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Body is off the pan, pics tomorrow!

Got more fasteners off the pan to body connection. They are very rusty so I’m taking my time and making sure to get them out when i can. I broke one off and some of the others in the front underside are just spinning in place so the body threaded part must be just gone. … Read more

Both body supports are done, last night I completed the 2nd support and cut and glued and screwed on all the support braces. They seem very strong and stable. I did add one metal brace on each to help with keeping them from racking in case some of the screws popped loose or something. I … Read more

She’s got huuuuge tracks of land……. ok its a huge sawhorse. I’m not sure why that just popped into my head…. If you don’t know what that is read no further and go watch Monty Python and the Holy Grail right now. Got the first one stitched together. Going for 8 feet wide and the … Read more

Someone at the samba suggested removing the steering column from inside the car to clerance the coupler so i could undo it with just removing the brackets. I couldn’t figure it out so proceeded to cut the rivits but here is a good explanation on how to do it for next time. Here is the … Read more