Author Archive: Ron Schofield

Door Striker Mount HSRF

Ron Schofield @ Tuesday, September 7th, 2010 ()

I sanded and applies some more HSRF to the new fiberglass area and to shape the door striker mounting areas.

Rage Started / HSRF Work

Ron Schofield @ Monday, September 6th, 2010 ()

On the way out to the car, I got a phone call from my Father. He planned to come and start straightening the body with Rage Gold body filler. This was good news. So he worked on that, while I work on finishing the fiberglass work that I had done in the last two days.

The […]

Inside Fiberglassed

Ron Schofield @ Sunday, September 5th, 2010 ()

Before I could do the fiberglass work on the inside, I had to make a change to the body dolly. I had to cut the rear corners where the fiberglass had to wrap around the bottom edge.

After grinding and preparing the fiberglass in the door mounting areas, I spent the afternoon and some of the […]

Dirvers Side Inside Fiberglass

Ron Schofield @ Saturday, September 4th, 2010 ()

I made the form for the drivers side inside fiberglass out of aluminum.

Before I do the fiberglass work, I wanted to see that these new designs would solve the problem of seat clearance. The only way to do this was to install the seats. The result was that I have the clearance that I need.

I […]

Pass. Side Door Striker Mount and Inside Fiberglass

Ron Schofield @ Thursday, September 2nd, 2010 ()

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 […]

Door Striker Mount Fiberglass

Ron Schofield @ Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 ()

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 […]

Door Sill Recesses / Door Hardware

Ron Schofield @ Friday, August 27th, 2010 ()

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 […]

Passenger Side Floor Aluminum / Aluminum

Ron Schofield @ Thursday, August 26th, 2010 ()

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.

Rear Wire Harness / Firewall Alum.

Ron Schofield @ Monday, August 23rd, 2010 ()

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 […]

Rollbar Adjustments / Rear Wiring Grommet

Ron Schofield @ Sunday, August 22nd, 2010 ()

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 […]