Rick Thompson (225)

Started Sealing up the firewall

The firewall had lots of soft rubber like soundproofing glued on so it took me a while to scrape it off there. I also whent ahead and took the steering column and pedals out to make it easier to work in the car. I got…

Frame Assembled

The frame is finally put together. All the main parts are in place now. I still have a lot of welding to weld it up solid and probably a dozen brackets to mount various stuff to the car. I will weld up all the seams…

Front Strut Tower Braces Complete and Floor Removed.

Got the front bracing all in. I will have more braces to put in as I assemble the car but the basic structure is there. I cut away the last of the floor in the car so now there is no rust anywhere on the…

Front Suspension Done

I will no longer have a rust problem on the front end of my car. The passenger side was easy since I knew exactly what was involved in putting it together. I got the new strut tower bracing in place for the passenger side. I…

Drivers Front Suspension Done

Got the lower front mount in place. I decided it was not worth the trouble of trying to make up brackets and bolt the arm on. It has no reason to ever come off the car again so I welded it in place. The frame is partially welded and needs finishing but I will wait till I have the whole front done before welding everything up.