I finished the welding on the rear axle brackets. I changed the king pins and all 4 wheel cylinders, painted both axles, and installed them.

I placed an order with McMaster Car, and got grade 8 bolts and nuts (metal locknuts) for everything on the suspension and steering.

I fired up the engine and made a bunch of noise for a couple of minutes!

I fiberglassed the floor in from the top and bottom, and made a metal bracket to stiffen the ride side of the body behind the door.

Today I’m working on wooding the body. I’m using 2x4’s, and doing plenty of cutting and grinding to get them to match the curves of the body. I’m going to use bondo to stick them in, and then fiberglass them. I like my seat back tilted more than most, and I’m willing to sacrifice a bit of leg room to get it that way. I built some shelves behind the seat to store some tools and such.

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