Not much of an update, but I have been dismantling the car in preparation for some heavier mods. I will keep it rolling until I have done the 2 door conversion. I figure if I screw this up then I can still roll it onto a trailer and to the scrap yard.

The most disgusting part so far was removing the headliner. Fifty years of disintegrating jute etc. made for some serious dust.

I still haven't found any significant rust. Even the jacking points still have the rubber bungs in them.

I do have one rear bumper bolt that won't move. I will let it soak for a few days then try again.

The tank came out without a fight, but it still had a couple of gallons of very sour brown gas in it. The tank will not be re-used anyway. I plan to replace the tank and spare wheel well with a modern tank.

Interesting differences when compared to an American car. Particularly the front end structure. The entire front clip from a Camaro or similar is held on with a handful of bolts. This thing is built like a tank with that heavy steering and suspension mini subframe. Which in turn only seems to be glued on with four little bolts and rubber spacers.

My car has a power steering box. I didn't think many of them came that way.

I do like the handbrake mechanism. Again, heavy and a bit over engineered, but I might try and keep that.

Lots of sound deadening. I would say that Dynamat is not a new invention.

 

I tried to post some pics, but when I click on manage attachments, nothing happens. I'll try later on a different computer.

 

If the power steering box is the Marles Varamatic, keep it. If its the Burman one, best to convert to a rack. There are also kits around now that convert it to electric PS

 

I am not going to use the original suspension or steering.

 

Pics.

 

A couple more.

 

how much do you play to extend your front doors.

 

My sketches look right at about 8 inches. Same as you.

 

I just dropped my doors off with the guy that's going to do them for me,

 

Hopefully you will post the results.

 

yea will do, but long time yet.