Finally, we put the body back on the frame! This was a major milestone considering where this car came from. The first step was to trick some friends and my dad into coming over to help! We lowered the body down to some jack stands so that we could detach it from the rotisserie. Then we pulled the center bar from the rotisserie and removed the casters so that the stands would lay flat on the concrete and not move. Grabbing the rocker panels from the side (with a 2×4 for weight distribution and protection), we were able to raise the body up as high as we needed in order to roll the frame right under it. After that, we simply jacked the frame up to meet the body, installed some bolts and let the whole thing back dow.

We aren’t really ready to install the doors yet, but I want to see how they fit so I can make appropriate adjustments before doing the bodywork. I’ve discovered that the rear passenger door doesn’t fit work a crap. It appears to have a twist to it that I am having difficulty correcting. Not only that, the “blister” area, where the trim goes, is pushed in a little, so its out of whack. Plus the door handle contact area is pushed in a bit too. After looking back at the “before” shots of the car, i can see that the door handle and the flags emblem on this door were scraped pretty bad, so the whole thing was pushed in and messed up. I really need to find a better door!  Anyway, here is a shot of the car with the doors on just for fun… wow it looks like a “car” again!