...with the upper cross member now in I was finally able to put the lower cross member back in. The previous repair done to the car left out the rear lower closing member (black piece in pic below).....this is not quite the correct piece for a 69 GTV but was the only style that was available on the market (I believe it's a series 2 style...distinguished by the 45 deg angle at the aft rear corner). The forward lower piece was the original one that I derusted, etch primered and sprayed with some blue enamel (I was experimenting with the rattle can paint). All pieces are shown clamped up and ready to MIG.
Next I located the side rad closure pieces and welded them in....things were moving along pretty quickly at this point since most the checking, locating, measuring and gapping was completed.
The horn brackets and forward brake booster support brackets were re-welded back in. The only thing missing at this stage is the battery shelf (I'll have to see if AKITAMAN can fab one up for me).
Overall I was very happy with this stage of the work completed seeing straight panels pieces and knowing that there is no rust whatsoever on the front of the car now.
Next I will be removing and replacing the right front quarter panel or wing (I was not happy with the repair work that was done on it by the PO).
// '69 Junior Z (AR1800015)
...you may recall that I obtained from parts car a replacement front diaphragm panel only to find out later that there was more rust on it than I had hoped. As a result I had to disassemble the entire assembly, cut out the rusty bits and fabricate new ones as well. This is the upper cross piece that was made from a former that I fab'd up.
