After finishing as much of the engine as we could (we are waiting on new valve covers to arrive) we turned our attention to cleaning the transmission. It was the last messy job we have until we get to the bodywork many months from now.
With all of the donor parts clean, it was time to build a buck to store the body. I had a plan, and we almost stuck to that plan. We reached our goal, though which was to safely store the body with enough support to prevent it sagging or warping in the hot sun while allowing us to use the space under the body to store parts, etc. Here is the result.
With the body off, we set about identifying, labelling and photographing the relationship between the 20 aluminum panels that were bolted to the chassis when it arrived. All of these panels have to be removed so we can run brake lines, fuel lines and a few other things. Eventually, all of these panels will be riveted back into place. We have a box of aditional aluminum panels to rivet on as well. The kit came with 1200 rivets for a reason, I guess.
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