55.2-59 1958 Saab story

[gottattooz]

I finished making and welding in the floor board between the passenger entry step and the rear fender well.

-Josh

[gottattooz]

I patched the lower a-pillar and installed the carpet and started putting the interior together, starting with the center console. I'm trying to put it together enough to move it under it's own power.

-Josh

[gottattooz]

I started stitching up this gap, strengthening the body when it all came to a flaming halt. I've got the truck on the lift so I don't have to lie down and weld. I look up and I can smell burning fabric and see flames inside the windshield. I let the truck down (which took for ever) so I can open the door and extinguish the flames. The juke padding is everywhere under the dash on these things, so who knows what wiring nightmares await me.

-Josh

[gottattooz]

I finished the driver's side, spraying epoxy paint inside as best I could along the way. Then I used a spot mirror bracket and an a/c compressor washer to hold the bottom of the inner splash fender.

-Josh

[gottattooz]

I finished stitching up the passenger side (no fire this time).

Then I set the front clip on and shimmed the fenders, which closed the gap at the bottom, which means I don't have to modify the core support.

-Josh