Rick ⁽¹⁶⁶⁾

Was a bit cold today to get much done. I cut the trunk floor out and exposed the suspension mounts so I could figure out how to attach the new frame. The way these cars are built is terrible. There are so many places for…

I put the car back on it's wheels and started making the roll bar. The main hoop was a complicated thing to make since it had some complicated bends in it to make it fit under the top and not hit the head of anyone…

I completed the drivers side the same as the passenger side. It was much faster doing it the second time. After doing that it was time to move on and tie the sides together. The rear was easy, it was just weld a straight section…

I finished welding up the passenger side main frame rail. I put a bit of primer on the bare metal to protect it from rust. I then turned the car around and turned it up on it's other side so I could get at the…

Today I started building the new frame for the car. I am building the main structure out of 1.9" diameter 0.130 walled tube. I bent and made the rail for one side and have it tack welded in place.