She's a Hatchback

We can obviously see that, like my first car, this thing is a hatchback. Unlike the Dodge Daytona though, this is made of wood. Below, we have the progress on the frame that began a couple days ago and ended today.



This is the standard frame, with six ribs.





This is the augmented frame, with double ribs installed alongside four existing ones. Built for Strength©





This is the completed frame, except for a few bits that will frame in the taillights



In the center, lower area of the hatch frame, you can see boards that will hang the license plate light and door latch/handle (upper and lower boards, respectively). We doubled up today. Tara worked on puttying seams and countersunk screws on the body and began some finishing sanding. That's her below.





For maximum difficulty, we're assembling the teardrop while it hangs off a wall while and we defy gravity



To finish this up, I need to grab some taillights and fabricate the frames for them, and then I'll skin this thing up.

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