Hey all I posted in the chassis tech forum here a bit ago. With a question. I should have posted here first. . .
Got some plans for the old girl this fall/winter. This whole deal starter with just doing body mounts to make it to the last cars show I usually attend for the season. So I started at it and found a body mount that rotted though down by the firewall. So I decided I wasn't going to go to the last show and lift it off the frame.
Time for it to get some updates I thought
-body mounts
-suspension bushings
-transmission (take the glide out and install a th400)
-power breaks
-disc break conversion
-clean the frame up and paint it
-take the racing stripes off going with the proper dimensions
I'll post pics as I go along. Feel free to ask questions/give opinions. Tell me I'm doing something dumb I'm open to it all.
-- Edited by farmer_dre on Thursday 22nd of September 2016 07:46:52 PM
I had them on the opposite side but these were only 4" wide and it was super unstable. I have 3 kids and I don't think they will go up to the garage bUT this was safer at the moment. It will be hopefully sitting on cribbing this weekend.
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'68 Beaumont Deluxe
In D-Shop having a heart transplant, 307 rolled a lobe off the cam
I got the frame a pressure washed and cleaned up last night. Gonna pull the motor tomorrow hopefully and start stripping the rest over the next little bit.
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
Hang tight im working on flippping them now. its all on the orientation on my phone when i take the picture and upload it. im at my PC now ill flip them
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'68 Beaumont Deluxe
In D-Shop having a heart transplant, 307 rolled a lobe off the cam
sorry for the size. as you can see its the Left side rear its just before the rear wheel. Im thinking ill have to cut this section out and have it replaced. I think ill sandblast the complete frame to find all other spots to fix them as im already this far.
I would be inclined to repair the frame if this were the only soft spot.
Here are the frame dimensions for a 70 GTO and a 70 Chevelle.
I suspect that these would be identical to the 68 frame.
Brace what is square and true. Makes templates of what is being replaced. Cut offending frame away weld in new and fish plate from the inside. Grind, blast and paint.
