The Wrenchette: A Girl Buils a Roadster

Travel for work has ramped up over the past couple of months, so I haven't been out in the garage to work on my car as much. This is why I like not being on a schedule and building when I can...I don't feel guilty for not being out there working on the car. I feel with all the other souces of stress in life, the build of the car shouldn't be one of them.

My husband was telling me that my car's rear-end was getting in the way in the garage, and I really should get it prepped to get it out of the way. (Yes, I realize how unique my situation is, most guys have their wives complaining about the car). First step was to get it prepped for paint.

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It was time to finally purchase a hoist, which will get used for a bunch of other projects. The rear-end was hung from the hoist in the front yard so that I could coat it in glossy black acrylic enamel to match the frame of the car.

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The paint didn't come out too bad!

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The next day after the paint was cured I removed the axles, installed the rear brake brackets, re-installed the axles, added oil, and sealed it up.

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Next I removed all of the aluminum panels. They are now in organized piles, stored up in the garage attic where they can't get stepped on or damaged.

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The car is officially naked.

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The F panels are the first to go on, so I drilled those and painted them a hammer grey. I left them to cure in the garage during the week, since this is how far I got in a weekend.

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In other news, my wheels and lower steering shaft arrived. They take up a lot of room, so right now the boxes are living in my living room. I could throw a nice cloth over the wheel boxes and use it as a coffee table next to the couch.

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Like a kid at Christmas, I couldn't resist opening one of the wheel boxes. I also unpacked my FFR box with the FFR badges inside. My plan is to purchase 4 additional FFR badges and attach them as decorative caps on the hubs. My husband is already planning on how to machine a backing plate (he loves doing such things).

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