Pass. Side Door Striker Mount and Inside Fiberglass

September 2, 2010 — Ron Schofield (Views: 6)

I ground and sanded the fiberglass that I had laid up the night before. I will do the final sanding when I have the fiberglass laid up on the back side.

Before I can lay up anymore fiberglass on the door striker area, I need to make a mold for the inside of the passenger compartment […]

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Door Striker Mount Fiberglass

September 1, 2010 — Ron Schofield (Views: 8)

I finally got to the point where I am replacing the fiberglass that I cut out for the door strikers area. I used some cardboard and wrapped it in plastic as my guide. The thickness of the cardboard will give me the clearance that I need as I plan to build you the fiberglass from […]

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Door Sill Recesses / Door Hardware

August 27, 2010 — Ron Schofield (Views: 20)

I worked on the final fitting of the door sill recesses in the body. I used the final door sill plates with the plastic inlay to get the positions of the recesses.

I then used a reciprocating saw to cut the door skin of the drivers side door. I had previously removed the door skin from […]

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Passenger Side Floor Aluminum / Aluminum

August 26, 2010 — Ron Schofield (Views: 14)

I worked on cleaning and final fitting the cockpit aluminum. This involved smoothing any rough edged and trimming any spots that had interference. I also took some acetone and cleaned off any markings.

I also finished bending and fitting the aluminum for the passenger side floor.

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Rear Wire Harness / Firewall Alum.

August 23, 2010 — Ron Schofield (Views: 23)

I started off by finishing the rear wire harness where it goes into the passenger compartment. I used the 1987-1993 Mustang grommet that is used to feed the wires to the transmission. This work great in changing the direction of the wires from the rear to the passenger compartment.

I then worked on cleaning up and […]

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Rollbar Adjustments / Rear Wiring Grommet

August 22, 2010 — Ron Schofield (Views: 25)

I used a come a long to bend the drivers side front roll bar down so it will not interfere with the body. It took me a while as I would only bend it a little at a time to get to the correct height.

I worked on fitting the piece that I had made for […]

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Rollbar / Door and Rad Mounts / Firewall Alum.

August 20, 2010 — Ron Schofield (Views: 38)

I finally cut off the roll bar tubes that go from the front to back on both sides of the car. I then ground down what was left of the tubes on the roll bar.

I then cut off the mounts for the door latches on the frame. I had other ones made that will take […]

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Drivers Side Floor Aluminum

August 19, 2010 — Ron Schofield (Views: 21)

I picked up some more cut pieces from the aluminum shop. I then proceeded to install as many pieces as I could. I first installed a couple of pieces for the fire wall. I then bent and installed the pieces for the drivers side floor. This will smooth out the floor which will make it […]

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Transmission Tunnel Alum. Finished

August 13, 2010 — Ron Schofield (Views: 54)

I finally finished the aluminum for the transmission tunnel.

Next step is to finish the firewall.

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Passenger Door Design

August 12, 2010 — Ron Schofield (Views: 64)

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