Off the Blocks

All of the underbody stripping and painting is done, including all the wheel wells and the pan. The axle beam is in place, the rear suspension has been rebuilt including resetting the torsion bar angle. This photo shows the car just after it has been let down off the jack stands, approximately on December 1st. Nearly 5 months of work to get to this point.

Checking the body height looked good. The car is not dead level but is riding just slightly high in the rear. I checked this by setting a bubble level on the frame tunnel. At this point it is a little difficult to check the side-to-side level of the car as the garage floor is not dead level, but measuring the height of the wheel well at the top of the arch showed only a very small (+/- 3/8") difference. I expect that this difference will not be noticeable when viewed on the road, and I expect when the engine, trans and convertible top frame are installed, the car will be very close to dead level and factory ride height both front and rear.