You ain`t done yet homey LOTS of metal to remove yet...........

Not really much left. Half a firewall and just a bit of the floor.

SYCH...........

Got the dashboard out of the car. Heavier than I thought. 44 pounds, without wiring harness.

Good time to trim the dash, and put an plastic dash cover in loose some weight.

Felt off this weekend. Today I came down with something, I don't know. So I didn't get as much done as I wanted. Fabricated rocker rails and mounting brackets. Was going to just sandwich bolt them together, but ended up welding in tubes through the 2x3's and using grade 8 bolts and fender washers to hold to the mounts. The object is to make the body lift off. All assembled, but the brackets still need to be welded to the rocker sills.

This is Hot Roding at it's best (fabrication) ......Good luck with it.

She's looking good

Lookin good man..............hopefully soon you`ll be

Welded rocker rail brackets to rocker sills today. Bolted up rails and tack welded in c/m tubes in the rear. Holds the body from flexing around. Have to get another tank of gas before I can finish them up. Meanwhile, I made a copper ground contact out of an old length of battery cable. I think it is working much better, now. Mig welded axle housing to tubes. Was a walk in the park. Single pass. 150 amps.

I used 1 5/8 x .083 c/m to go from the rocker rails to the main frame rails. I'm pretty sure for 25.4 cert, I need diagonal bars also, and a cross bar on the drivers side. Does anyone know the thickness spec for this? While I'm at it, does anyone have the SFI 25.4 paperwork they want to e mail me for a nominal fee?

Lookin good man.............I hate you fabrican fools.............

Since I want to make sure this comes out right, I got my own SFI cert book. Wow! Didn't realize how many regulations there are on cage construction. Probably, the best $40 I've spent in a long time.

After a bunch of years, the engine has finally come off the stand and has made her maiden voyage into the engine compartment for sizing.

Needless to say, the stock front frame assembly is only there for engine height alignment. All being removed in the very near future.

Nice Kenny and you`re one step closer............

Was wondering if I could recoup some of my expense by selling the dashboard. Is this worth anything?
The good

The bad

So what is your pan for a dash? Glass?

Holy crap, your car is a 6 Pack?

Not that it shouldn't be beat on, that's what they were made for. However, if that's the original Vin for the car make sure you keep that tag if you sell the dash.

WASa six pack. I bought the car summer of '79 with 32k on the clock. Drove her for about a year. Got my first trophy at National Speedway in Long Island, NY and got the bug. Went into the garage and started racing her in '82. Never looked back.