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I am 75 years old and have had major surgery that has ended my ability to enjoy working on cars and will prevent me from finishing my P1800. I...
Rear fender wheel wells second iteration, 195/65 R15 tires are at expected ride height according to my calculations. My intention is to replace...
Front wheel wells 1st try at ride height and fully compressed. I am using 3/8" steel fuel line for the finished edge on the wheel well. All of the...
Rear rear inner and outer quarter repair. Not pretty but it will finish out OK.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Work begins on my very ragged rocker panels. I decided to make the rockers a multipiece weldment instead of a 1 piece formed. It is very hard...
Front clip from the 1970 P1800 on the 1964 body. Straps to pull fenders back tight as possible. Pop rivet temporarily while setting hood gap....
I have used 4 of those under dash systems. The seller on ebay is Mastercool . They work just fine. Less than $600 including the Evaporator (heat...
4 - 11 lb spools and a least good more req,d
I have a Volvo 444 and P. 1800 modified with posts on here
Many future items to finish 1. Grill 2. Steering wheel 3. Improved exhaust routing at rear and some glass pack resonators to lessen drone....
Decided on Torque thrust wheels, 205/75R15 front and 235/75R15 rear in same tread Hercules 455 series. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Sewing my upholstery. For space and design reasons I decided to leave seat frames visible. [ATTACH] Rear seat cushion is thin with the car...
We have paint. [ATTACH] A little more assembly. [ATTACH] Speedway 39 Chevy chrome tailights (similar to the early 50's 444 tailights). [ATTACH]
Polyester primer over epoxy primer after thoroughly cleaning with Prepsall to make my first guide coat sanding with 80 grit. Moved the gas...
Getting ready for 2 coats of epoxy primer today - some nice metal under all the ugliness. I don't normally paint on the lift side of the shop but...
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Progress. Rear tires for rolling around shop are 225/70R15 on Chevy rally wheels while front has old 205/75R14 from S10. Some of the pics show...
Working on tilt front end (it will only be hood and grill). Underlying grill structure. Made some adjustable hinges. Raised front...
E-brake linkage from OEM handle to S10 rear brakes. There are several round scorched places visible on the floor where I put a weld and then wet...
Used my manual conduit bender on 1/2" EMT conduit to repair fender lip reveal (EMT conduit radius is almost exactly same as OEM). Out with the...
Pedal assembly and E-brake mechanism in place. [ATTACH] Building E-brake cable bracketry[ATTACH] Studying multiple upper coilover mounting...
Polyester primer over epoxy primer after thoroughly cleaning with Prepsall , polyester primer only on exterior metal to make my first guide coat...
These are close to the stance I'm trying to achieve. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Because of the Miata wider track the fenders will have to be flared...
I did some of the paint stripping in tight places and around the fins with a 4 1/2" wire wheel. This is what happens when your arms get tired and...
Lots of progress recently. Volvo ground clearance of 4" at crossmember with Miata 195R50-15 tire at approximate ride height. I will be using...
More progress. Still using 18 ga on most of the inner fenders and firewall. I slanted the firewall towards the outside to allow for some sort of...
Tail pipe location using Miata stock exhaust and hangars over to the right a few inches from original location. [ATTACH] Inner layer of A pillar...
I bought the parts cars and donor cars late September 2023. I got sidetracked on a 8 week project on one of my other cars which has delayed recent...
Trial fit the GM 2.8 L V6. I am transplanting the firewall portion (blue) of the S10 that has the hydraulic clutch master cylinder mount and a few...
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