About a year ago I was fortunate to spend a beautiful day doing laps at the track. I enjoyed it so much, but feeling the car flex in the turns really made me worry. I decided it was time to finally fix the hell-hole.
Hell-bent (no pun intended) to do this myself I immediately set to putting the car in the air, researching where/what to cut, bracing the frame, etc. Well after a few cuts I realized not only that I was over my head, but that I didnt really care for metalwork at all. So there the car sat for almost a year.
I am happy to say that it is finally almost completed at this point. I found a local guy that does really good restorations and was able to get on his list and finally it was time. I checked on it this morning and it looks great so far! Hoping to get it back this weekend and start putting the rest of it back together. I know I have a long list of things that I need from when I initially took it apart. One step closer!
OK, you know this is coming.....where the heck are the pictures of the work in progress for us to gawk over????
Yes I knew it was coming
I know some of you probably would have gone much further but there was so much good steel we didnt go any further than necessary. The goal is to get a solid tub so I can at least enjoy driving it a while again. For the time being I just wanted to have something solid to build on. The driver floor pan is next and then that will follow with a spray of the entire bottom and all welded parts to encapsulate what else is there. Skim coatings and priming and then time to enjoy driving it until the next time I have money to do more. I wont have the money to get a decent paint job for a few more years so that will be next.
Nice - thanks for posting.
There will be plenty more to come once I get it back in the air and can get under it again.
i really need to do the same thing on mine - both sides, but driver's side is worse in the side long jack point and it too will need to have rear 1/4 floor pan as well with new seat mounts. i am hoping that like you, we can keep it minimal;. My front end is good, no rust there. I just need to get on someone's list to get it done. really dont have anyone down here in SC close . I did speak with Brad Mayeur at Octeenerfest and asked to be put on the list but he sounded like it would be a year out. . And scottyb has a big back log as well. BUT looks like your guy there has a pretty good handle on this and will get you back on the road safely soon- good luck and keep posting.
Awesome to get that done so quickly.
I am down in Beaufort/Bluffton near Hilton Head.
Well after only a week it is done! Now I have no more excuses not to finish putting it back together but I have a feeling the list will be long!
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