SM: New body

17 May 2004 | Body work, SM

My father found a body in France that’s almost “naked”. This one is in pretty good original condition but needs steel metal work anyway. Here are some pictures of this body. It’s not rust free but it seems that there is no major damage.

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She’s not completely naked, there are still some interesting parts

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The gray base color is still visible, it’s not the case anymore on mine

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Front suspension cylinders and steering rack are still there, it could be very useful

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Steel sheet pieces are original, no ugly repair has been done

I also have a local solution: I’m waiting to be able to see another body for sale and this one is near Montreal, which is obviously a big advantage.

So I get rid of the body I just finished to disassemble, it will free some space in my garage to work on the engine for example. I’m not happy to know that this body will be used to make cans but a colossal budget would have been necessary to restore it correctly. I published an ad on my local club’s website to propose giving this body for free but nobody has been crazy enough to try saving it.

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Nobody wants it so I call a towing/recycling company to get rid of it

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I wanted to keep the rear fenders, but there are very hard to disassemble (they are welded)