THIS IS PAGE SEVEN

After tracing the curve of the front of the body side panels, I have cut one brace to supplement the forming of the front curve.

Here are four braces that will be used to help form the thin plywood that will cover the front of the vehicle.  This will make more sense later.

Here the body side panels have been temporarily placed on the frame extensions.  It is beginning to make a little more sense now.  Hopefully, you can begin to imagine how the rest will look when finished.

Here is another view of the body side panels that have been temporarily placed on the frame extensions.  If you look real close, you will see that there is a thin strip of 1/2 inch plywood that sits on the frame extensions at the bottom of the panels.  This brings the body panels flush with the 1 1/2 x 3/16 inch angle iron that makes the body frame support.

This is the rear panel of the body waiting to be glued into position.

The rear body panel and the front body panel need to be glued AND REINFORCED.  These 1 inch by 1 inch strips will be glued and screwed at each corner.

The rear panel has been squared and glued in position.  The clamps will be left in position until the reinforcing 1x1 strips can be glued and screwed into positon.

This is the front panel and it has been squared and glued in position.  The clamp at the top and the clamp at the bottom will stay in position until the 1x1 strips can be installed.

Here you see the 1x1 strip has been glued and screwed in position.  There will be one in each corner of the engine compartment.

The seat platform has been installed on top of the body panels. Also the 2" round rod has been glued and screwed in positon at the top of the curved dash.  This rod will be the termination point for the 1/8 inch plywood that will form the curved dash.  This will make more sense later.  The first piece of the floor has been installed temporarily.  The floor boards will always be loose and can be removed when needed.

The lid to the engine compartment has been installed.  It is attached with a piano hinge to the seat platform.

As stated in the previous text, the engine compartment lid is attached at the front by a piano hinge to the seat platform.  When finished, there will be a rod to keep the engine lid open as needed and a latch to keep it closed.

The body panels have been glued and the reinforcing strips installed.  The engine compartment lid has been installed and now everything needs to dry thoroughly.

The body panels have been glued and the reinforcing strips installed.  The engine compartment lid has been installed and now everything needs to dry thoroughly.

The body panels have been glued and the reinforcing strips installed.  The engine compartment lid has been installed and now everything needs to dry thoroughly.

The body panels have been glued and the reinforcing strips installed.  The engine compartment lid has been installed and now everything needs to dry thoroughly.

The completion of the curved dash will be a real experience.  I must wait for another day for that.

I actually drove it out of the garage.  This was a scarry experience since the steering yoke has not been installed yet.

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