Ivan's coupe: bodywork is done

[Ivan141]

Update:

New roofskin removed from it's old frame:


Old roofskin removed from project (can hardly call it a car at the moment):


This is the worst of the rust damage I found: (lucky me)


Sadly, practising on the old roof is impossible because I cut the old roof off on the safe side.


Try it on for size:




Fits like a glove... which is lucky considering I didn't measure everything up more than once.

Next up is cleaning the damage from removing the spot welds etc. :



Many thanks to The Doctor for lending a hand. I expect to have the new skin fitted in one or two weeks time. I plan on hard-soldering or lead loading the rear posts together rather than welding, should keep potential heat damage to a minimum.