Reconstruction has begun.

[Luva65wagon]

Inch by inch... but it's looking pretty good there Steve. Are you going to put a floor hump in for a 4-speed? You may have said already...

[BillP 98201]

Nice work Steve. You are coming along nicely.
I think Roger should show us his painting talents at the next tech day.

[doghows]

I am going with a AOD in this car, so I will be filling up that hole soon. When I get the floors done I will get them sprayed with that metal sray that my friend does. I will let you know how that goes.!!

[Luva65wagon]

Nice work Steve. You are coming along nicely.
I think Roger should show us his painting talents at the next tech day.

I can lay down the semi-flat black along with the best of them.

[doghows]

How are you with metal stretching? I learned that valuable lesson of measure six f*#@ing times and cut once. I have a bit of a gap to fix on the passanger floor. Oh well, not a big deal just more work and a lesson learned. Other than that it went well. As soon as I fix the gaps it is on to the back of the car. It is soooo cool to get new parts into the car and see some progress. SO all you guys that are working on yours do not dismay it will all come together in the end. Enjoy the pics and laugh all you want. i know I goofed. Later Steve.

P.S. Sorry for the crapy pics. My flash wasn't cooperating this morning.

[Luva65wagon]

That could be either air conditioning or a heater depending on what the temperature is under the car. So I guess you needed a 7th measurement?

One suggestion... use the cardboard shims they sell at the home center for shimming out sheet-rock and regular cardboard to tape up a template of what you are trying to fit -- and then transfer that over to the real part. If it fit as cardboard, it should fit as steel.

Otherwise, thats' a minor thing to patch, since being hidden under the carpets it doesn't need to be real pretty. Doing that on the roof will not be so easy to cover for.

[doghows]

I hear you. Just a little more work and it will be fine. I'm just pissed at myself for doing it. I will try the template trick when I get to the drip rails and stuff on the back of the car. Thanks for the tip.. Steve

[doghows]

Well didn't work on the car itself much this weekend. I spent most of it carving up the parts car and sandblasting the parts. But here is all that good sheet metal Rodger was talking about. Now I just need to spend a lot of time fitting and trimming to get this part right.
I love it when a plan comes together.