So I've been pretty busy lately, but have gotten a little bit done on the car.
Most of the sheet metal is fitted, but nothing is really welded in yet besides the frame rails. I wanted to test fit the motor before I welded everything up to see if I needed to make room anywhere else.
Test fitting suspension pieces.
I completely assembled the front end to check alignment, and it's almost perfect. A few tabs to straighten, and it'll fit nice and tight.
Suspension clearance after cutting the first shock tower. The tape is only there to give me an idea on how much room I have when test fitting the engine, and everything will be welded up once I'm happy with the fitment.
Both cut, and I realize the cuts aren't exactly the same on both sides, I will clean them up before I finish weld them. They are coming back out to clean up before the final install.
Andddd it's in! Dropped right in, with no real issues.
Header clearance. I have tons of room for work! Jealous?
Ground clearance for headers. Pacesetter LTs right out of the box, no modding yet. I will have to dimple one tube on the passenger side because it's close to the frame rail, but otherwise they fit better than the Hooker headers in my dad's 70' that were made for that car! If you look close you can see a little bit of the header hanging right below the frame rail. Ignore the mess in the background, I'm working in a pretty cramped space lol.
This week hopefully I will finish up the shock towers and weld everything up. Once that's done, I will be starting on the back of the car. Should be interesting!
Most of the sheet metal is fitted, but nothing is really welded in yet besides the frame rails. I wanted to test fit the motor before I welded everything up to see if I needed to make room anywhere else.
Test fitting suspension pieces.
I completely assembled the front end to check alignment, and it's almost perfect. A few tabs to straighten, and it'll fit nice and tight.
Suspension clearance after cutting the first shock tower. The tape is only there to give me an idea on how much room I have when test fitting the engine, and everything will be welded up once I'm happy with the fitment.
Both cut, and I realize the cuts aren't exactly the same on both sides, I will clean them up before I finish weld them. They are coming back out to clean up before the final install.
Andddd it's in! Dropped right in, with no real issues.
Header clearance. I have tons of room for work! Jealous?
Ground clearance for headers. Pacesetter LTs right out of the box, no modding yet. I will have to dimple one tube on the passenger side because it's close to the frame rail, but otherwise they fit better than the Hooker headers in my dad's 70' that were made for that car! If you look close you can see a little bit of the header hanging right below the frame rail. Ignore the mess in the background, I'm working in a pretty cramped space lol.
This week hopefully I will finish up the shock towers and weld everything up. Once that's done, I will be starting on the back of the car. Should be interesting!
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