I posted some pictures of my Sprint GT body when it left the bodyshop a few months back. It sat for awhile (a long while!) at the upholster, having its headliner, sound deadener, and a few other bits completed.
Now, it's been back in my garage for a few weeks, and the re-assembly process has begun. I figure it will take approx. 2 years to get it back on the road, and forever to get it "done".
Here are a few pictures of progress to date. The steering wheel and road wheels in these pictures are just temporary - I have better parts that will go on towards the end.
Two things that I have learned:
1) Absolutely the first thing that needs to be assembled onto these bodies are the brake lines - you can't route the lines that attach to the MC once the steering box is in place.
2) (I already knew this, but have been reminded) Once you modify ANYTHING, the time required goes up by a factor of 10. Or 100. And, even when the modification has been completed, it is likely to bite you down the road, when some other bit you try to install manages to interfere with the previous alteration. But, that's why hot-rodding is so much fun, right?
Now, it's been back in my garage for a few weeks, and the re-assembly process has begun. I figure it will take approx. 2 years to get it back on the road, and forever to get it "done".
Here are a few pictures of progress to date. The steering wheel and road wheels in these pictures are just temporary - I have better parts that will go on towards the end.
Two things that I have learned:
1) Absolutely the first thing that needs to be assembled onto these bodies are the brake lines - you can't route the lines that attach to the MC once the steering box is in place.
2) (I already knew this, but have been reminded) Once you modify ANYTHING, the time required goes up by a factor of 10. Or 100. And, even when the modification has been completed, it is likely to bite you down the road, when some other bit you try to install manages to interfere with the previous alteration. But, that's why hot-rodding is so much fun, right?
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