Frame issue
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4th Gear
Joined: Jul 2012
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Frame issue
Hello all,
So I purchased this 76 a little over a year ago, I had always planned on going through it completely over the course of a few years, but I really wanted to get some good driving out of it this summer. So my plan since the motor is matching numbers but horribly weak, I had a spare sb from another project that never happened and I was going to just put that in the car so I could get some good date night trips going with the wife...however when I pulled the 350 heres what I found...
Now Im no expert, more of a watch it on you tube then try it for the first time with no help type of handyman/mechanic. but I probably shouldnt take this on the road at all with the front suspension brackets cracked like that eh?
is this fixable?
it looks like its been broke/fixed before at least on the drivers side....potential wreck?
So I purchased this 76 a little over a year ago, I had always planned on going through it completely over the course of a few years, but I really wanted to get some good driving out of it this summer. So my plan since the motor is matching numbers but horribly weak, I had a spare sb from another project that never happened and I was going to just put that in the car so I could get some good date night trips going with the wife...however when I pulled the 350 heres what I found...
Now Im no expert, more of a watch it on you tube then try it for the first time with no help type of handyman/mechanic. but I probably shouldnt take this on the road at all with the front suspension brackets cracked like that eh?
is this fixable?
it looks like its been broke/fixed before at least on the drivers side....potential wreck?
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2011
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Looks to me like it's been smacked and a sloppy welding job repair was done to it. You might want to take it into a shop and have them check to see if the frame is square. If so they should be able to redo those repairs and it shouldn't be too expensive to fix.
