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Old 03-16-2018, 03:06 PM
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With the decklid lengthened, that pretty much wrapped up the large tasks of "roughing" in the new body proportions. Before going any further with the fine tuning of the metal work and finish now was the time to focus on the modifications to the chassis.

Here are some pictures of the project set down nice and low to the ground sitting roughly where we'd like it to sit "aired out" with all the air out of the suspension.

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Set a front wheel into the front fender opening just for looks. As mentioned this is the goal for the "air out" or parked height. A little higher at the front of the rocker than the rear!

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Another 3/4 view from the rear at parked height.

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Now was the time to pull the front sheet metal, engine, transmission, etc. in preparation for separating the body from the chassis.

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Here is a picture with my youngest son....shows just how low the car is!! I love it!

Edit: I keep forgetting to mention that flamed hood hanging on the wall. That was my first ever custom painting project. I was probably about 12-13 when I did that for fun / practice.

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Here the body has been pulled off and will be set aside while work starts on the chassis modifications.

Edit: I'm not sure why the pictures turned out a bit fuzzy this time. Sorry about the quality.
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