LQ4 into a 3rd Gen/1972 Nova by frojoe

By diyauto
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2 minute(s) of a 891 minute read

7-11-2009

Small update today.

FULLY seam welded the subframe... phewf that was a lot of work, but feels great knowing that it should improve the stiffness/safety at least a little bit.

The driver's side front body mount was a little pitted, but still had good thickness so I decided not to replace it, but I did weld an 1/8" plate on the bottom side to help reinforce it, just in case...

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Metalwork is fun!! OK the welds might not be perfect, but this will sure as hell be strong...

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...especially when compared to what it looked like an hour earlier...

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A little grinding and it's allllll good...

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And a little paint and no one's the wiser. PS.. I'm pretty proud of the job I did considering it was my very first time for doing some rust repair/serious metal work...

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Comments

Wow thanks for sharing!

Posted by Diggymart on 3/3/19 @ 12:40:25 AM

Slick ride!

Posted by diyauto on 6/27/16 @ 7:51:32 PM