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Surprised the Apex unit doesn’t bolt in without modifying the wheel tub! Thats a lot to ask of someone doing a simple subframe upgrade let alone a resto.

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On 2/21/2024 at 11:37 AM, 240ZBUILTBYME said:

Glad to see you back at it mate, love marveling at your posts. keep it up!

Thanks a bunch.  I was lurking on your stuff!  Coming along nicely!

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On 2/21/2024 at 12:26 PM, wheee! said:

Surprised the Apex unit doesn’t bolt in without modifying the wheel tub! Thats a lot to ask of someone doing a simple subframe upgrade let alone a resto.

Yup.  Apparently the fuss is less on 74 and up.  The Apex stuff is cool but it's not really weekender plug and play IMO.  

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Not much to report...in the home stretch of weld repair now...patch..weld..clean..repeat...

My poor metal brake held up on some 14 gauge to cap front of the lower frame rail ....

 

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And they say you can never get to 100 percent rust free ... this firewall repair pic tells the story...

 

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Almost ready for lift off 😉

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I hope to wrap up welding in about a week and to be a rolling shell sometime in March...

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This was a fun little PITA patch ...in pics....

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Don’t forget to add the drain pipe from the cowl drain to out the wheel well. Don’t let it drain into the inner fender again.

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Got a fair bit done this weekend....

Tension rod supports are boxed in and capped.

DS firewall repairs and inner fender patches welded in.

Battery tray patches welded in.

PS firewall patch roughed in and partially complete.

That's the last of the big (and complex) holes so things should start flying soon.  Parts are on order for Booth 3.0....

 

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Oh...and this was kinda cool....

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Standing inside the car comfortably fixing the firewall while it was vertical on the rotisserie ....

 

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