Greetings all! Love the site, and all the ideas. I recently was parting out a 97 4dr Neon, and got the idea to cut it in two just forward of the rear doors & then fabricate a rounded nose with EMT & misc auto sheetmetal. Figure a false floor partway up the trunk, with the upper part then a smallish galley. Lots of MIG-welding, so not for all, I know... but work's been slow (self-employed bodyman).
I just got the front skinned in, so the body's "stiff" again... now lots of welds to grind & finish, and filler to apply to smooth things up before priming. THEN I can take it off the jig and try pulling it around behind my regular Neon and see how good the road manners are before trimming out the interior. Probably take it to the local CoOp and weigh it as well--I'm hoping it's 600-800 lbs, but not at all sure. One pic from a week ago:
'All for now... best wishes... comments welcome (hopefully),
Gary
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