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.