gap but it felt like too much force was needed and I don't want to stress the panels if there is another way. A possible solution round this would be to pack the gaps with something such as washers which were used by another Locostbuilder who encountered the same issue.
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