#15 Coupe Update....Body on the frame...first time!!

After plugging away all week, I got the body on the frame for the first time today. Finally seeing it as a whole car ruled!! I had a few clowns over to help me lift it onto the frame, and had to take the obligatory "sitting in it" photo. I still can't believe it. Hopefully I will have another update soon, still a long way to go.

 

Damn Mark, if you get busy you could drive it to the Dog and Duck tomorrow night. Looking good

 

Some more pics.....

 

You did make the "vroom vroom" noises didnt you?

 

Those 35-36 Headlamps are a nice change from the usual 32s,34 Cmmercials, and Guides so often used in this style.

 

I wish Wesley!! Some day soon though,,,,,,,,,,,see ya tomorrow night.

 

Of course.........ssshhhhh.

 

Ok I will cut you a little slack, tomorrow might not be realistic, but Saturday at Little River is do-able. I got the cage work done on my roadster done this weekend, a little paint work and it is good to go. I will be at Little River Saturday to make some smoke and noise.

 

Thanks.

 

That rules, man. Glad to see all of your great progress.

 

I dig the big silly smile.

it's an awesome realization that you have a "car" and not "alot of car parts."

good job, Mark. kick ***.

 

Oh hell yeah. Lookin good my friend, lookin good!

 

Its lookin really good, I like the headlights too.

 

Ooooooh that is NICE! It's good to see the pics full-size now - everything looks damn good. Congratulations - I wish I coulda been there!

 

Very nice, I like it alot. makes me miss my ole coupe

Rusty

 

Thanks for all the kind words fellas. I'm pretty sure I can't live with how wide the rear end is, but other than that I'm happy as hell with it. Best to change it out now, before it gets any further along.

 

I like it a whole bunch.

 

Does that mean you're swapping the rear axle?

 

how much wider is the rear end than the front?

I seem to recall you had that licked?

wait. offset on the "old" new wheels was deeper, wasn't it?
add the wide 5 adapters and presto!
probably 2 inches wider overall than before.

 

Looks good Mark, much further along that when I saw it last. See ya Saturday punk.

 

The front and the rear are wider because of the wide 5 adapters. The front is about 3 or 4 inches narrower on each side than the rear. The rear is 61 inches wide. I am for sure going to change the rear end, it's just too wide period. But i'm worried that I will then have to get a narrower I beam and front spring to make it look right. I mean, I'll do whatever I have to do to make it right, just shoulda done more homework on the rear end width before hand.

 

Mark, I like! Rock on. Ernst