Next we are moving to cutting the chassis to fir the body. It wasn’t really bad, but some changes had to be made – this is what it looked like before I started – obviously it does not fit:
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Removed all marked by ovals, and split the chassis where rectangular mark is, then measured the correct wheel base and reattached all together:
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Still some work to do with fine adjustments, but the basic shape is there and I can work with fitting engine bay and interior.
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Engine bay still missing the firewall and I still need to move inner fenders, but the axle is sitting straight and dead center in the arches – which is good!
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In the rear I made sure arches fit the fenders and there is enough room for the interior and rear package shelf:
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Chassis plate as it is right now:
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Did a light coat of primer just to see what needs to be cleaned up on the plate – lots of work still to do to make this look presentable
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