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Seeing how I did not read a reply to the information I wrote in post #11. I can only hope that you have plenty of shims in all four locations.
Your progress is coming along nicely.
DUB
Dub,
sorry about the late response. I was only able to finish pulling the spring from the drivers side "A" arm assembly last night and was also able to remove the upper "A" arm assemblies. I did check and label the shim stackes from each of the four locations and they ranged from 1/8" to I think 1/2". I will have to check them again when I get home.
On a different note I woul like to thank everyone that has posted on the thread. The encouragement is going to keep this process going.
Dub,
sorry about the late response. I was only able to finish pulling the spring from the drivers side "A" arm assembly last night and was also able to remove the upper "A" arm assemblies. I did check and label the shim stackes from each of the four locations and they ranged from 1/8" to I think 1/2". I will have to check them again when I get home.
On a different note I woul like to thank everyone that has posted on the thread. The encouragement is going to keep this process going.
Your doing a great job and knowing the forum is there to help makes things a lot more bearable. I can attest to that for sure!
R
just finished taking everything off of the frame. Thats mini me in the back ground. He has been a lot of help from removing the top end of the engine prior to pulling it to helping with sanding and body work.
If everything goes as planned I should be blasting by 8:30 saturday morning
Dub,
sorry about the late response. I was only able to finish pulling the spring from the drivers side "A" arm assembly last night and was also able to remove the upper "A" arm assemblies. I did check and label the shim stackes from each of the four locations and they ranged from 1/8" to I think 1/2". I will have to check them again when I get home.
On a different note I woul like to thank everyone that has posted on the thread. The encouragement is going to keep this process going.
You are in good/decent shape. I would prefer to have more than 1/8"...but it is better than nothing at all. 1/2" is great.
I am sure that you are aware of this...but the frame will need to be fully rotated/flipped all around so you can blow out as much of the media as possible.
Looks great. Where there any bad spots or areas of concern?
R
I only had one area of concern and its not really a big deal. I found a crack.
I found a few areas that are gonna need a little gentle persuasion with a BFH and I also want to go over the whole frame with a high speed grinder to remove welding slag that was left.
I only had one area of concern and its not really a big deal. I found a crack. Attachment 47905326
I found a few areas that are gonna need a little gentle persuasion with a BFH and I also want to go over the whole frame with a high speed grinder to remove welding slag that was left.
That doesn't look bad at all. Looks to be pretty good!
CAREFULLY inspect the lower control arm mounting gussets.
Also...if it has power steering...the area on the bottom of the frame where the bracket was attached to hold the end of the cylinder...you will want to carefully look at that also. That area can begin to crack and tear also.
It's update time,
Yesterday I was able to weld in all of my gussets. The only thing I wasn't able to do was box in the forward portion of the frame but I was able to weld the frame between the origional factory welds
FYI I'm going to be 45 years old on the 18th and as a special surprise my beautiful amazing girlfriend of the past four years did something special for me and I just wanted to acknowledge it on here for everyone to see. This is what I came home to this morning in my garage.
FYI I'm going to be 45 years old on the 18th and as a special surprise my beautiful amazing girlfriend of the past four years did something special for me and I just wanted to acknowledge it on here for everyone to see. This is what I came home to this morning in my garage.
That was really nice, and happy birthday. It's my 25 anniversary on the 18th. Happy happy to both of us. Wall looks great
Got a first coat of POR-15 on the top. I'll flip it over tomorrow and do the underside and any areas that I missed and start the process over again on Friday. I hope to be finished with the frame by Saturday afternoon.
Since my last post I have tried to stay true to my effort to do at least a little something each day. I have put two coats of POR-15 on the frame, blasted and coated the control arm assemblies, front sway bar, steering box and all four brake calipers with POR-15. The brake calipers were all rebuilt using Vette Brakes & Products caliper rebuild kits. With all of that done I have reassembled almost everything on the front end and I installed new SS springs from Vette Brakes & Products with a new set of KYB Gas-A-Just shocks. I have also installed the engine, flywheel, clutch and bellhousing, which was blasted and also painted using silver POR-15. I know its a little detail and most people wouldn't notice but one of the things that I have done that has saved a lot of money is to reuse all of the hardware that was there. It was all blasted and reblued and then soaked with Marvel Mystery Oil to preserve them. Here is a Pic of my current progress.
Since my last post I have tried to stay true to my effort to do at least a little something each day...
This, by far, is the most sage advice for anyone working a restoration or a very involved project whether it be a car, house or whatever. I noticed your previous use of this philosophy and thought that to be the most useful tip of any I have seen. While it may be obvious to you, it may not be to others who let distractions sidetrack them into complacency and then into utter neglect. Your attitude is what makes the difference and is what I'm sure will lead you to an astounding result.
Well its update time once again. Since my last update I have received and installed a new/rebuilt Holley 4150 double pumper that was build and flow matched to my engine specs by Custom Rebuilt Carbs in New Jersey. I also painted and installed my valve covers, distributor, plugs and wires, steering box, all of the steering linkage, power steering pump, alternator, brake lines, rear shocks, rear cross member cushions, and rear cross member to frame. I am presently waiting to receive my fuel lines and rear sway bar bushings from Zip Corvette. I have also started to disassemble the trailing arms and clean and blast the associated parts. Here are a few pics of my current progress.
Last edited by psyclone8; Mar 19, 2016 at 10:56 PM.
You are in good/decent shape. I would prefer to have more than 1/8"...but it is better than nothing at all. 1/2" is great.
