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That is from when I had the car set up with a 500 Caddy...
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That is from when I had the car set up with a 500 Caddy...
on mine there is a button that looks like what should be the door lock that opens it from the inside. there is no way to lock or unlock the doors from the inside but my door locks never worked anyway...
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It is a pretty wobbly hinge and it doesn't work that well as built. The pivot on both of them is just a drilled hole with a bolt and nut for the hinge. The curved rod just has a notch carved on the...
I need to get the layout on where everything goes figured out. So before I start making the flange for the trunk lid to seal against I need to come up with how the rest of the stuff is going to fit....
With the trunk lid cut free and the back of the car mounted I need to get it all squared up good before I can build inner fenders and stuff. I tried a few different things to get everything to sit...
I worked out how to attach the hinges to the roll bar. It was hard to get them lined up and attached. I ended up bolting a plate onto the hinges and welding the plates on to the roll bar after I got...
I am hoping the single layer of mesh holding the expanded metal on is strong enough to let me work with the lid some. I would like to attach it and make sure everything works and they don't need...
Managed to get the trunk lid cut apart today. It didn’t take long to get it apart and the lower section bolted down solidly. After checking it for square it seems to sit on the frame pretty well. I...
I have enough fiberglass on the new section of trunk lid to make it good and strong. It just needed some sanding and it is about done.
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Still working on the trunk lid. I have it thick enough now to be nice and strong. It is pretty close to level now and you can finally start to see what it is going to look like. I haven’t had much...
It has been cold and terrible weather for fiberglass work so not much has been done the last week or so. But the weather is looking better now so it is time to get the work on the trunk lid going...
I didn’t get much time today to work on the car but I managed to get a few things done. First thing was level out the new trunk lid lip. I started by clamping a pvc pipe to the back to hold the...
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After spending a few days measuring and trying to find the best square on the trunk lid I managed to get a line that looked pretty good. So today it was time to cut the trunk lid and get started...
Hi, Welcome to the site.
If you ever feel like driving to Buffalo Creek in Logan County you can swing by and check out my Montage that is in progress of being rebuilt for the 3rd time.
They are not DOT approved it looks like. I am not sure that matters to you but it is something to consider. If you are not going to drive the car much or not take it racing on a track that has...
March 25, 2016
I started trying to build a wing for the trunk lid. I am using foam and shaping it to get the look I am after. Then I will make it out of fiberglass and mount it to the car. It will...
When I first got the car it had holes drilled in the trunk that just drained out through the bodywork since there was nothing back there anyway to hurt. I filled them in when I had the caddy 500 in...
Didn’t get much time to work on the car today but I did manage to get the trunk lid bolted down solidly.
The trunk has a slight warp in it and it made it a bit hard to get lined up. After getting...
I unbolted the trunk lid from the car and hung it from the ceiling with straps to position it on the car. The trunk has is warped and will not sit flat on the car. It took a bit of measuring to...
I had 1-1/2" in the car when I was running the 500. It was barely able to keep the engine cool but I think it was the small radiator more than the pipe size. With this little 1.0L engine it should be...
Got a bunch of small things done today. First thing was finish the drivers side dropped spindle. After that I dropped it down on the ground and got a picture of how it sits.
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I am finally getting some more time to start back on this car. Hopefully I can keep on it and maybe even get it running this summer if everything goes well.
All the structural parts are mostly in...
After a short break from working on the car I am back on it at least occasionally. One of the last fitment problems is getting the wipers and heater box to fit in the car and still have room to fit...