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With the trunk work finished, it was time to mount the body. We
had a beautiful south Texas winter day to work with, so my wife, son, and a couple of neighbors helped me put the body on
the chassis (while my daughter took pictures of the historic event).
| Ready for a body |
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| Finally has some skin |
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Next, I mounted all the accessories (lights, bumpers, windshield, roll
bar, side pipes, etc.) to make sure everything fits.
Once I made sure that all the accessories fit properly, I removed them.
A week later, I finally received my tires, so I had them mounted on the wheels and put them on the car. It looks much
better with the real rubber on it vs. the temporary spare tires it's been rolling around on.
The tires are Kumho Ecsta XS tires. The fronts are 245/45R17 on 9" wide rims and the rears are 315/35R17 on
11" wide rims. The wheels are by Team III Wheels.
| Baby has new shoes! |
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Next, I worked on trimming the doors, hood, and trunk lid
to the right size, smoothing out all the body openings, and sanding the body to get
it ready for painting.
Once that was done, we loaded the car on a trailer to take the body to
a paint shop.
| Loading on the trailer |
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| Taking the body off |
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| On the body buck |
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Halfway through the process.
The seams have been ground down, filled and shaped. There's a good coat of
primer in preparation for final blocking.
Miguel and his crew at M&R Body Shop (www.MandRBodyShop.com) did an awesome job. The maroon color is Chrysler Deep Cranberry
Pearl and the white stripes are Toyota/Lexus Blizzard Pearl.
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