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12-29-2008
With all the bending and stretching of all this sheet metal,I was worried about fitting the glass and tail panel,but they were a perfect fit.
With all the different cars I've backhalved thru the years,it always amazed me how out of square the bodies get.I guess its just years of holeshots takes its toll on the sheetmetal.It was kind of nice starting with something you knew was straight and square.
You can kind of get an idea of truley how much bulge there is in that quarter panel,from the pic.Ron
12-30-2008
Don't sweat it Preston,we all have to come to a happy medium.I did a car a couple years ago,that I built the rear frame for, X'ed the corners, knew it was square.When I tried to install it in the car,the tire hit on the one side and was 2" in on the other.When I measured the car using string and tape measures,it was like 3" out of square,and didn't have any evidence of being wrecked. That is why I was so suprised as to how straight and square this body fit on this frame.
I also bought a new subframe for my Camaro from a manufacture that will remain nameless.Couldn't get to bolt in the car{thought the car was tweeked}When I got the tape measure out and X'ed the corners on the subframe, it was 1.75" out of square.The frame was never shipped went right from they're shop into my truck,so it didn't get bent it shipment.
It was then that I desided that I could build it better then that.There are some quality manufactures out there though,that build some really nice parts.It pays to do your homework.Ron
1-7-2009
Had to pull the belly pan and tail panel off one last time before final welding.Didn't think about the fact that with the belly pan installed and the cars low ride height,it would make it near to impossible to strap the car down on the trailer.So I had to fab some brackets that attach to the frame.The car won't run any bumpers.so it will have tow strap loops in place of the bumper brackets.Should be nice to strap down,I won't even have to crawl under the car.I will do the same in the front.Ron
Comments
Amazing job. Especially considering it started with a $400 car!
Posted by CCmyVW on 1/26/20 @ 4:36:17 PM
Great build thanks for sharing!
Posted by Diggymart on 10/16/18 @ 12:37:15 PM
Very awesome build , but $5,000 is an unrealistic amount . But maybe you know something I don’t lol. Going to be nice when done either way!
Posted by Manny6572 on 10/10/22 @ 6:56:42 PM