got my floor boards painted , and the frame with P O R
i plan to view the weather forcast before a drive !
i was goig to install my new gas tank and straps...................straps wont fit , to short &??*?*&*&(&*)*(*&*?&%?$//
i also put in a full quarter on the drivers side , i found a couple of pin holes just arroud the wheel opening ........going all the way to make this thing rust free !!
-- Edited by since 1983 on Sunday 7th of October 2012 08:03:10 PM
-- Edited by since 1983 on Sunday 7th of October 2012 08:07:12 PM
there is 2 words to make it easy .....................frame off!
Lefty here is a pic of the strap in question , note the bend on the right side where you see a carriage bolt
when i put the tank under the car , this bend on the strap should go behind the tank ( where the bottom curves to the rear side of the tank )
when i tried to get it in ,the head of my carriage bolt was about 3 inches from the slot under the trunk pan ( the nut was at the far end of the thread )
i have the impression i have the wrong strap , i dont think it should be this hard to getit in ????it seems so short ???
-- Edited by since 1983 on Sunday 7th of October 2012 09:58:50 PM
i noticed there was 2 slots in the trunk pan , i put the bent end of the strap in the 2 nd hole like the picture in the G M chassis shop manual
if i put in the 1 st hole ( closer to the rear of the car ) i will gain some loose , but i want to have it where it goes !
well i will just get longer bolts , or dig some out of the bins
-- Edited by since 1983 on Sunday 7th of October 2012 11:32:40 PM
4SPEED427 said
Oct 8, 2012
Well I'd say that's coming along pretty nice!
Captain Beaumont said
Oct 8, 2012
That looks awsome, good job
since 1983 said
Oct 8, 2012
SLOW , BUT NICE !!! MOTOR IS READY AND IS GOING IN THIS WINTER
SORRY GUYS I POSTED IN THE ACADIAN SECTION , TO EXCITED I GUESS!!!
THE CAR IS AN ACADIAN AFTER ALL BUT A BIT BIGGER!
4SPEED427 said
Oct 8, 2012
since 1983 wrote:
SORRY GUYS I POSTED IN THE ACADIAN SECTION , TO EXCITED I GUESS!!!
THE CAR IS AN ACADIAN AFTER ALL BUT A BIT BIGGER!
Just fixed that a minute ago!
since 1983 said
Oct 8, 2012
there we go , thanks Carl , every thing is in place , just want to let you know , those floor pans are not acadian floor pans lolll
kelico said
Oct 8, 2012
looks fantastic!!
Lefty said
Oct 8, 2012
looks great, i know the stainless straps i got were short as well. i just made some longer bolts and it went in perfect.. straps seemed to pull in when tightened.
Steve C said
Oct 8, 2012
Looks great. I get a kick out of how easy a job like that looks. Only someone that's done it knows how much time and effort is involved.
Islander said
Oct 8, 2012
Justly proud, those floors look great. That is going to be a nice car when you are done!
Lefty said
Oct 8, 2012
thats was what my new ones (stainless) were like so i just went to Home Depot and got a longer bolt. worked fine and after i go it tight i cut the carriage bolts shorter and put self locking nuts on them..
4SPEED427 said
Oct 8, 2012
Lefty wrote:
thats was what my new ones (stainless) were like so i just went to Home Depot and got a longer bolt. worked fine and after i go it tight i cut the carriage bolts shorter and put self locking nuts on them..
I had to do the same thing on my Acadian as well as one other one I worked on. Just needed more thread to get it started, once it tightened down it fit perfect.
since 1983 said
Oct 8, 2012
here is a clue ....................the top of the car did not need any work !!
ABOUT THOSE SRAPS i noticed there is two slots in the trunk pan ( front of the tank ) , is it possible that the straps could go in the first one ???
i checked in my shop manual and it seems to go in the second one ( closer to the diff ) , i want the strap in the orig position .
JJ said
Oct 8, 2012
Nice work Look awesome
bigals69 said
Nov 25, 2012
Looks real good, nice shine :)
MorePower said
Nov 25, 2012
great job. Gona be sweeet ride when your done
since 1983 said
Nov 25, 2012
Nailhead wrote:
since 1983 wrote:
i noticed there was 2 slots in the trunk pan , i put the bent end of the strap in the 2 nd hole like the picture in the G M chassis shop manual
if i put in the 1 st hole ( closer to the rear of the car ) i will gain some loose , but i want to have it where it goes !
well i will just get longer bolts , or dig some out of the bins
-- Edited by since 1983 on Sunday 7th of October 2012 11:32:40 PM
.........just last august I put a new stainless tank and straps in my 58. The strap goes in the slot closer to the diff and the comes out the second slot, kinda acts as a lock sitting that way. Yeah it seemed short too but once you catch the threads it tightens up OK.
i guess that confirms..........even if they are two differents cars of a different era , the lock idea for that strap has some sens BUT IN YOUR 2 ND PICTURE A SEE A HOLE CLOSER TO THE DIFF ANS THE STRAP IN IN THE LOWER ONE ??????
thanks Nailhead !!!!
