Page 2 The project begins Page 3 Front end and doors Page 4 Body framing Page 5 Wheel tubs and more framing Page 6 Door openings and more on the body Page 7 The frame Page 8 Steering, shocks and engine mounts Page 9 CAD, lasercut parts and intake. Page 10 Transmission and engine mounts. Page 11 Roof and floor. Page 12 Body and engine details. Page 13 Fuel tank. Page 14 Pedals and steering. Page 15 Odds and ends, the frame. Page 16 The body and more details. Page 17 Dash, exhaust and engine. Page 18 Bodywork and to do list stuff. Karkmotuning

Time for bodywork. This is what we started from.

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The whole body was sanded down to bare metal with 80 grit.

The right hand side door had a patch done earlier, but more rust was discovered and an other one was made.

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Luckily the driver's side door was in good shape. (November 2024)

Just for fun an enhanced feature that originally was all but invisible was made aft of the hood hinge line on the cowl.

After shaping and sanding some primer was sprayed on to get a look at the result.

Many endless days later the bodywork was deemed "good enough"

The firewall was block sanded with 180 grit, then smoothed with 360 grit and prepared for paint.

The following day it was sprayed with Glasurit gloss black.

The body is now bolted to the frame. Driver's side door fits nicely, but the right hand door, not so much. It needs a shim under the B-pillar. (December 2024)

The steering shaft is properly mounted to the steering box, just the top most universal joint is loose still, since it will come ut again for tidying up the steering column before final mounting. The home made shifter with its white HURST ball is done and works great. It too has to be painted still.

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