I’m Back!
Okay, I did promise to keep on top of the blog when I last posted two years ago (December 2021 yikes!). In my defense, it has been a busy time and car progress has been a bit “spotty” so I never really got into the blog. Sorry about that.. but let’s get on with the story.
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The winter of 21/22 came, stayed a while, and went…
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and when it did I got to retire – complete with Lo-Cost 7 car cake and custom “G.T.F.O.” license plate!
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The car eventually came off the ceiling and work could commence.
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Cutting sheet metal for the firewalls.
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Tacked in place
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Added the driver’s side steering and dash frame.
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Time to dismantle and clean up the front hubs.
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Fortunately, most of the rusty sheet metal bits are not needed.
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Here are the important bits in need of cleanup.
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Angle grinders with wire brushes and a pneumatic needle gun do the job.