C8A HUW: body dimensional data needed

[Jerry Hill]

At last some real progress.

Pic 1 shows the front end coming together, starting on the easy side first, all the previous work straightening out panels or replacing them where necessary pays off. This assembly work is a dry run, next we'll tack weld the structure together, when we're sure all alignments are as good as we can get them. You'll see where we cut the centre section to insure the faulty angle we'd made earlier was corrected.

Pic 2 The front panel needs aligning to the curved angle iron structure at the base and involved a degree of twist viewed here. All is held in place by various G clamps and one in a cross brace position.

Pic 3 I'd expected difficulty with the passenger's side and inner wing but it came together surprisingly nicely and all that remains is for me to straighten out the headlamp panel and the bottom rail which is still a little buckled.

Pic 4 The few gaps that remain on the passengers side will be pulled up after we remove the tacked front end.

Pic 5 Next week we'll remove the angle iron front end assy carrier and warm it up and reshape it to fit before tack welding it up.

What a relief, still a way to go but we're getting there.

Jerry