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.

Gold text on black background "AIR MAZE AIR FILTER" sticker.

Some work fitting electricals and plumbing has been done. It felt like a lot of space to begin with, but it will be pretty packed here when all is said and done. The red knob at the top is the main battery switch, it will barely be visible under the dash. Two fuse boxes for a total of 14 fuses + a main fuse close to the battery. The fuse boxes are mounted to the front of the right hand A-pillar.

The roof panel got done, ready for bodywork, with holes for rubber grommets for the wiper motor wiring drilled, and twin dome lights.

The radiator was painted with first a thin coat of epoxy, then semi gloss black. (January 2024)

An unused Edelbrock 1404 500cfm was found on FB Marketplace, so we finally have the pair.

The visor along with the grille shell and the windsheild frame got another coat of epoxy, then sanded and painted gloss black.

The top of the grille sideways here. Before and after. The flaking chrome was scraped off, first with a knife, then with whatever worked. Old chrome can be stubborn to get off, it was a chore. The tiny Marquette badge was painted with enamel.

The complete grille assembly with radiator, grille shell, chromed tube grille and all, trial fitted for the first time.

Grille off again to make mounts for the newly acquired fan.

After cutting and grinding away the ugly things on the steering column, the thing didn't look pretty.           A one liter paint thinner can was used at a mould to cast a new surface from fiberglass filler over the ugliness, using brown tape as a release agent.           This idea worked surprisingly well, and after some sanding and filler, itstarted looking pretty promising.           A coat of primer revealed some flaws, but a bit of work, and it will be ready for paint. (February 2025)

After removing the top of the dash a row of relays were mounted to what would have been the original dashboard. The ECU that will provide spark advance, is mounted behind the brake booster in this pic (not visible), and the Crank trigger, ignition coils, vacuum signal hose etcetera are connected. Power and ground still, and we will have spark.

Wires cathegorized by gauge (square millimeterage) and marked for intended use, for easy access when materials for the various circuits are needed

A couple hundred spade connectors and heat shrink tubing and we're in for some serious electricity action here.

The relays and fuses are all connected now. Everything outside and switches still to go. The ECU is connected, so we should have spark when we get an ignition map installed.

A M22x1.5mm thread bung for the universal style fan thermostat was needed. Itwas turned from a nut on the lathe and welded to the lower radiator tube.

A bunch of details done, filled oil, oil filter on, checking for oil pressure, filling the power steering fluid reservoir, hoses done, coolant, fuel lines and filters, fuel pump... This was fun! (March 2025).

A brand new wheel bearing was replaced yesterday after finding out that the Moser drive shafts are meant to work with C-clip eliminators, not the original style wheel bearings. The stock drive shafts will be used, and a repair bearing has to be used on the driver's side. New studs were ordered, and now another pair of driveshafts have to be redrilled for 5 on 5-1/2" bolt pattern.

The wheels are back from the sand blaster's where they got sprayed with epoxy. Some sanding and painting coming up soon. There's been a lot of deliberating over the color choice, ideas ranging from "gold chrome" powder coating, though gold metallic and black gloss. For now, the favorite is black wheels with gold metallic holes.

Oil leaked onto the floor, dripping off the bell housing. Apparently the oil was trailing from the valve cover down the crack between the engine block and the transmission adapter, because after getting the valve cover repaired and reselaled, there's no more oil leaking.

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