C-1 under dash
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Burning Brakes
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From: west babylon new york
C-1 under dash
i have built a few solid axle cars over the past 10 years and while under the dash of the latest one , a 59 it seems that the framework under the dash , door pillars, and reinforcements are made of allumium ,when did they start or stop using it ,the last car i crawled under the dash was my 61 and i sanded and repainted all the frame work with por15 so it wouldn;t rust ,i did it with the nose and dash off, i never checked it for metal content i guess thats why it was in really good shape for being left in a field for 20/30 years
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Mine be rusted steel or very sharp pieces of poop or nothing at all where i vacuumed it out. My horizontals are gone on both sides on the bottom.
I am lucky enough to have a full aluminum piece that i plan to use as a template to make some new pieces. I am surprised they used aluminum first and then changed to steel.
When i bought my car, there was standing water in the pockets from being kept outside for years.
I am lucky enough to have a full aluminum piece that i plan to use as a template to make some new pieces. I am surprised they used aluminum first and then changed to steel.
When i bought my car, there was standing water in the pockets from being kept outside for years.
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Mine be rusted steel or very sharp pieces of poop or nothing at all where i vacuumed it out. My horizontals are gone on both sides on the bottom.
I am lucky enough to have a full aluminum piece that i plan to use as a template to make some new pieces. I am surprised they used aluminum first and then changed to steel.
When i bought my car, there was standing water in the pockets from being kept outside for years.
I am lucky enough to have a full aluminum piece that i plan to use as a template to make some new pieces. I am surprised they used aluminum first and then changed to steel.
When i bought my car, there was standing water in the pockets from being kept outside for years.
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From: Ft. Lauderdale Fl
My underdash looks like it rolled off the factory 47 years ago. I wish I could say the same for the rest of the body.
I assumed it was steel as I read (first mistake
) that only 58 had an aluminum cage.
I honestly thing most of the damage to this car came from getting bumped around in a garage for 30 years.
I assumed it was steel as I read (first mistake
) that only 58 had an aluminum cage. I honestly thing most of the damage to this car came from getting bumped around in a garage for 30 years.
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i have built a few solid axle cars over the past 10 years and while under the dash of the latest one , a 59 it seems that the framework under the dash , door pillars, and reinforcements are made of allumium ,when did they start or stop using it ,the last car i crawled under the dash was my 61 and i sanded and repainted all the frame work with por15 so it wouldn;t rust ,i did it with the nose and dash off, i never checked it for metal content i guess thats why it was in really good shape for being left in a field for 20/30 years
