In the pictures below I’m fitting the rear quarter panels. I’ve aligned the panels with the door skin and they are fastened temporarily to the body with clecos and to the bottom support bracket with bolts. The bottom support bracket is adjustable which is visible in the third picture. I bought adjustable body braces for the front and rear. One is visible on the front of the car in the bottom picture. The curve of the fiberglass panels is not symmetrical between the right and left sides but the braces push or pull the fiberglass into position. Interestingly I found … Continue reading Update 7/28/17

Several months ago I fitted the fiberglass roof panel to the steel body and yesterday I decided to bond the panel in place using a 3M panel adhesive. Using a wire wheel in the angle grinder I removed the paint on the steel roof and cleaned the surface really well using a quick evaporating non-residue thinner. I sanded and cleaned the edges of the fiberglass roof panel before applying adhesive. The front edge of the roof panel has a very narrow contact surface so I wanted to make sure there was a good bond between the steel and the roof … Continue reading Update 7/4/2017