-- Edited by since 1983 on Sunday 25th of November 2012 12:38:16 PM
beaucarlo said
Nov 25, 2012
looks spectacular.........but I don't think you'll use the snowtire.......collector item !.....lol
since 1983 said
Nov 25, 2012
snow tires ........................what are those !!!!!!! i^plan to move to southern California ( lollll )
gparis7 said
Nov 26, 2012
Good progress there.
since 1983 said
Apr 27, 2013
here i have a couple more pics , engine compartment , engine is going in in the next month , and the car should be road worthy to try that rebuilt 283
-- Edited by Carl Stevenson on Saturday 27th of April 2013 10:21:57 PM
got my floor boards painted , and the frame with P O R
i plan to view the weather forcast before a drive !
i was goig to install my new gas tank and straps...................straps wont fit , to short &??*?*&*&(&*)*(*&*?&%?$//
i also put in a full quarter on the drivers side , i found a couple of pin holes just arroud the wheel opening ........going all the way to make this thing rust free !!
-- Edited by since 1983 on Sunday 7th of October 2012 08:03:10 PM
-- Edited by since 1983 on Sunday 7th of October 2012 08:07:12 PM
there is 2 words to make it easy .....................frame off!
Lefty here is a pic of the strap in question , note the bend on the right side where you see a carriage bolt
when i put the tank under the car , this bend on the strap should go behind the tank ( where the bottom curves to the rear side of the tank )
when i tried to get it in ,the head of my carriage bolt was about 3 inches from the slot under the trunk pan ( the nut was at the far end of the thread )
i have the impression i have the wrong strap , i dont think it should be this hard to getit in ????it seems so short ???
-- Edited by since 1983 on Sunday 7th of October 2012 09:58:50 PM
i noticed there was 2 slots in the trunk pan , i put the bent end of the strap in the 2 nd hole like the picture in the G M chassis shop manual
if i put in the 1 st hole ( closer to the rear of the car ) i will gain some loose , but i want to have it where it goes !
well i will just get longer bolts , or dig some out of the bins
-- Edited by since 1983 on Sunday 7th of October 2012 11:32:40 PM
That looks awsome, good job
SORRY GUYS I POSTED IN THE ACADIAN SECTION , TO EXCITED I GUESS!!!
THE CAR IS AN ACADIAN AFTER ALL BUT A BIT BIGGER!
Just fixed that a minute ago!
looks great, i know the stainless straps i got were short as well.
i just made some longer bolts and it went in perfect..
straps seemed to pull in when tightened.
Looks great. I get a kick out of how easy a job like that looks. Only someone that's done it knows how much time and effort is involved.
Justly proud, those floors look great. That is going to be a nice car when you are done!
worked fine and after i go it tight i cut the carriage bolts shorter and put self locking nuts on them..
I had to do the same thing on my Acadian as well as one other one I worked on. Just needed more thread to get it started, once it tightened down it fit perfect.
ABOUT THOSE SRAPS i noticed there is two slots in the trunk pan ( front of the tank ) , is it possible that the straps could go in the first one ???
i checked in my shop manual and it seems to go in the second one ( closer to the diff ) , i want the strap in the orig position .
i guess that confirms..........even if they are two differents cars of a different era , the lock idea for that strap has some sens BUT IN YOUR 2 ND PICTURE A SEE A HOLE CLOSER TO THE DIFF ANS THE STRAP IN IN THE LOWER ONE ??????
thanks Nailhead !!!!
-- Edited by since 1983 on Sunday 25th of November 2012 12:38:16 PM
Good progress there.
here i have a couple more pics , engine compartment , engine is going in in the next month , and the car should be road worthy to try that rebuilt 283
-- Edited by Carl Stevenson on Saturday 27th of April 2013 10:21:57 PM
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Your's
-- Edited by Carl Stevenson on Saturday 27th of April 2013 11:14:02 PM