November

Every now and then it comes to my mind that despite of hours spent in the shop nothing gets finished or done. Day after day you keep going to the shop until you cannot see the progress you've made with the project. So that's when you need to go back to your computer and take a look at the pictures to remind you that things actually have gone further. Here are a couple of miscellaneous shots of the past month.

Pedal assembly rebuilt

The doors epoxy primed

Trunk lid got some paint

Gas tank painted

The interior epoxy primed

Trunk lid test fit

Quarter vents disassembled and taken to soda blasters

More parts to the soda blasters

Quarter vents polished

Shock tower supports painted and assembled

Driver fender primed and painted

Splash shields installed

Test fitting the doors, hood and fenders

This morning when opening the garage door

Hood, hinges and engine bay finished

So a lot has been accomplished but some more time will have to be spent with the sheet metal. I already had thought that I wouldn't be needing the welding machine any more with this project. The gap between the driver door and fender cannot be adjusted so most likely I'll have to level the gap by welding more stuff on the edge of the door. As can seen in the below picture the contours of the door do not meet the shape of the rear edge of the fender.

This area will need welding

You just have to accept that this kind of setbacks sometimes occur. I am still aiming for having the body parts fit before the end of the year.

Update December 1st

After a couple of more pursuits, some bending and persuation I am convinced that no welding is needed.