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  1. 04-09-2023, 05:01 PM #1
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    This weekend's work doesn't look like much but it was a major milestone. The frame we are working with was pretty crudely chopped in the front, leaving us to use a 356C from clip for the front beam and suspension. But we had never actually worked it into place to get the wheelbase correct. Wray had a big job at his shop doing some architectural palm trees for a big night club in Boston. I still wanted to work on the car but it would be me doing most of the work, which was a nice change in pace. Normally Wray is going a lot of the shaping with me doing the grunt work but this time I was doing a lot of the work. After much cutting, adding, measuring, eye-balling, we were able to end the weekend was the front wheels matching the stance of the back wheels and the wheelbase being correct. A good weekend.

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  2. 04-13-2023, 05:10 PM #2
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    Impressive! - It must be great to see it coming together now. Keep up the good work and thanks so much for sharing it here, I always look forward to see updates on this build.
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  3. 04-13-2023, 05:35 PM #3
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    yes.. keep the pictures coming please
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    Finish the rough fab, shoot it with clear and let the history speak for itself!

    My vote anyway. Very cool.
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    Good to see the progress here, keep enjoying the build ����

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  6. 05-07-2023, 09:27 PM #6
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    Three day weekend at Wray's, lots of measuring, cross measuring, calculating, double checking. Wheelbase is set 2100mm or 82.67 inches. It's not always a dramatic weekend, but the work continues.

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