and without further adieu

To WORK!!! The other day Diana helped me to unbolt and lift the body off the frame and things have moved along pretty quickly from there. I labeled all the panels and traced the frame onto them, then removed them all. I riveted 3 panels in place that needed to be done before the front suspensions could be done. The riveting is a slow process of:
1. Measure and mark the rivet locations
2. Drill out the aluminum
3. Screw the aluminum on the frame
4. Drill out the frame
5. Remove the panel
6. Clean off the metal shavings
7. Silicone the frame
8. Rivet the panels in place

After the panels were riveted in place, Carl came over and we got the front suspension completely installed. To the left is a picture of the passenger side coil over shock. It was a pain in the butt, with tugging and pushing and pulling and maneuvering. Trying to get things to fit that aren't QUITE lined up can be a huge problem when they are made of metal or under a lot of pressure! :-P