Latest update. Body buck is complete and the body is now mounted and fitted onto the buck. I had a few requirements. For my buck, these being the following:
1)Design it so the complete body is stored assembled. This will help insure the body gaps stay uniform over time.
2)I also like really looking at the assembled body and feel it will be motivational just being able to see something close to the finished product in the garage.
3)Movable-rollable so I can store it over the chassis and keep the other two garage spots open for our regular cars. When I want to work on the SL-C I’ll move out one of the cars and roll the body into the empty bay.
4)Making it movable-rollable will also allow to bake the body outside in the sun to help cure any bodywork down the road.
This took me about 25+ hours to complete. I don’t Work fast. I like to screw a few things together and then stare at it for 5 minutes, check my phone, check gt40s, etc. then get back to work.
If I used heavier grade lumber it would have been quicker. But instead I used a technique of gluing and screwing lighter weight lumber together which comes out pretty strong and straight. I used this type of table to build a large model train set and also a table to house a fish tank filter system which is pretty heavy so figure it would work well. In Hindsite I proabably should have used 2x4’s. I reinforced the long rails with some plywood strips I had laying around. All in all I am happy with the result.
Also, RCR installed the plastic alignment pin housings and drilled the holes for the stainless steel alignment pins. This made it easier to mount the front and rear clams on the spyder and buck and get everything to fit well.
Lastly, the fit and finish of the body is really good. Assuming nothing weird happends to the fit of the body overtime I think it will all come together very well. So far so good....
Body buck video...
Body buck pics...
Some raw lumber...
Make the buck rails out of 4x1s and 2x1s
Install the legs and wheels. Use some plywood to mount the leg supports and add strength to the rails...
Lay the spyder and front clam on the buck. The front clam needed some cardboard under the nose since it sits on the splitter and is a bit higher than the sides of the spyder....
Added the supports for the spyder so the body rests on the supports and sides rests on the rails. This took a bit of fine tuning but not hard to do....
Added the rear clam and supports, the body looks and fits great....
Used four mounts at the back...
Body aligns really well...
Now I can get to work. Next up is the fuel tank and fuel pump install. Going with a stock GM PWM fuel pump installed in the tank so it will be a bit of work.