I also trimmed down the doghouse from the donor van. Cut it off about in the middle. I will use this half to rebuild the center once all of the floor work is done.
http://www.pro-touring.com/attachmen...2&d=1323652836
After the sawsall had its way with it...
http://www.pro-touring.com/attachmen...3&d=1323652986
Today we got a lot of "stuff" done. Stripped out the column, dash, wiring harness, brake booster, HVAC stuff, doors... basically there is nothing left that will bolt on...
http://www.pro-touring.com/attachmen...4&d=1323653053
Mocking up the doghouse with the rocker covers in place. There is a lot more room than I had anticipated. I will need to move the throttle and brake pedals a bit but that is easy.
http://www.pro-touring.com/attachmen...5&d=1323653226
With a seat in place.
http://www.pro-touring.com/attachmen...6&d=1323653276
Also got the 3 in 1 machine working today. Bent up a piece of 18ga to use to stretch the seal flange for the doghouse. I will be using this and some separate pieces to smooth the transitions.
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A close up of the bends. I had to sweeten these up a bit with a hammer but they turned out pretty good.
http://www.pro-touring.com/attachmen...0&d=1323653665
I started working on the transition in front of the drivers cylinder head. I cut the pieces with a cutoff wheel in a die grinder so I could do a little bending. This will be reworked to smooth out the bends.
http://www.pro-touring.com/attachmen...1&d=1323653821
Well, that's about it for the last two weekends. I hope to have a lot of the tinwork well on it's way next weekend.
Thanks for looking.
Mark