02/05/2024
The process of fitting bars into Mike Creasey's Chevy II continues. We have the back half outlined and just lack fitting in the shock crossmember and gusset bars. Between Thursday afternoon and Friday we designed, bent and fit the forward/ A-pillar bars. Yesterday ,Paula and I located and cut the holes through the dash board and firewall for the front end down tube bars and figured out the fish mouth setup for the intersection to the A-pillar bars. And per the request, the glove box door is still functional.
This week's project includes, the windshield bar and bending the actual front end down tube bars, plus forming and installing a channel over the original front sub frame so we have a secure location to land the under floor board cross bars for the front of the A-pillar bars to weld too.
I am not sure what I was thinking when I decided to add chassis work back into the shop's work flow. It is very rewarding to see the end results but very painful when you realize the number of hours that goes into each bar.