Thanks for the encouraging words guys. I was about to scrap the whole thing a few weeks ago out of frustration. I'm now getting to know the machines and techniques better so its becoming a lot more fun.
Here's a peek at the main body of the chassis. I think I went a little hole happy
so I am going to turn another and be a little more strategic and reserved with the cutouts. I am also going to try to do it with the rotary table so I can get cutouts around different sections of the circumference.