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Kubica being able to complete 142 laps might be the most impressive thing about this test - shows his wrist/hand would hold up for a race distance.

When they sent the cars out to be acid dipped, oops I mean "chemical cleaned" they left them in the tank a little too long. This caused issue with body flex. The extensive roll cage was designed to help minimize this. I understand the body flex was more severe in the Challengers. The thinking was the cars were not properly neutralized after the acid bath and continued to etch.

Wasn’t happy with the position of the diagonal bar from the top of the A pillar down to the transmission tunnel so I reworked It. Looks better now. Had to notch the ends of the dash to clear the roll cage. Still more bars to add behind the roll hoop!

I would 2nd the vote for El Cid.

Times at close: 1. Sebastian Vettel - Ferrari - 1:17.124 - 40 laps 2. Lando Norris - McLaren - 1:17.385 - 91 laps 3. Kimi Raikkonen - Ferrari - 1:17.842 - 60 laps 4. Robert Kubica - Renault - 1:18.572 - 142 laps 5. Carlos Sainz - Toro Rosso - 1:18.850 - 68 laps 6. Daniil Kvyat - Toro Rosso - 1:19.116 - 54 laps 7. Lucas Auer - Force India - 1:19.242 - 49 laps 8. George Russell - Mercedes - 1:19.391 - 90 laps 9. Nikita Mazepin - Force India - 1:19.692 - 48 laps 10. Pierre Gasly - Red Bull - 1:20.337 - 102 laps 11. Luca Ghiotto - Williams - 1:20.414 - 161 laps 12. Santino Ferrucci - Haas - 1:20.994 - 116 laps 13. Nobu Matsushita - Sauber - 1:21.998 - 121 laps Kubica's remarkable journey towards a possible return started with two private tests in old Renault F1 cars -- the second of which was publicly stated to be assessing his readiness for a full-time drive. With Renault clear he has lost none of the pace which made him such a respected driver by his peers, the questions about fitness and his psychical limitations were the biggest heading into Wednesday's test -- an appearance which has done little to cool speculation the French manufacturer is ready to put him back in a Formula One car. Kubica finished fourth in the order, 1.4s down on Vettel, though reading too much into his times is unfair given he had never driven a modern F1 car or used Pirelli's compounds. His time of 1:18.572 (on ultra-softs) was a tenth slower than Renault's Jolyon Palmer set in Q2 on Saturday with super-soft tyres, though differences in car set-up, track evolution and the time of day they were set make an accurate or meaningful comparison impossible. Of more interest was his mileage, 142 laps, which accounts for just over two full race distances of the Hungarian Grand Prix. The Polish driver's test was watched by a sizeable contingent of his home fans who have travelled to Hungary. At one stage, Kubica walked from the Renault garage to wave to the fans, prompting a football stadium-style roar of approval which could be heard the other side of the paddock. In a statement released by Renault immediately after the conclusion of the test, Kubica said: ""It was a fantastic feeling for me to be here today in the R.S.17 and also it was amazing to see so many fans come to see me out on track, so thank you to all of them. It has been an incredible journey to this point, where I have answered many questions to myself. I learnt a lot about the latest generation car, as there are a reasonable amount of differences between it and the Formula 1 cars I have driven in the past. "The car is certainly wider than before. I was able to work through the team's programme methodically and I think we made good progress. Certainly my understanding of the R.S.17 and the 2017 tyres came on a lot. After today, it's too early to say what the next step might be. For now, I owe a big thanks to everyone at Renault Sport Formula One Team for making this test happen."

Kubica is at the wheel of the Renault for today's test. Times so far: Times at 12:35 1. Sebastian Vettel - Ferrari - 1:17.124 - 40 laps 2. Kimi Raikkonen - Ferrari - 1:18.237 - 10 laps 3. Lando Norris - McLaren - 1:18.539 - 47 laps 4. Lucas Auer - Force India - 1:18.242 - 44 laps 5. George Russell - Mercedes - 1:19.499 - 36 laps 6. Robert Kubica - Renault - 1:19.681 - 58 laps 7. Carlos Sainz - Toro Rosso - 1:20.055 - 59 laps8. Pierre Gasly - Red Bull - 1:20.337 - 44 laps 9. Luca Ghiotto - Williams - 1:20.414 - 59 laps 10. Santino Ferrucci - Haas - 1:21.235 - 56 laps 11. Nobu Matsushita - Sauber - 1:23.133 - 35 laps

Welcome Leonard.

I hope you post your project on this forum. Not sure which Minilites you are using but Fireball makes the best I've found.

Very nice Ken. I have an ongoing Cobra fast back project myself.

I've always liked these cars, they have a James Bond look to them.

What Kerry said.

Very nice Tomo. How did you do the markings?

Thanks David but scratch built? I just drew it up in CAD and had it 3D printed. I’ll consider a tutorial on building a roll cage but really I fabricate a cage using the same techniques and the same sequence a 1:1 cage would be built. Main hoop Front facing legs Filler/cross bars As for tools/materials here is what I used to build my cage. The candle is used to set the shape of the bends The jar contains scraps of plastic dissolved in liquid cement - makes a great adhesive and also a nice filler I love the Touch-N-Flow glue applicator - use it constantly.

Very nice Thomas.

I've ordered from Steve a few times, most recently about 2-months back and had no issues.

Interior mods: Separated the rear seat panels and attached them to the rear bulk head. Covered them with blank off plates and added a simulated door jamb. Added cover plates over the door panel scallops. Removed the lower dash valance. Modified seat from the Revellogram Shelby GT350.

Thanks Tom. I used the "Good-Year Blue Streak Sports Car Special" tires that have been included in many different Revellogram kits. A few options: Essex Wire Cobra 427All the '66-71 racing Corvette kits: Penske Sunoco, Owens Corning, Stars & Stripes, Rebel Le Mans'32 Ford : 3-window and 5-window

No short cuts to achieving this body that I am aware of until someone offers a resin version.

Thanks for the interest gentlemen. Yea Gary I updated the post throughout yesterday as I made progress. There is over 1 yard of rod in that cage!

I'm not aware of this body being offered in resin.

Turned out great.

Construction of the main roll cage. Make sure to check your references to get bar size right. The Cuda used 1.5" tubing, I'm using 1.5 mm (.060") rod which scales out very close.

Thanks Daniel and Jerry. David here are my wheels/tires. I drilled the hub and installed a stub axle. The wheel backs come as 1-piece. I had to modify the front wheel backs to fit my narrow tires and also utilize the kit's nice disk brakes. I removed all the lettering from the tires except "Good Year".

No it's only a matter of time until Palmer is replaced in the team. He has been out qualified by his teammate at every event so far this year. The only real question is will the axe fall before the end of the year.

Thanks Jeremy. David, I'll post some pictures this evening of the mods I did to the Fireball Minilites, maybe they will work on the your 'Stang as well.