Carmody started welding up the front end once everything was lined up. Aguayo later welded in these "big-block plates"-thick, steel, reinforcing plates added to the shock towers if the car came with an FE engine.Aguayo later welded in these "big-block plates"-thick, steel, reinforcing plates added to Who needs an expensive, twin-post electric lift when a used forklift is around? After all the panels were on and aligned correctly, the guys attacked the car-Aguayo finished welding the subframe while Rob Inman ground all the welds smooth at the rear of the car.Who needs an expensive, twin-post electric lift when a used forklift is around? After all Though the guys managed to salvage the front torque box on the driver side, they had to bend it out of shape to get the original subframe rails out. To make it fit the new subframe, Aguayo softened it up with our buddy the acetylene torch and hammered it home with a 3-pound sledge.Though the guys managed to salvage the front torque box on the driver side, they had to be When it was back in place, he stitch-welded the torque box to the subframe. The passenger-side torque box didn't survive, however, so Aguayo made a new one out of 14-gauge steel-way better than the 18-gauge stuff the factory used. He drew the pattern on a flat panel, cut it with a Sawzall and grinder, and bent it in a sheetmetal brake.The passenger-side torque box didn't survive, however, so Aguayo made a new one out of 14- After all the welds were ground, Aguayo gave our fastback a final shot of the Nason primer, and it is ready to go. This will be how Recon will ship all its body shells: fully welded, reinforced, and finished in a tough acrylic primer ready for its customers to build the rest of the car they way they like it.After all the welds were ground, Aguayo gave our fastback a final shot of the Nason primer After all the welds were ground, Aguayo gave our fastback a final shot of the Nason primer, and it is ready to go. This will be how Recon will ship all its body shells: fully welded, reinforced, and finished in a tough acrylic primer ready for its customers to build the rest of the car they way they like it.After all the welds were ground, Aguayo gave our fastback a final shot of the Nason primer Stay Tuned This whole build was originally planned as a single, eight-page article, but there was so much cool stuff to cover, we decided to break it up into a series. This way, we can really dive in deep to some of the techniques and tricks we learned from the guys at Recon. Coming next month: Primer thugs Flying bugs! Brotherly love All that-and we build a convertible, too. Don't miss it. PARTS LIST DESCRIPTION PN PRICE Conversion fastback body Ask for it $9,500.00 SOURCES Dynacorn Classic Bodies 4030 Via Pescador Camarillo CA 93012 805-987-8818 www.dynacornclassicbodies.com Recon Classic Car Bodies and Performance Products 877-647-1193 www.reconclassics.com « | 1 | 2 | 3 | View Full Article By John McGann Enjoyed this Post? Subscribe to our RSS Feed, or use your favorite social media to recommend us to friends and colleagues!
