This weekend I was able to cross off several items from the list. First I started by completing the area around the rear window. This primarily was related to the quarter panel area and then the bottom of the window molding.
The first two pictures show the rear window and then the window to trunk panel. I've completed the spot welding for now, although I have a gap to fix on the drivers side due to the panel fitment issues. I also finished up the roof to quarter welding on both sides so that's completed now as well.
The next area I worked on was the trunk where I started on the passenger side inner/outer wheel wells. From the inside of the car I had already completed about 35% of the circumference that I needed to and now for the fun part in the trunk. I probably should have done it well before putting the quarters on the car but I had problems fitting one side so I made the decision that I would wait and complete it later. Although it was still possible it was made much more difficult now that I had the trunk hinges fixed and the roll bar in place. At any point the passenger side is done now and only the drivers side remains.
The other area that I completed was the trunk to quarter fill panel spot welding. You can see the spot welds in the pictures below. This part was a bit more difficult due to the panel alignment but I ended up cutting some reliefs int the trunk floor and everything pulled together nicely.
The last area that I worked on this weekend was the tail panel. I was able to weld the entire area around the quarters but unfortunately the center section will have to wait until I get the body back on the rotisserie to make life easier.
Here's the reamaing list of items, nice to be able to start making a list :), before I can take the body off the frame and begin the frame reinforcement:
- Next weekend I'm going to try to finish the driver side trunk, inner/outer wheel wells and the rear deck panel (around the speaker). That will essentially finish off all of the trunk area work that needs to be done.
- Then there are a few minor things inside the car like the passenger front vent, the gussets for the roll bar and the inside quarter panel that need some welding.
- After that the front window a-pillar on the passenger side needs repair and I need to spot weld the lower channel on the front window.
