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  1. #1
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    Chapter 17 - The Marriage

    All,
    Brian (nolastyankee) here, logged in as my Dad since I am totally out of space for new pictures! But finally, after much anticipation, I am proud to announce the marriage of the body and chassis of the Spence car.

    Last weekend in the cold Arkansas air we gathered nearly the entire neighborhood for the lifting party. Since our body has been on-and-off no less than 5 times, some friends had experience and knew the drill while we broke in a few newbies. In all it went pretty quickly...We were surprised that our undercoating caused the body to hang up in the chassis around the fuel tank, but other than that surprise the ceremony went very well.

    It's been a long while since I have seen the car together and I had forgotten just how COOL this thing is! I had also forgotten just how little and low it was since I was so used to seeing it at eye level in the garage.

    So now we are on to wiring...The normal harness plus the 100 or 150 extra connections that will drive the EFI system and transmission. Our next step is a "starting party" when we fire the motor. It's damn cold in the garage this weekend, but I am anxious to keep going so that this little beauty can sound as good as it looks!

    Here are some shots of the car as it sits today along with the body-on event. We put on one sidepipe just to see how good it would look. No disappointments! There is also a shot of our reworked pedal assemblies with the AC pads and modified pedal lengths.

    Enjoy!
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  2. #2
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    Brian, congrats to you and your dad. Looks awesome. Love the front-on picture with the tribars and the fuel system.. WOW. When we put mine on we hung up also, on the lower lip of the oil cooler opening on the body. We lifted the body over the chassis since it was behind the chassis in the garage.

    Amazing how the epoxy floor forces one to keep it clean. We mop ours every 3 months!! Like yours it still kooks great!

    You are in the home stretch!!

    Ralph
    Last edited by ralphscott; February 3rd, 2007 at 11:47 AM.

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    Brian your car is looking great, I really like the paint scheme. I hope you finish in time for Homecoming so everyone can see it.

    Alan

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    Looks really good Brian. What computer did you decide to use for the FI?
    Also, it looks like your color of VM blue looks just like the Porsche Midnight Blue that is on my car.
    Can't wait to see this one in person. When do you expect to finish?

    Justin

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    Beautiful!!!!

    Very nice work.

    Great father and son project neither of you will ever forget.

    Congratulations.
    Brent
    "Build em' light and wind em' tight!"
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    Wink Lookin Good

    Brian,

    The Fun Meter is headed toward Redline, just think you will be driving that machine in 2007!!

    Sometimes, good things take awhile to develope.
    Rick
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    Looks Great Brian!

    It is all downhill from now.
    Tony
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    Man is that looking GREAT!
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    Awesome Brian! Looks like the prep work on the body prior to the paint is spectacular
    Paul

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