Test Fit... Take One.
I can't wait to get this project rolling along.
Today, we unloaded the new VFN Mustang Body to see how many modifications it will take to fit onto the chassis. By laying the body over the existing chassis, we were quite hap
py to see that there won't be any major modifications necessary to fit the body onto the car. One immediate change necessary was to cut off the existing parachute mounts from the longer T-Bird body. A quick few passes with a band saw and the body slipped over the frame. Though it still isn't sitting in the proper location, we were able to identify that once we shortened the rear battery tray area, the chassis would sit very nicely with no needed changes to the main hoop or any of the dash or pillar bars.
With a full-time job, and very meager pockets, I've got to maximize my time to get work done on the new ride. That's where living just feet from the shop comes in handy. 
There's many long nights in my immediate future, and I'll be glad to make the short trip across the driveway to the comforts of my cozy bed. The "Parker Chassis Compound" as I've nicknamed it... and yes, the shop really is bigger than the house. There is a list a mile long of things to do, and such little time to do it. Stress, its at an all-time high for me, but I'm blessed by a great following of friends who are always there to get me through!
Today, we unloaded the new VFN Mustang Body to see how many modifications it will take to fit onto the chassis. By laying the body over the existing chassis, we were quite hap
py to see that there won't be any major modifications necessary to fit the body onto the car. One immediate change necessary was to cut off the existing parachute mounts from the longer T-Bird body. A quick few passes with a band saw and the body slipped over the frame. Though it still isn't sitting in the proper location, we were able to identify that once we shortened the rear battery tray area, the chassis would sit very nicely with no needed changes to the main hoop or any of the dash or pillar bars.
With a full-time job, and very meager pockets, I've got to maximize my time to get work done on the new ride. That's where living just feet from the shop comes in handy. 
There's many long nights in my immediate future, and I'll be glad to make the short trip across the driveway to the comforts of my cozy bed. The "Parker Chassis Compound" as I've nicknamed it... and yes, the shop really is bigger than the house. There is a list a mile long of things to do, and such little time to do it. Stress, its at an all-time high for me, but I'm blessed by a great following of friends who are always there to get me through!
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