Now here's an all day job. Coupe had been cleaned down to the bare metal before but had developed surface rust. The job was to take one day and get all of the surface rust removed from the body, underside and frame. Then get it sealed to prevent it from developing surface rust again.

At 8:00 a.m. Allan started to remove the body from the frame and get it blocked up so he could work on the underside. You'll see in the first picture that he is sandblasting the underside of the body. The two pictures just below that one, gives you a good view of the inside of the body, showing the tubs in the wheel wells and floor fabrication. The front floor section of the body has been reinforced to allow for the implant of the transmission.

The body of the coupe is all steel and still has the seams filled with lead. When the surface rust was cleaned off Allan found about 6 small holes that needed to be fixed. Each hole was roughly an eighth of an inch in diameter. Have a look at the two pictures of the body up on blocks. You'll see it's a good solid body and the lighter steel colored spots are the factory lead-fill.

The next picture gives you a good look at the chassis and all the work that has been done to it (boxed, narrowed, and reinforced). Now the last picture. It's the end of a long day (8:30 p.m.) and everything has been Epoxy primed and put back together. The coupe sits for one last picture before being rolled into the garage where it's stored.