1959 356A S/R coupe project chassis # 108625

[roy mawbey]

Great Justin, a nice place to be in after doing all that work!!!

Roy

[JTR70]

Rearward wall and ID panel loose ends:
Tube end fused to the wall as originally found. Extra care was taken to make sure this opening was as soft, smooth and blunt as possible as not to cut into or chafe the eventual wiring harness that will exit from it. Right now was definitely the time to address this before the rest of the battery box goes in.
Heading up both sides of the ID panel next to plug weld the old spot welds and finish out these leading edge corners.
Corner and leading edge fused with a gas weld as originally.
Then onto the right side. All that was left was the plug welds.
Welding duties all but completed on these two panels. Just have grind finish that long seam weld at the back where it was cut free and the plug weld heads along the sides. Then the new floor and front closing wall go in for good. Getting close.

Thanks for looking!

Justin

[JTR70]

Tow hook install complete:
Eventually got all the bolts replaced with a rivet.
Profile fit mimics Roy's original example as best as I could hope for. The key is bowing and resetting that forward mount flange. Being my first tow hook I was on the learning curve but I'll know exactly what to do for the next one
Got a pretty good domed finish on this side but I did slip off the rivet from time to time so not perfect but fully formed and snuggly synched down. This new floor and closing wall are now ready to mount in.
As tempting as adding another new piece is it is much easier and more accessible to finish all the welding and finishing duties on the ID panel and vertical wall first. It all has to be done at some point and I'm all for making the experience as pleasant as possible when I can.
Prepping the forward wiring harness conduit for a seam weld all around the lip as originally done.

[JTR70]

I hear you Roy, just like the jack spurs nobody really uses those either but like the spurs I wanted this accessory to both look right and be functional if ever called upon. Thanks again for your help on this! Justin

[roy mawbey]

It will look perfect Justin and will work perfectly too I think. In the 54 years in my ownership only ever used the tow hook once. It got the car home for me !

Roy