Monday, December 9, 2013

I finished up the exhaust crossmember.  This is just below the seat crossmembers, which are on the top side of the floor.  This crossmember should stiffen up the unibody a bit.

I drilled some holes through the heat shield:


I turned some threaded mounts on my lathe and welded them up into the tunnel.



The mounts line up with the holes I drilled earlier.  The crossmember bolts solid into the body, and the heat shield just covers everything up.


 
Bolted up:


Sunday, December 1, 2013

I did a little shopping on Black Friday!

First stop: Millerstown Pic-A-Part.  Everything was regular price, and there wasn't much a crowd due to the ice. 


After Millerstown, I stopped by my friend Brady's garage to pick up a door.

This door and fender are two of the last body parts I need to finish the car.  I have the original parts, but they warped during the media blasting.  I could fix them, but it isn't really worth my time since replacements are so easy and cheap.



After our parts hunt, my buddy Dave and I stopped at his shop.  He is working on his '67 Ford pickup.  This winter he is welding in new floors, new cab mounts, and rebuilding the steering column.


I did a lot of work this weekend, but I wasn't very good about taking pics.  I started on a crossmember under the exhaust, but this is the only picture I managed to take.   I should be finished tomorrow, I'll take more pictures and it will make sense.