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Late one at work so only managed a quick measure, this is where I am at
It looks remarkably like Tirtones cut....so I think I feel a bit more positive about it...needs to come back 40mm...probably can`t cut until the weekend.
Nick, it is identical to mine, and my car came out ok , so there is light at the end of the tunnel!!
Make up some little brackets to hold it all together, don't worry about screw holes as you can fill them after. Do the side and top separately as it is easier to align and you are working with smaller bits. It will look a bit like Frankenstein's monster to begin with while you are bonding it all together, but when you remove the brackets after a couple of days, and stand back, it will look ace!
Get yourself a flexible sander and velcro sandpaper and the filling will be a whole lot easier!
I really don`t know how you managed to do your build so quickly and managed to produce a cracking website.
Well the Tirtone cut has been made....unfortunately busy week and busy weekend so this is where I got to.
Ready to cut
Did I mention I had foamed it!
And here we are with the Tirtone cut
Think I will put some ally mesh bonded behind then bond and fill.....to be honest I was crapping myself doing the cut but nothing scary at all really, will post some pics when I have filled and rubed down
Looking good! Looks like you've crossed the Sammio owner milestone of making a major change to the car and realizing once you've done it that its actually quite liberating to be able to do whatever you want in the knowledge that you can sort it all out yourself
Oh Dear What happened!....I seem to have lost nearly 18 months!...I am ashamed to say that building the sammio developed a false sense that somehow I could perform miracles...so decided to remove and re-build a saab convertible engine...big mistake as it trapped the sammio at the back of the garage...now is the winter of my discontent....so back to the garage to go boldly forward (having scrapped the bloody saab!)
I started my Miglia in January this year with the intent of completing it to the same sort of schedule as my Sammio - ei about 5-6 months, and here I am in November and the body is not even on yet!
I got round to doing some wiring yesterday in the sunshine - albeit cold outside - and so I feel I made a little progress....
Spend the winter collecting all the remaining bits and do a tiny bit each weekend to keep your motivation! When the summer coms next year, you'll be ready - well that is my new plan anyway! ray2:
Well this is where I still am nearly 5 years later!!!!!!!! what bloody happened to that
Well I could tell you but :-
1. You would not believe me.
2. It would be a book 2" thick!
So for those that have forgotten.....I will call this Stage 2 of the build.
so only managed a quick measure, this is where I am at
, so there is light at the end of the tunnel!! 
ray2: 
