{"id":8745,"date":"2014-05-06T22:44:43","date_gmt":"2014-05-07T02:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/?p=8745"},"modified":"2014-05-06T22:44:43","modified_gmt":"2014-05-07T02:44:43","slug":"ec1001-replica-donor-dissection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monocoque-metalworks.com\/main\/2014\/05\/ec1001-replica-donor-dissection\/","title":{"rendered":"EC1001 Replica – Donor Dissection"},"content":{"rendered":"

Step 1 for our part of this project was to locate a suitable donor for the internal shell to be built from. At first, we were going to use a 1962 Coupe shell that we picked up in Michigan in 2012. This shell had an excellent roof, but had its rear wings and a portion of the tail cut off, with the usual rust in the floors, etc. This was the plan for about a year, until we ended up with a better shell for this purpose…<\/p>\n

Another customer we are working with brought in their shell for restoration, but we ended up finding them a better shell to start with, Their car was a “restored” 1965 FHC purchased on eBay a few years ago. DON’T DO THAT – you’re about to see why… In the end, this 1965 shell ended up being a better choice for this project.<\/p>\n

Recently, we dissected this shell and sent it over to John to be blasted. I doubt you’ve ever seen an E-Type dissected quite this far!<\/p>\n