Tonight was the time to manufacture and trial fit the wiper linkage. I cut the steel pieces and welded them together. I them welded in the attaching nuts. Then I tack welded in the mounts. I originally had the linkage on the back of the mounts and angled up, but that caused the linkage to […]

I continued to clean up the seams. I then worked on fitting the doors. My next plan of attack for the body finish up the rough fitting and then put the body back on the frame, fit everything and then apply the 3M HSRF.

I did some more design work on the wipers. I found the angle that the wiper posts should be mounted. I also tried to find the vertical location. I took lots of measurements and went home to work on the design in CAD.

I continued working on grinding the seams. I did as far as I was comfortable and then took photos so I could get a second opinion.

I then worked on my idea for wipers. When I purchased the Coupe kit from Factory Five, there was an option for wipers. The wipers are a Lucas design that […]

After a vacation, a business trip, lots of work, and a long cold, I finally got back to working on the car. I want to use what is left of the warm weather to get the seams done on the car. I worked on grinding the seams with a 4 inch grinder and a 120 […]

I moved the body outside and checked to see that all the Comet was washed off and that the entire body was scrubbed. The body no longer has the “shine” and is now dull.

It was then time to grind down the seams. I plan to do this in two steps. The first was to use […]

Have I mentioned before that I have the best girlfriend? She came out with me tonight and scrubbed down the body. She used Comet and a scrub pad. With lots of elbow grease, she got the job done.

While my girlfriend scrubbed the body, I worked on creating a bracket to mount the ignition coil to […]

I finished bolting on the bumper, drilling all the mounting holes and then bolting on the rear bumper.

I ground down some of the welds that were left over when I cut out the transmission tunnel.

I worked on figuring out how all the aluminum panels in the engine compartment. I used bristol board to cut out […]

With the body off, I can finish welding on the tail light/ body mounts. I had tacked them on when the body was in place to set them, but now I can finish the welding.

I worked on designing a mounting solution for the radiator. I think that I will make some brackets and bolt them […]

It’s always nice to have visitor(s) drop in. I can show them in person the progress I am making. I can also explain the changes or modifications that I have made or plan to make. Then as I am explaining it to them, I can listen to myself and see if I understand it myself. […]