Rommelkiste: Man that Hoyt looks great!! Aint nothing like working on the 1:1 stuff eh? Don’t worry about what you think your build is going to turn out like buddy. You’ll do just fine.
Pawel: Your VW suspension work looks outstanding! I’m looking forward to the engine side detail updates.
Dan: Just when I think you’ve outdone yourself you come along and do this build. Your planning, building and progress are nothing short of amazing sir!
Tim: Your color combination on this truck promises to be a winner! I’ll be waiting for the engine detail shots on this one! Should be really slick!
Well folks it's definitely update time. I'll post the major update pic first that has green callout lines. I didn't label the lines but I'll start with the lines starting at the front of the frame and work towards the rear.
Here we go:
For line #1 at the radiator core support area I cut out the large area so that my belt, pulleys and fan would have a place to sit in place.
At line #2 I cut out the transmission cross member and relocated the cross member to the 4 speed transmission mount location.
At the 3rd line I relocated the rear leaf spring front perch on top of the frame and the 4th line is where I relocated the rear spring perch on top of the frame.
The transmission sits in like so:
I've still gotta install fabricated motor mounts from the frame to the engine but this is where that's gonna sit: (this body is ONLY used as part of the test fitting)
A little crooked but I'll straighten that out:
The biggest worry I have right now is the exhaust but I'll get past it.