Well, all I had been doing was looking at it in the garage. But I did a bit more cutting and fitting lately. The sides of the floor pan went up and over and down the outside of the frame rails. There was a small outward formed edge, on the outer lower edge of the outer portion, that interfered with the lower edge of the body rocker. And, at the lower door opening, there was a bit of a angle that was resting on the outer top corner of the floor pan. So, I trimmed the edge of the floor pan so the body would sit as low as it could on the frame/floor pan. The steel tubes, that were glassed in, at the A-Pillar were rusted at the bottom. The door must have been previously mounted. The hinges were still on the doors. But the holes in the A-Pillars are filled with bondo. So I cut those out.

It started with a listing on craigslist.

It is in great shape. And it is made quite well. Not flimsy anywhere. But it does have a bullet hole through it. It came with the hinges on the doors and the side glass. It also came with a Porsche 911 rear window! The windshield is a 63-67 Corvette, which is easy to get and inexpensive. It is made for a VW. They did make them for a Healey or Triumph and supplied with a custom chassis option, from what I have read. But I had a plan.

It's a 1980 with a 4 speed. Step one. Body, or what's left, off. 8 bolts, pretty easy. Well, yea sure, there was a lot of preparation. Remove the interior, steering column, brake booster, linkages, wires, etc. Luckily the windshield was good. So, I carefully removed that since I needed a good one for my '81 Vette.

Step two, get out the sawsall.

NICE!

I got lucky that the rockers on the body drop over the frame rails like it was made for it. There is a bit of difference with the wheelbase, but I will compensate somehow. As you can see, my intention to use the firewall/floor pan, makes it a bit easier.