Ok so put a lot of hours in today but didn't seem to get very far!
But i know it's a awkward process and i was on my own for 80% of the day so not letting it get me down.
Started by taking advice from prawn by cutting off the tabs on the main hoop before going any further as they are for if you have a 5 door model and are plaing in the way on a 3 door.
Before..
During...
After...
Not the best job but you see it anyway because of the b pillar
I then set about getting the 2 parts of the cage together which was a PITA!
Because there is a little play when the sleeves are and before you tighten them on to allow fitment it was really awkward on my tod
I eventually got it all together and set about trying to get it in the right position!
Tried using bricks
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but it was really hard work with alot of pulling, pushing and sliding about but i finally got it in a place which i think is suitable!
Front foot (is actually very slightly different now but kept forgetting to take photos as i was in concentration mode haha)
rear foot
Front drivers side foot...
you can see on the drivers side how it does fit over the sill and this is because it comes into contact with the door so im thinking about ripping the door cards out and making some!
Didn't get any photos but i got it where i wanted it and got the two arch feet secured into place so i can now start fabricating the feet for the front and mid feet
This is how i left it at the end of the day!