Project Countach

 Did a lot of chassis cleanup and addition of metal panels this month. I welded in the foot panel areas, the plates under the stick shift tunnel, the firewall plates, and I painted the underside of the car (may need another coat once complete with everything). Just to protect it for now. I am doing all I can while it's still in frame mode. I still need to weld on the floor pans for the seating area, mounting tabs for the dashboard and other panels, and brackets/holders for the hydraulic lines. I used to be able to lift it up by myself on it's side. The last time I tried, I pulled my back and shoulders a bit since it's getting too heavy for me to lift one end up now. I imagine I'll be using the engine hoist or a neighbor when it's time to turn it again to route the lines (or just go under the car). Not a lot of pictures. I've been focused mainly on working. I usually leave the phone out of the garage so it's not a distraction and will take a pic afterward if ...

The following pics seem to have come in in a backwards order. August was basically welding month. I welded the majority of the frame and began work on the floor pans. I admit I have not been taking as many pics as I was hoping to, because once you get on a roll, it's hard to stop to snap a pic. Rather than summarizing, I will just caption each pic. The first pic is the last thing done in August and the last pic is the first thing done in August. For September I have already started final welding on the frame and will take the time to clean it up before the next steps. Moving this frame around on my own took a toll on my energy so I have been resting this past week. With the frame on its side, I was able to get a good look at how to mount the seats. I went with 3/8" bungs for the front part of the seat rail, bolted through the tube with predrilled holes. The rear part of the rails have a couple of tabs welded to the car frame, with a 3/8" bolt securing the seat frame to th...