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Well I feel pretty good tonight.......THE T FINALLY HAS THE FLOOR GLASSED IN !!!!

I worked on it yesterday, wiping down the entire interior three times with acetone to remove any wax, then sanded the interior with 80 grit, then scuffed it with 24 grit to get lots of tooth. One more wipe down and I was ready to glass it.

Or, almost ready. I still hadn't cut holes in the floor for my brake pedal or master cylinder ( so I can remove a tin plate and add brake fluid in the future) So, I got those cut out, put the body on the frame, bolted down the floor, and made sure everything was level and square, and finally glassed in the top edge of the floor where it meets the body. I laid up 3 or 4 layers of glass in this entire area, progressively moving further and further out into the floor and body so that the glass would have a really strong, stressfree bond. After I put in the rest of the wood I will flip the body and do the same thing to the underside.

Here are some pictures of what I got done yesterday and today.

Picture 1 is the interior after the acetone wipes and sanding.

Picture 2 is the floor all cut out and ready to glass in

Picture 3 is the mat I precut to have it ready to glass in

Picture 4 is the floor after the actual glassing

Picture 5 is what I will be doing tomorrow and beyond. I have to cut "stringers" to go all around the perimeter of the body and also vertically every so often. These will give the body strength and a place to attach the upholstery.


Don