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February 2008 - Posts

• It's like a kaleidoscope

  Never realized how many colors are involved on the Neon. There's a Viper Yellow, a Plum Crazy, another purple and the factory blue/purple. Now we're adding gray and black... We might have to have a color pallette meeting Share this post: Email it! | bookmark Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 27, 2008 4:34 PM by Izzy's | 0 Comments

• The light at the end of a tunnel...

  ... is still pretty dim and small, but at least there's light! Barely have checked off anything, and in fact the list is still growing! Cage left to do: Pass side Taco gussets Seat Back Bracing Right Side Net Mounts Window net lower mount Kill Switch Read More... Posted Tuesday, February 26, 2008 5:28 PM by Izzy's | 0 Comments

• Never make lists...

  Never make lists, as once you do, they just keep getting longer. I don't think I've checked off a single thing on my previous list... BUT, the cage is 7 bars from being complete. 2 short gusset bars to tie the dash bar into the doorbar nodes (and also Read More... Posted Friday, February 22, 2008 9:14 PM by Izzy's | 0 Comments

• Running down the list...

  The Neon is coming along nicely if a little slow. Top half of the cage is complete. Main hoop, lateral bars, windshield bar and gussets, roof bar and temple bars are all finished up. 6 of the 8 pads are complete. Still haven't decided the location for Read More... Posted Monday, February 18, 2008 8:38 PM by Izzy's | 0 Comments Filed under: Izzy's Custom Cages, Neon ACR

• ITA Neon progress continues....

  Good progress on the Neon this past week. Big learning moment of the week was never to trust measurements taken within 4 hours of getting the flu. Nothing like a pretzel for a main hoop! Interior is pretty much free of any excess weight from the B pillars Read More... Posted Thursday, February 14, 2008 5:54 PM by Izzy's | 0 Comments Filed under: Project Blog, Izzy's Custom Cages, Roll Cage, Improved Touring, Neon ACR