Day 15 or 16 or maybe it's 25.....
Good news is that the car is back from the chassis/frame shop! Took it to a place just about 20 minutes east of Sacramento. Owner/fabricator was SUPER interested in looking and working on the car! We talked a LOT about ways to make this a stronger car in some areas...and he came up with some good ideas.
I think once he got into this job, the way that the Italians did the job in the first place kept him challenged in what appeared at first glance to be perhaps a straightforward job... yah right!
Anyway, the end job is fantastic! Not only did he and his crew repair the cracked shock mount, but he added additional supports to the tops of the shock mounts, and modified the ladder bar to accept two more mounting bolts! (This is similar to cars starting around the 900's from what I've seen guys posting (mine is #878).... Factory musta had some busted car reports coming in!)
Here is a shot of the LH shock mount:
He added this piece down the LH vertical support:
This mirrors what the factory originally did on the RH side to make up for the notch in the frame to accommodate the shifter linkage.
While they were in there with the cutting and welding tools, the frame mounts for the engine were lowered back to the stock location!
Now, if I have room to raise the motor after I get it all installed....I will add shim plates under the mounts on the engine block!
Now I just need to get back on the motivation train to get it all rolling again!!!
Yesterday I did buy the silver paint I want to use on the chassis.... baby steps...baby steps!!!!
Steve
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