Today marks the day that the body will begin to be welded back together!
The first step will be to re-attach the halves at all of the braces and cross members. Bracing will be added to the underside, effectively creating a ladder frame out of the Vanagon unibody frame. Once that is completed, I will begin to skin it with sheet metal to fill in the massive 12" gap left behind by widening the body.
To refresh everyone's memories, this is where we left off a couple of months ago while the body was mocked up on the frame.
This (expert ? ) rendering is the basic vision for the end design of the platform. Look!! Something not scratched onto a napkin!!
I really appreciate the encouragement as I plunge further down the rabbit hole. The plan is to have the vehicle usable by spring.
Progress pics to follow. Let the sparks fly!