Hi Guys! With everything that has been going on over the past few years it has been a challenge to find time to work on R2 let alone keep this build thread updated. A little while ago a good friend had the thought that if he took R2 off my hands it would get done. So that's how it went.
In an effort to save time, rather than build a tube chassis he insisted we use a C5 Corvette donor chassis.
So.. once the chassis and body were married we fabricated engine and transaxle mounts behind the cab. With the powerplant installed the exhaust system could be routed and mocked up.
The body received numerous cosmetic changes including a front and rear fascia redesign, re-arching the rear quarter features and reconfiguring the door openings by moving the B Pillar rearward and lengthening the doors approximately 6".
Reinstalling the exterior sheet metal and locating all the components within the front storage and interior compartments.
Preparations being made to lift R2's LS1/G50 engine/transaxle back into place for the nth time to mock up cooling, power steering and HVAC lines.
Final metal finishing underway and addressing a few interior deails before R2 heads into bodywork and paint.
The candle is burning from both ends to get this project completed. Once the door glass tracks are set the doors will get skinned, installed and gapped. We'll be using the original skins that were made, but had to be extended by 6" due to the reconfiguration of the body.
Thanks for looking.
