Well, we finally got to the point where everything was restored and fitted, and it was time to prime the shell and put everything together!
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- The first order of business is to pull her out of the rotisserie. And all these other girls are just anxiously waiting their turn!
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- Once she’s back into the cart, we scuff and sand everything down and apply red oxide to any areas with surface pitting that we think can benefit from it.
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- The stabilizer mount was pulled away from the bulkead as the result of a past collision, but the firewall was not torn. We carefully pounded it back flat, and then added a few weld beads to keep it there.
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- This area and the rear wheels wells had alot of factory undercoating – we stripped it all clear, and then scuffed the area, plus applying a little red oxide.
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- More prepped areas ready for self-etching primer.
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- Here is the boot floor and filler panel repairs in better lighting.
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- There was alot of rust, but the car is straight as an arrow!
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- OK – painted in good quality self-etching primer – 2 coats, and now we’re ready to bolt up the new frame rails. These frame rails are from E-Type Fabs in England and LOOK fabulous – let’s see how they fit…
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- Here’s another shot of those rails. They are prefect reproductions of the factory rails, but are made with tubing that has a thicker wall.
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- These frame rails are AWESOME!!! I can’t believe I am saying this, but take it from me – I have bolted dozens of sets of frame rails to dozens of E-Types, and these fit BETTER THAN ORIGINALS!!! If you need new frame rails, E-Type Fabs is the ONLY choice – period!
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- Here’s the bonnet mounted up – now it is time to shim and adjust. Things were winding down fast and the customers were on their way to see the finished car in just 48 hours, so the bonnet shimming was a marathion session with very few photos. This bonnet was built from a combination of original panels from two different bonnets, and new panels from our fabrication shop – and after the usual adjusting session, it fits like a glove!!!
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- OH YEAH!!! Get some of that!
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- I threw this parachute on the shell, and showered up for the customer’s visit. When I came back out, in the evening light, I thought the curvy E-Type shell under the sheer parachute cover looked just like a woman under a sheet. I pulled up a chair and stared at it for about 15 minutes while waiting for the customers.
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- Soon, I’ll post some photos of the finished shell in detail. The customers LOVED the results, and can’t wait to move forward on making their E-Type dream a reality!
