Saturday, April 11, 2009

back on track.

got down to the shop today after work. i told myself as i got there that i wasnt going to leave until the compound angles were cut. after a little bit of tricky math and some creative thinking, i had two upper beam rails mounted on magnets on the frame.

i also re-blasted my gloss black cv axle and hub and sprayed it flat black. i got high temp semi gloss black on the header, and orange on the front hubs (the rear hubs will recieve then same treatment once i get the axles off).

i also got the frame in perfect alignment using a wall, and a stress line on the floor. i was very pleased to discover that every measurement on the car was within 1/8" of actual blueprints. everything was level and true. pretty amazing considering i built it on a shop floor with a tape measure and a square. i did a little happy dance. (no one was watching).

i cut the holes cut in the upper beams for the dashboard rail and called it a night.

i was a happy camper.

total fab time to date:
22 hours






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