Pictures of my underside of the 69 stingway
10-23-2014, 05:04 PM
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You are catching the rust problem just in time!
(all of the small stamped metal parts were beyond repairing under my car when I bought it......it's a good thing there are reproduction parts available)
(all of the small stamped metal parts were beyond repairing under my car when I bought it......it's a good thing there are reproduction parts available)
10-23-2014, 05:09 PM
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10-23-2014, 05:12 PM
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Question by TommyLee618........Been sitting in the garage with power brake on and in first for 28 years. any idea on how to brake the emergency brake lose - getting it out
of first would be a bomus- im thanking that will be a bit more complicated but what do i know? not alot
of first would be a bomus- im thanking that will be a bit more complicated but what do i know? not alot
I posted your other question in this thread to help you get more answers.
10-23-2014, 05:15 PM
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Your man was right. EVERY metal SURFACE under your car is covered with rust. 
. Now to make sure that it is not so rusty on the inside the frame that the strength has been compromised.
Move along the frame rails with a hammer to get an idea how solid it sounds from end to end.
With luck, there is nothing there a wire wheel and time can't made look good again.
GL with your journey.
The kick panels are between the door and the firewall, under the dash. There is an air grill and maybe a speaker there. You have to remove the sill plates, the black and silver thing that holds the edge of the carpet down, and loosen the passenger and driver side dash panels to get the kick panels out. Behind the kick panels are the number 2 body mounts. In that well where the bolt is, a lot of loose rust usually indicates bird cage rust. That in turn leads to windshield frame rust.
. Now to make sure that it is not so rusty on the inside the frame that the strength has been compromised. Move along the frame rails with a hammer to get an idea how solid it sounds from end to end.
With luck, there is nothing there a wire wheel and time can't made look good again.
GL with your journey.
The kick panels are between the door and the firewall, under the dash. There is an air grill and maybe a speaker there. You have to remove the sill plates, the black and silver thing that holds the edge of the carpet down, and loosen the passenger and driver side dash panels to get the kick panels out. Behind the kick panels are the number 2 body mounts. In that well where the bolt is, a lot of loose rust usually indicates bird cage rust. That in turn leads to windshield frame rust.
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10-23-2014, 05:17 PM
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They are the plastic panels on the inside of the car down by your feet...they have vent louvers in them. The passenger's side also has a kick panel.
When you unscrew them and remove them, you can see where the frame and large body bolts are at.....and if there is any bad rust in those areas where the bolts are---it's a good thing to check those areas.
When you unscrew them and remove them, you can see where the frame and large body bolts are at.....and if there is any bad rust in those areas where the bolts are---it's a good thing to check those areas.
10-23-2014, 05:30 PM
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They are the plastic panels on the inside of the car down by your feet...they have vent louvers in them. The passenger's side also has a kick panel.
When you unscrew them and remove them, you can see where the frame and large body bolts are at.....and if there is any bad rust in those areas where the bolts are---it's a good thing to check those areas.
When you unscrew them and remove them, you can see where the frame and large body bolts are at.....and if there is any bad rust in those areas where the bolts are---it's a good thing to check those areas.
10-24-2014, 08:35 AM
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Looks like a forty year old car which has been sitting a long time. My advice would be to get the car movable first, hopefully by firing it up. Get it out where you have better access to it, then start looking at things.
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10-24-2014, 08:51 AM
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I wish I lived closer to help you out, but alas, I'm 600 miles away.
You need to find someone trustworthy who knows 'vettes to give that thing the once-over and get you headed in the right direction.
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Your pictures are terrible....
You need to find someone trustworthy who knows 'vettes to give that thing the once-over and get you headed in the right direction.
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Your pictures are terrible....
10-24-2014, 12:57 PM
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I agree with one of the other poster that the pictures of the frame are not the best with regard the the areas of the frame shown. However, they do show enough for me to say that the amount of rust on your frame is typical for a car that lived it's life in the midwest. I looked at a number of cars in Ohio and Michigan earlier this year and have to say that I saw some whose frames were much more rusty that yours.
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