Hello men!!!! It's been awhile since I been around.. Hope everyone is still healthy.
WELL..... I had to go back to square one with the car...... I was having a hell of a time trying to get the trunk pan square with the frame and
front pan... It was NOT happening.
I pulled the body again and this time I actually took it to my buddies place to check the frame. We had to pull the drivers rail forward 1"
...and pull both rails 3/4" to the drivers side. After 3 hours we got the frame square to 1/32" which is close enough for me!
When I got it back home...both the front pan and trunk pan fell into place! Now it was on to fixing the passanger fresh air box and toe kick pan.
here are some before and after pics.
I stopped short of welding in the new rocker panel. The floor,reinforcement plate, inner air box wall, and rocker panel all get sandwiched and welded together at this point. I weld just enough , and screwed the rest in place so I can make final adjustments to the rocker panel when I start fitting the quarter panel.
So, now I moved to the back...I re installed the door and removed the passanger quarter panel , package tray, tail panel, and wheel housings.
I first had to repair the inner structure before I could continue on. Here is a pic of the rot I found under the quarter panel.
Here is my fix.. note I had to make the extension that connects the structure to the wheel house.
I then screwed the new package tray and a new tar extension in place, then fitted the wheel housings . The 2x4 pice of wood is there to supoort the rear until the support structure is tacked together. The next pic is the quarter panel in place after the 10th time being put on and taken off.
the door gaps are about .280 now. I know I can close them up some.. but I think the quarter panel is close to being home!
Yes... I will be re skinning the doors..The frames are good, the skins are gone. I installed new hinge bushings before I re-hung the door. Alesia and I have purchased all the replacement panels and then some!! My barn is a complete disaster with saving all the old metal and having all the new metal still in boxes piled up all over in the barn...Not to mention there are now 5 SBC engines (some with trannies) in there somewhere too!
Well... That's about it for now... I will try and keep up posting.