Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Found a new rust spot, preparing for paint and making rear engine mount

Much was done this holiday, but preparing the car for paint doesn't feel like anything gets done because you really can't see the change.

We also ordered new tubes for the roll cage. Mika called the company that we ordered them from almost daily, and the last information we got was that the tubes would arrive on 25th November 2008! Feels like it's difficult to order small amounts of tube, and you get no service if you just want two or three. So we ordered them from another company.

Some of you found the pictures of the lathe scary, so its probably best to continue with pictures of something a bit more familiar.

The interior is ready for paint. The car has also been used for hauling stuff, so it's full of small dings and scratches. Because we will be showing the engine bay often, we wanted it to be painted well. Notice in the lower corner some filler that Mika just applied and Henrik sat on before it dried.

We found a new rust spot. From the surface it didn't look that bad, but after a closer inspection we had to make a new metal sheet for it.

Beginning to make the engine mount. The parts for it are ready and it needs just to be welded together.

The Ghia is almost ready, it just need a final clear coat before it can be pushed out from the garage so we get more space for the race taxi.

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