Since that 1993 SMPV popped up for sale, I figured that I would give y'all an update on my 85 SMPV. The car hasn't made much progress since the Summer, but we now have a plan to move it forward. Two body-guys have looked it over closely and measured it. The car is bent up pretty badly. The passenger shock tower needs to be pulled, and the apron fixed. But the cowl also has an arch to it from being hit, and the front pillar where the door is hinged is also outa whack. So the car will be farmed out to another body shop to straighten the frame. That should happen in January, and then it will go back to shop #1 to have the new apron installed and the engine compartment painted. Then the body (about 90% done) will be blocked, primed, and painted.
I have a line on an 85 GT that I need to have shipped here
, and it will be used as a donor car for its drivetrain and harnesses. Once I have that installed I will turn my attention to the interior. It will not be ready by the 50th, but it will be looking like a car again by then.
