Hi Richard,
Just wanted to make it official. I picked up chassis from the paint shop and delivered it to the shop on Friday. The process has been so far to date:
1. Run car through horse pasture
2. Wreck car (April 26th)
3. Stip car to bare chassis
4. Remove 7 shear panels
5. Take chassis to frame shop and straighten
6. Chassis back to shop, prep repair areas, fabricate panels and mods
7. Weld panels and mods
8. Dress up fab work
9. Take chassis to paint shop and paint entire chassis
10. Bring chassis back to shop for re-assembly (July 11)
There's a lot of crap not mentioned here but this is the basic break down.
The worst was maybe 3/8" over all.
This is a 40 ton machine and they used every bit of it. Both of these guys had never worked on a frame this ridgid or precise.
Back from the frame shop. Fitting tubes and panels.
Fitting and dressing.
Sorry these are so dark. I just wanted to show the progress. I'm really very happy with how well the chassis came out. Oh, the grey had to go. I think it was bad luck on my car or something.
I'm starting to feel good about this project again. Ok, one more time.
I wanted to thank Richard & Dave at JBL, Duane, Dave Biele, Cobrajeff and Excaliber for your bits of support and encouragement. Thanks, I think the worst is over. I'll post some better pics next weekend.
John