Rust damage has been repaired, including reinforcement of the panhard rod mount and patches in the doors. Nearly all the sheet metal parts are ready for primer and finish sanding. Leaf spring mount (before and after) Panhard rod mount (before and after) See also Post-blast body assessment. Door repairs Bonnet......
Most of the body shell metal work is complete, and the entire exterior has been painted with a sandable primer. The primer makes it easier to work out small imperfections. The right front of the shell had the most damage, quite obvious after blasting. Now the sheet metal is smoothed......
See also Body work, part 1 and Post-blast body assessment. As described in this post, the panhard rod brace will be strengthened following the advice of a 1963 Jaguar service bulletin. A triangular piece, fabricated to fit the wedge-shaped above the circular mount, will be welded in along the frame......
With the front suspension out of the body shell, we attached the body dolly on the bumper side of the suspension mount using the same four mounting holes (bolts pass through the 2.5 x 2.5″ cross bar). The front dolly has swivel castors to enable easy maneuvering of the body......
With the rear axle and suspension removed from the body shell, the rear body dolly must exactly match the existing leaf spring mounting holes. We started at the center line and measured the distance to each rear outside hole: 39.875″ from hole to hole, and 19.937″ from the center line......
Dollies are used to move around body shells without suspensions. Commercial “one-size-fits-all” dollies are not optimized for the Jaguar type of chassis. Lin Rose developed a simple but elegant solution with caster wheels and square steel tubing, and we’ll follow his custom design. A larger front wheel will help adjust......
