Getting ready for final body fitting

After the relative success of getting the engine running I thought it would be a good idea to do another test fit of the body. Bear in mind up to now I've not had the body on with the engine in situ. I also had a nagging doubt that the bonnet would close over the air cleaner.

So ripped out all the temporary wiring that took me so long to work out, removed the side pipes (which took a bit of persuasion) and enlisted the neighbors to help me and my mate, Bill Holden, to lift the body on. This turned out a bit trickier with the motor in and the technique seems to be slightly higher at the back to ease the footwells past the exhaust manifolds.

And here it is:

header tank mounted too high - adjusted the support rails to drop below the bonnet line

Couldn't resist fitting the headlamps.

All bolted down so next job is to start cutting the holes for the side exhaust.