"Swoosh" 79 Monte Carlo Project LS3 + T56

[CruizinKev]

back to work again. today I started scratching all that underbody protection stuff off they put on here in Germany. It helps against rust in winter with all that salt and stuff on streets..



I love it





took me the whole day to do that sh*t omg and still not finished with that sh*tty underbody protection cr*p. friggin hard chewy stuff! anyways hopefully I can bring the frame next week to the sandblaster where I'll blast that thing..

[Eggy44]

I had to deal with that same stuff on my malibu. Its a pain and I wouldn't want to do that again. took me about 10 hours just to get the front clip where i wanted to be.

What I did towards the end is to take like engine degreaser and spray it on the undercoating stuff then let it sit for about 15 min or so then go back and scrape it off. It comes off a little easier then when it was dry

[CruizinKev]

yeah when sun was hot shining today it softens a bit and kinda easier to do. next time I'll try with a heat gun.

[CruizinKev]

so yesterday I scraped off the rest of the undercoating stuff and found some ugly stuff:






One of the pre owners did some "repairs" and covered with bondo and undercoating. well I think I have to replace that section.

Already found a good site for replacements:

http://www3.sympatico.ca/conradlozier/

Fortunately the rest of the frame is good and only needs to be boxed and some rewelding of the factory welds.

Anyways I'll sandblast the frame this week, finally! Next weekend I'll test fit my rear wheels (18x9.5 with 295/35) and will see how much work need to do on notching rear frame section.

[sebtarta]

Kev the work looks great. I spent the weekend grinding down my friends 80's Malibu frame. That undercoat is horrible.

[jackfrost]

it's like deja vu.

keep at it.

[CruizinKev]

thx guys! today we brought frame to the sandblaster's shop. I'll blast that thing tomorrow!

[CruizinKev]

today I sandblasted the frame! was the first time doing this.. man its just awesome but very dirty work! did it outside in the sun.... love it how all the old rust and all that other cr@p goes away! will bring it to my friends' place tomorrow so he/we can start to (re)weld and box the frame. but still need to get the new rear frame rails I posted before... already got me some POR15 & chassis black coat on the way

[85GPLEf41]

Glad your getting work done! I can't wait till it's done do you plan on boxing the frame and adding the control arm braces? What are your plan's for it?

[John Wright]

I love the freshly blasted surfaces to work off of.....welds so much better without having to grind all of the old crap off first.

[mc84_zz4]

Great to see some progress! soon you'll be bolting on CLEAN parts on to a CLEAN frame... fun fun!

[sebtarta]

I call BS! No pictures to prove it

I bet it looks new again, but cannot tell as I see no pictures

[CruizinKev]

thx guys! yeah I know no pics for now. I didn't want to pull out my camera because I was full with sand and dust, didn't want to mess up the cam. but I'll post some pics very soon of the frame

yeah I'll box the frame and also already got the TNTraceshop control arm & frame braces laying here.



I also got UMI Performance lower tubular a-arms & SC&C Stage 2 Kit uppers with Howe taller balljoints



UMI swaybar kit, UMI rear lowers & adjustable upper arms



UMI control arm / frame braces (but I have black colored), OPGI 2" lowering springs front & rear



bilsteins, energy suspension body bushings and new body bolts



Also looking to get SC&C's frame brace:

[sebtarta]

That looks awesome! it will look perfect Kev, cannot wait till its done.

[Tony_SS]

Sounds like a great suspension setup!

[Eggy44]

Sounds perfect for that car!! btw whats the part number on those springs?

[CruizinKev]

thx guys

btw whats the part number on those springs?

#L201308 (Low-Profile Springs, front 2", Monte Carlo V8 1979)
#L201312 (Low-Profile Springs, rear 2", Monte Carlo V8 1979)

[FirstGenZq8]

yeah I'll box the frame and also already got the TNTraceshop control arm & frame braces laying here.

could you tell me more about these parts? where do they install at exactly? lookin' real good!

[Motown 454]

Wow thats some sweet looking parts.

[sebtarta]

could you tell me more about these parts? where do they install at exactly? lookin' real good!

They reinforce the U & L rear control arm points. more info here http://www.tntraceshop.com/g-body_braces.html