I've not been moving at an incredible pace but I've been making progress.
Since my last post, I removed the remainder of the floorboards. I used a spot weld cutter which required a 1/8" hole be drilled into each spot weld. I then filled all of those holes and stripped/painted all the panels adjacent to the floorboard.
Both the front toe boards needed replacement. I replaced both of those and am pleased with the results.
I removed all the exhaust as it was in the way. The exhaust system on the car was pathetic. I think they used headers from another car. They were cut at the collector and welded straight to the tailpipe. The pipe was 2 1/4" but did not have mandrel bends. I've decided to replace the exhaust while I'm at it.
I've purchased Patriot H-8433 headers. They are not one of the big name brands I first looked at. However, they are the only shorty header which fits with my stock clutch linkage with a 1 5/8" primary. I also purchased a Flowmaster 2 1/2" American Thunder exhaust kit.
I removed the driveshaft and restored it. I also removed the transmission. This will give me better access to the transmission crossmember which will be necessary when I weld in the new floor.
I installed Tinman subframe connectors before I completely removed the floor. It would have been easier to do it after the floors were removed but I wanted to have a little more structure to hold everything together while the floors were out. I did not want it to shift after I removed the floor so this should have helped some.
