Picking up the body from the shop

 

In order to prevent any risk body movement causing cracking in the paint on the body it was decided to load the chassis onto a trailer and take it to the panel shop!

 

The picture below shows the body fitted to the chassis. it sheld on by 6 HT bolts. I have blown up the picture below so you can see the paper masking clearer. As the painter was touching up some work on the rear I didnt notice it was wet and leant on it...doh!..It left my fingerpring pattern on the paint at  the rear. Whilst it will always be there..its barely visible...it will at least be a good story!

Body and Chassis back at home

 

ody was married up with the chassis at the workshop. Here my daughter performs a quality control inspection, toddlers a good for getting into those tight spots to inspect...lol...she does love colour though. 

 

First the dash steering column, gearbox cover plate and boots all wen ton.

 

Brake booster and air lines are installed. Next was the wiring loom. The biggest issue is trying to not damage the paint work. During disassembly I was didn't care what knocked into what, but now - slow and methodical is the order of the day.

 Below shows the myriad of yellow parts to be installed. These vehicles have soooo many panels.