Sunday, November 27, 2016

THAT'S MY STORY AND I'M STICKING TO IT

No this is not my car, but just a vision of what might someday be.




I have observed that for those who have taken on a project like building a car, frequently things happen that derail the work for a while.  Some lose their job or become ill.  Others move to a new home or lose their space to build.  Life happens to all of us and it seems that I am no exception.
In my case it was a triple whammy.  The first is here:


Yes, a motorcycle happened to me.

Next I was infected with the fly fishing virus.  Experts say it may be terminal.



And if all that wasn't bad enough, last February we sold our home and moved into this:



And so in the last year and a half, I have met several hundred delightful little fish, and Brenda and I have had to visit nearly 20 states plus Canada, putting over 22k miles on the bike and motorhome.  Who can build with all that going on?

Ok, finished with excuses.
Some progress has been made.

After engine start it was time to fit the body to the chassis.   I think the body went on 15-20 times for trimming and testing before it was right.  The body fastens at the rear through the taillights.



Then it was the hood.
Here it is suspended in place so it could be marked for cutting.





























































The driver's door was next.  What looked like a 3 or 4 hour task, turned into 20.


The door frame fit and adjusted until it latched correctly.  Or so I thought.



Finally here is the door mounted to the frame.   Probably took 100 times fitting, cutting, refitting, adjusting............



The gaps around the door are close enough for now.  They will get a final trim during paint prep.



With what I learned from this door there's hope the passenger door will take half the time.  So that's it for now.  My goal now is to make sure the next update doesn't take a year and a half.