The Build Phase IV

The widebody really starts to come to life in this Phase. We really are modifying all panels of the car with extra metal or removing GAPs as in the Nose Cone. Dropped the floor and built a deeper boot with a spacesaver spare wheel. The rear quarter panels look great thanks to Jamie at Kustom Metal Garage for all of the assistance and fine workmanship!

Underneath the car

The thought & planning in the floor of the car is hard to describe. Look at it…

Doors

W I D E R – W I D E R – W I D E R and they are done. Take a look at the work on the hinges.

Rear Quarter Panels – Making the widebody work

The Rear Quarter Panels are all hand made using 100% new 1 mm metal. Jamie at Kustom Metal Shaping Garage in Melbourne helped with this part of the Build. The car is now 100mm wider each side. 200 mm wider overall to accommodate the wheel set up with no tubbing into the compartment of the car so we have all of the original seat room. The skills needed in making a whole Quarter Panel are amazing. A reversible Timber Buck was made to help guide the work and we sacrificed a few original quarters before working it all out.

Nose Cone & Billet Front End

This deserves a section on it’s own. DTK have done Fantastic work on this – Never attempted before (that we know about).

Boot (Trunk)

The boot is now prepared. Nothing more to do. It will be keyless.

Renderings

Initial concepts through to professional drawings have helped to form the foundation for our planning. We also have always had a Business Plan with Timing on the Key Goals to achieve and we update that regularly. This helps us to all know what is needed and keep team members on-track.