Workday: 6, Days Since Delivery: 63
Big step accomplished today: the Datsun is in its position for the build!
We didn't really expect to get this far today, but it made sense to move the car for the progression of the shop organization.
Here's where we started the day:
We wanted to get the second big shelf built. It is part of the divider between the car work area and the fabrication area. First we cleared the area for the shelf next to the existing one.
We rolled out another slice of flooring, then hammered the shelf together.
These are my favorite shelves we've used. They look great. Having two up allowed us to get the 818 bodywork really out of the way, which cleared up a lot of space.
At this point, we had built almost all the storage items that Nik had, so it was time to go through and organize all the items on the ground. It's not my shop, and not my stuff, so I wasn't going to be at all helpful with this task. Given that and the fact that the Datsun was in the way of the next organization step, we decided to move it into place.
I could get started!
We rolled the Saab straight backwards out the roll-up door to make room for the Datsun to be pushed back and forward into its spot.
The Saab then moved right behind. Nik speculates that he will work on the Saab once the organization is done. He has a sweet pile of parts waiting to be installed.
With that, Nik started going through his stuff, and I set about taking "before" pictures. I love photos, so I don't waste any opportunity.
So without further ado, here are the (many) before pictures, officially starting the build!
With a little bit of time left, we decided to get out Nik's wireless car scales and get a before weight.
Unfortunately, one of the scales was not cooperating, so we couldn't get all four connected and running at the same time to get a weight.
We did some light troubleshooting, but with the time up for the night, we determined that we would start with troubleshooting next time. The other 3 are working fine, so if we can't get it figured out, we'll just jack the car up and down and move scales around to get all four corners.
The front row of toolboxes has already proved to be super handy. So much flat surface area! It will take a mighty effort to keep it that way during the project.
I guess next time I'll actually bust out some tools and get to work!
damen