33 Coupe Body 37        2/29/04

What a cool looking sunrise it was the other day. I just had to take a shot of it and share it with everyone. This was taken from my patio in the backyard. 
 

 

 
Now this one was even cooler as a storm was rolling in. This was taken on the day after the top one, and was from the same spot. It seems fitting because it was the calm before the storm. Read on...
 

 

 

I called the wheel company back to ask them a question before they started building my wheels. What I wanted to know was the inside diameter (I.D.) of the wheel because I had larger brakes on the rear of the car than the front. They told me that the size was 13 1/4" I.D. and I needed 13 3/4", so I had to put the wheels on hold for now because they wouldn't fit. I ended up calling a new company to find out if they offered anything that would fit. The new company said that they thought they had something that would work and they were going to send one out so I could try it. Now this wheel won't be finished (still needs polishing) but that didn't matter because all I wanted to find out was if it would bolt up and clear my brakes. All I would have to end up paying for was shipping after trying it and then sending it back, so that was cool. The next day I received an invoice from the first company charging my credit card half the amount so I called them back to tell them to cancel my order. They told me that the invoice went out before they had a chance to hold it and while I was talking to them for awhile, he was going to do the same thing as the new company. They to were going to send me out an unfinished wheel so now I have both company's sending out some trial-fit wheels. It's nice to know that there're still some company's that want to work with you. All I would have to pay for is shipping again which is no-big-deal at this point. I'll let you know what happens in about a week or so. 

On another bad note, after bolting on both rear fenders, I noticed something that was wrong....again! Can you see anything?
 

 

 
If not, then this should give you a better idea of what I'm talking about. The distance between the fenders and chassis aren't the same. I have no idea why this is but I'm pissed about it. I started measuring as many things as I could think of to see why this was but I still don't know. After I get the body off, I'm going to measure my chassis to see how square it is because this is the only thing that I can think of that would allow this to happen. The distance on the left side is about 1/8" and the right is 1 1/2". There is a chromed spreader bar that goes between the chassis at the end and I may not be putting it in. What I might do is cut the frame rails off right where they exit the bottom of the body. Then I would weld a piece on to box it back in and grind it smooth. The spot where the spreader bar bolts on is also where a rear bumper bracket would go but I'm not going to use front or rear bumpers so no problem there. Besides, if I did cut the frame, it wouldn't hurt the strength any so this is why I might wack the frame and do away with this unsightly mess. You would have to get on your back and then look up at the chassis to see this but I know it's still there. This way if anyone "does" look, it won't be so noticeable. All these problems can stop anytime now....sheesh!!!
 

 
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