Brandon,
I'll be honest. Reading the updates on your build inspires me to get back on mine. Kind of stuck with time and ability. Looks like some patience helps a lot on these builds. Plus, the skills you have, and showing how to use them helps. Please keep taking pictures and posting. Awesome job.
I struggle with the patience piece of it, but it really is key. I think we had the quarters on and off probably close to 10 times to make sure it all went together right before welding anything. I'm still learning new stuff all the time.
The biggest help in the whole process is having my own personal adviser - -my Dad! I learned a ton from him on previous projects and learn things everytime we go to the garage. He's been doing this stuff for, well, a long time. Without his skills, coaching and patience, let's not forget the tools!... this would be a much more difficult journey.
Nothing major to report. I've spent the better part of two weeks off and on working on my beater pickup that I let go to hell. All new brakes (calipers, wheel cylinders, lines, rotors, drums, new fuel pump)... I know boring, right?
I did manage to finish all of the welds on the quarters and grind most of them. I'm hoping to get the cowl and a-pillars removed and ready to start mocking up new sheet metal tonight...we'll see.
I need to remove my sharpie notes! I've completed those tasks....
Starting drilling spot welds again. I just mocked the parts into place. I will blast and primer the inner structure and back side of the dash etc.
Also, if my car wasn't so rusty, I would have located the upper sub-frame support locations with bracing etc.. I could see that mine were rusty and pushed back, so I'll just locate them as they need to be to get the subframe level and square.
Brian Hobaugh SCCA National Tour June 2014
First Hemi 'Cuda Convertible Ever Built
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