It's been awhile since I had any news to report. But this past weekend I drove up to see the painter to discuss the door latch issue. While there, I took some pictures...
The rear clip is now mounted and aligned, They had some issues which required re-drilling the pivot mounting plate on the inner splash panels. Now the clip sits perfectly
I bought some really cool rear clip retaining brackets from Ron McCall. I trimmed them to fit my car, welded them together, and then had the painter install them on the rear bulkhead. They are fitted with hood pins that will keep the rear clip securely closed
I purchased a set of replica rear brake cooling ducts from Bill Hough. They have now been installed, but not glassed in yet
The front clip has been a real bear. Once the front steel structure was moved to make the clip sit straight with the body, the clip hit the windshield on the right side. This was corrected by cutting out 3/4" of the front clip and the reglassing it back together. Now it fits perfectly. You can see in the photo where it was glassed back together
Doors have been hung. The passenger door is finished, but the driver's door still needs tweaking.
We took measurements of the door to rear bulkhead. I'm going to fabricate some striker bolt mounts. Pictures to follow when done.
Cheers
Bill
The rear clip is now mounted and aligned, They had some issues which required re-drilling the pivot mounting plate on the inner splash panels. Now the clip sits perfectly


I bought some really cool rear clip retaining brackets from Ron McCall. I trimmed them to fit my car, welded them together, and then had the painter install them on the rear bulkhead. They are fitted with hood pins that will keep the rear clip securely closed


I purchased a set of replica rear brake cooling ducts from Bill Hough. They have now been installed, but not glassed in yet

The front clip has been a real bear. Once the front steel structure was moved to make the clip sit straight with the body, the clip hit the windshield on the right side. This was corrected by cutting out 3/4" of the front clip and the reglassing it back together. Now it fits perfectly. You can see in the photo where it was glassed back together

Doors have been hung. The passenger door is finished, but the driver's door still needs tweaking.

We took measurements of the door to rear bulkhead. I'm going to fabricate some striker bolt mounts. Pictures to follow when done.
Cheers
Bill