Project Quandry

[deeddude]

So the core supports are in the same postion. Hmm.That's even easier. Could you do this without welding? Maybe you could leave about an inch of material on the frame that you could heat, bend up to make a flange, and then cut some holes for the mounts? Even if you cut to much off you could use the shims from the donor car to move the bumper out. I think their 1/8" thick.

I love both of those body styles, but I allways liked the malibu just a little bit more. Keep the updates coming. Good Luck.

[twfurst]

I hadn't even considered that option. I will have to take a look tonight when I get home. I don't have a torch to generate the heat, but what I was thinking too was that rather that weld a cutoff portion back on, simply create a flange out of angle stock and weld that on in the correct position to locate the absorber. We'll see.

[twfurst]

Got some actual work done yesterday. Was a good day for it, nothing but rain. I got the body up off the frame and on stands. It's not high enough to roll the frame out from under it yet, but only a couple more inches.




Here are a few pics showing the cancer on the rear of the frame.







Probably won't get too much done again until maybe Thursday. Wife wants to go to the Brooklyn Fair today, bowling tonight and school starts tomorrow. We'll see.

[twfurst]

Got a lot done yesterday. We got the body up high enough to get the frame out. Had to take the rear tires off and drag it on the shock mounts. Will take pics tomorrow after I get home from work (yeah, work on what is supposed to be a three day weekend).

Hope to get the good frame under the body between Sunday and Monday, we'll see if it happens.

[twfurst]

Well, I haven't gotten any pics taken yet. But I have made some progress again. The good frame is under the car and hope to have it bolted down before the end of tomorrow. Nice having use of the other half of the garage again.

[Jim Nilsen]

Well, I haven't gotten any pics taken yet. But I have made some progress again. The good frame is under the car and hope to have it bolted down before the end of tomorrow. Nice having use of the other half of the garage again.

That brings back memories for me, the extra space just opens up and then........... you have no more room again than you had before,lol.

it's a good feeling isn't it.

[twfurst]

Haven't posted in a while. Been home sick all week, so I wandered out to the garage and took some pics.








So you can see that the body is now on its new frame. Was not as bad as I thought it would be. Have some work to do still, not all the body mounts are in. Driver's front needs some shims, and I think I need to get some longer bolts for the other mounts.

Brought the 383 to my garage from my mother's too. So I have plenty to do. Hope to get the front bumper mounts welded back on this weekend.