this would be the inside of the trunk, just to prevent the sheet metal of the trunk to rip apart and move on the joints, and I'm glad I did this because it all worked good, nothing moved or cracked not even paint peeled at the seams so it was done right given the circumstances.
today mostly was cleanup day at the shop, this sparks motivation too, as I've been dreading the cleanup, but having the car in two piles now, instead of 7 piles makes me feel more motivated to spend time at the shop !
My girlfriend is always a great help when it comes to cleaning at the shop, organizing tools and shelves and fasteners, she loves it, each to her own I guess... I throw my tools away where I stand and move on, hehe...
This toolbox has had >30 things on top of it since may last year... now it just needs a bath and it will look new !
The worktable, it's there after all..! I haven't seen it for a while..!
I had to make a few minor changes in the angle of the rear frame rail sections, they were hanging a little low so there was about two inches of gap between the body mount bushes and the nuts in the body, one inch was just swaying of the frame from being hung from the 2 post lift, but if I bolted it together with the other inch aswell there would have been binding in the body.
We don't want that on our rust prone and weak body so I changed the angle of the frame and now the body sits resting on the body mount bushes, no tension anywhere all bolts screw in by hand and the body perfectly centered on the frame...
this is evident around the rear section where the bumper crash bumps go where there is very little clearance from the inner fenders, and also near the rocker panels where there is only a fingers' gap between it and the frame.
I'm very pleased with the fitment of the body after all this welding and eyeballing, because there was hardly anything to take reference from in the beginning, everything was rusted or out of place to begin with...
Now I'm not safe yet, I still have to fit the doors to the car... if they fit good I'll be very happy, but I'm also prepared that some mending will be needed to get them fitting perfectly, so be it, it's only metal... play dough really.
On that note, the doors are ruined! Simply buying the outer skin will not be enough, I'll have to buy the two doors along with the door frames new! But that will wait until summer, it's arpimd 1300 bucks with shipping, aftermarket.