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interior reinforcement plate mock up firewall shape guide bottle jack used to trial fit connector rear connector test fit front connector holding jig rear connector holding jig exterior reinforcement plate I was delayed for couple of weeks as my air compressor broke down. As usual. all the necessary parts had to be ordered from the Mainland. Finally got the parts in and compressor fixed. Sure was difficult to work without a air compressor. Hope to get back on track now.

patching trans tunnel welding right side floor in Got back from a trip to Japan. More patching in the transmission tunnel. Some were rust related and others were from the previous transmission mounting holes. Welding the right side floor panel in was easier than the left side as it had less corrosion.

While in Tokyo last week, I came across this Japanese 240z body kit. It consists of 11 fiberglass body parts. A 240z with this kit won the Tokyo Auto Salon for Best Body. I really like how the panels flow smoothly from front to back. Sunny

right side floor pan template redneck sheet metal brake-1 redneck sheet metal brake-2 floor pan sheet metal shape template test fit for floor pan I constructed a redneck sheet metal brake for making the floor pan. Using c-claps, vise grips, steel tubing and steel plates. It did the job. I made a sheet metal shape template to aid in creating the slope in the floor plan. A narrow about 1" wide was hand bend to match the shape of the existing pan. The floor pan was then test fitted. The floor pan will be trimmed and attached with cleco clips.