With a nice long weekend, we made some great progress! We have the front suspension mounted. With fully adjustable upper control arms, this is probably the most "race car" part of the car.
On a roll, we grabbed the rear suspension and installed it as well. We did some head scratching while we sorted out what fastener went where. The mix of donor and new parts coupled with a kit that is supposed to work with many model years of donor makes for fasteners that sometimes don't quite fit.
With all four corners on the car, we could mount the wheels and tires and push it around the garage. Problem is, the wheels are still 3 weeks from arriving here.
The work didn't stop there. We mounted the fuel tank and finished running fuel lines to it. We mounted the pedals. We also temporarily mounted some of the aluminum panels removed a few weeks ago so we could drill holes in preparation for riveting it together. We removed the windshield and rear window and cleaned the duct tape goop off of the body.
Next week you should see some aluminum panels mounted back on the car. We're painting the outside of the panels with truck bed liner to give it a tough, matte black finish.
It's interesting how much research we have to do during our "down time" to prepare for the next steps. We look for photographs of other cars that have been built and consult with fellow builders in an online forum. The fourteen year old pushes me to spend time in the garage, so we must be doing something right!
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