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    1. #1
      Join Date
      Aug 2004
      Location
      Clovis, Ca
      Posts
      109

      Rear Suspension ready to final weld

      I finally have my rear suspension on my 69 camaro ready to final weld.

      The previous owner of the car cut the wheel wells, trunk pan, and center hump between the wheel wells up with a cutting torch to try to tub the car. I have had to replace every thing from the seam behind the rear seat to the rear of the car.

      I was going to build a 3 link but was not real confident on the crossmember construction so I fell back on my original plan, a 4 bar patterned after the suspension in the Mule.

      Dave



    2. #2
      Join Date
      Nov 2003
      Location
      Paradise, Ca
      Posts
      1,411
      You're going to hate yourself for not grinding the paint and rust off the floor where you're going to weld the upper link mounts!
      -Matt

      Welders: The only people that think a co-worker catching on fire is funny.

    3. #3
      Join Date
      Aug 2004
      Location
      Clovis, Ca
      Posts
      109
      Actually I have cleaned up the whole area, that picture was taken when I was checking the fit.

      The real bear is getting all the galvinized coating off the frames and substructures to get a clean weld. One little area of that stuff and what a mess when you try to weld.

    4. #4
      Join Date
      Nov 2003
      Location
      Paradise, Ca
      Posts
      1,411
      Good man!

      Yeah, galvy sucks. It IS weldable though, just ugly. Or should that be "weldthroughable"?

      I didn't know OEM cars had any galvy on them.
      -Matt

      Welders: The only people that think a co-worker catching on fire is funny.

    5. #5
      Join Date
      Mar 2003
      Location
      Fallston, MD
      Posts
      564
      As far as I know all camaros had galvanized rockers and rear frame rails ant least that the way my car is.

      Brian

    6. #6
      Join Date
      Jun 2002
      Location
      Long Island, NY
      Posts
      11,320
      Country Flag: United States
      Hey Dave, Looks like a killer suspension setup you got there. Keep us updated!

      for the galvy question, my '96 Tahoe has all galvinized sheet metal.





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