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    1. 06-06-2013 #21
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      Very nice looking work.

      Do the body bushing sit on the Rockers or the floor pan? Just wondering if a full sized floor replacement can be installed while still on the frame?

      You guys are just on the other side of Chicago. I might need to see what just a trunk and floor replacement would cost.

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    3. 06-08-2013 #22
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      Thanks!

      You will have to pull the body off, there wouldn't be enough room to do the work with the frame in the way anyways..
      Plus you will either want to paint or bed line or spray something on the undercarriage for corrosion protection. The frame would also be in the way for this.

      Chances are if the floor is bad, the inner wheel wells will need replaced or work, along with the quarters.

      Maybe send a PM, we could tackle the metal work for you.. I could probably figure something out fairly accurate based on the time it took to do the work on this one.

      Hoping to keep on this one a little bit longer yet but I also need to focus on the Impala..
      We may strip down the doors, fenders, hood and trunk before moving on though.. I would like to know what we have to work with.
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      Made a bit of progress since my last post on this one..
      Here's a few pics.. Really glad to have gotten this one to this point.









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      Moving forward again!!

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      The great thing about a car that big is that you don't need a spare tire. The trunk is big enough to carry around a civic.
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      Quote Originally Posted by Damn True View Post
      The great thing about a car that big is that you don't need a spare tire. The trunk is big enough to carry around a civic.
      LMAO!!! You got that right..
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      she may be a big car but it has awesome body lines I like it great job so far keep the pictures coming
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      What did you do to get those two door gaps looking better?
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      Quote Originally Posted by rohrt View Post
      What did you do to get those two door gaps looking better?
      A bunch of different things, Had to trim off some of the bottom of the door, re weld and grind, a few spots I had to add metal, weld and grind..
      I always do this type of work with the tig welder, it leaves a much better finished product.
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      Quote Originally Posted by Auto Rod Technologies View Post
      A bunch of different things, Had to trim off some of the bottom of the door, re weld and grind, a few spots I had to add metal, weld and grind..
      I always do this type of work with the tig welder, it leaves a much better finished product.

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      Looks good, thanks for keeping it Pontiac powered!

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      Quote Originally Posted by rohrt View Post
      This forum need a thanks button
      LMAO.. Not sure about that, but you are welcome.. I did a Impala that's on my Facebook that has more pictures showing what we normally do, the Impala needed a lot more work to get the lines right so it's a good place to look.

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      Looks good, thanks for keeping it Pontiac powered!
      I like to do upgrades and Love the LS type motors but I like to keep it in the same brand, Pontiac did have a LS motor but for this one I like the original motor. He's not going radical enough to make me think otherwise.
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      Looking good Chad.
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      Quote Originally Posted by Windycity1 View Post
      Looking good Chad.
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      Putting in some hours again on this car.. Making good headway.







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      Pictures of the bottom side of the car, and some pics of the powder coated frame with stainless exhaust, fuel and brake lines.










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      oh man, you certainly do good work. reminds me of why i avoid buying cars from the salt belt... the labor involved goes through the roof if you're paying for it...
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      Quote Originally Posted by lucky13firebird View Post
      oh man, you certainly do good work. reminds me of why i avoid buying cars from the salt belt... the labor involved goes through the roof if you're paying for it...

      Thanks for the comment!! And yea you can get a lot of time wrapped up into building a car like this. But It sure beats the other options. We seem to do a lot of restorations or big projects that a lot of shops would shy away from because of all of the labor involved. There is no quick way to do a restoration, but I hate to see old cars get abandoned or scrapped..

      One of the worst ones we have restored was a 37 packard, that car was REALLY rough and nothing is really available for it.
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