Painting the chassis has been something we've wanted to get over and done with for a long time. Now we can finally move forward and start installing things. Here are a few pics of the process...
Here's how it looked in November last year.
Tim spent a few days cleaning it up. My wife Kristen mentioned a few times about the amount of angle grinder dust blowing into the house. I promise, this is the last of the dust...
Tim even put it on dolly wheels and pushed the car down to the lawn so he could hit it with the Gurney. Apparently a young kid and his Mum walked past. The boy made the comment "Look Mum, they're building a boat". Hehehe
After cleaning Tim got stuck into the underside. Not a fun job...
And here's the finished product... It looks fantastic. The new bracing makes the chassis look much more substantial.
Meanwhile, we also painted the engine. We ended up deciding to paint it black with aluminium parts for exhaust manifold, intake, carb and rocker covers. Pretty happy with how it's turned out. I just chucked an exhaust manifold on to see how it looks.
Jim has also updated the 3D model to match our new chassis changes and to show the panelling plans. I think it'll work out great.
So next up, is to get the engine back in place and start sorting out things like coolant lines and fitting new suspension. All good fun.
Unfortunately, this will be my last update in a while. I've got to head away with work :( I'm sure Dad and Tim will continue work while I'm gone.
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