Misc. Updates

January 28, 2012

I am trying to catch up on where I am today, but have not quite made it.  So here is an attempt to use some slightly older photos to fill in the gaps.

In these photos are a selection of things that have already been done, but not mentioned in the blog so far.  I have photos of the mounting bracket I made for the fuel cell, the various parts that were used to fix the old differential, like the new hardened axle, compared to an old one.  Fortunately, the gears in the diff were in extremely nice condition, so no work needed there, thank goodness.  I am also showing the bottom of the trunk floor area, and how much fiberglass work had to be done under there.  There is a recent pic of the pedal assembly being pre-fitted; although it is not quite done yet.  The dashboard is my next big project.  That, and the gaps between the body and the chassis at the rear bulkheads, . . .


Fender Flaring Part Deux

January 10, 2012

OK, so did you think that I was going to leave it like that?  No, there was a bit more work to do on the job of faring these rear quarters in until they looked natural.  To be specific, the area behind the flares was sunken in, or now appeared sunken due the the wider stance of the wheel wells.  I added layers of fiberglass, epoxy, and microballoon.

In the area in front of the flares, I shaved a LOT of material off with a long board (80-grit) to make the flare look more gradual.  Then, the whole thing was covered with more epoxy and microballoon.    It now has a much more natural-looking shape.   It’s not finished yet, but it is getting there.   The important thing to me is not to use much bondo in the end, because that just adds dead weight.  The next step will involve wetting out a scrim, a thin layer of glass to become the new top substrate layer before the primer.


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