Bob's 1969 Resto-Mod Build Thread
#441
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Yeah, good Idea DG. Maybe post it like a question... Is that white spot an air bubble? I cant tell from the picture.
#442
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Anyone know the thickness of the metal that is used for the front frame extensions that runs out to the chrome front bumper? I have heard them called frame horns.
Front Outer Bumper Bracket
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Front Outer Bumper Bracket
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NAVY08 (03-07-2018)
#444
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They are also a PITA to install and get right. The C bracket that attaches to the end of the horn bracket has to sit flush against the fiberglass hole that aligns with the front bumper. Worked all day today and still need to do more. Hopefully tomorrow I can show what I am talking about.
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#445
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Not much to report as I am still not with the car, however I did make a parts purchase:
Not the most exciting purchase, but its all one step closer, right?
Parking brake cables for both C5 and C3... not sure which will be needed, but at $15 bucks each, I'd rather have both than the wrong one.
Parking brake shoes and hardware
Timken hubs for all 4 corners
I've been doing lots of research, I cant wait to get home and get back to work!
Not the most exciting purchase, but its all one step closer, right?
Parking brake cables for both C5 and C3... not sure which will be needed, but at $15 bucks each, I'd rather have both than the wrong one.
Parking brake shoes and hardware
Timken hubs for all 4 corners
I've been doing lots of research, I cant wait to get home and get back to work!
#446
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The first set of projects I will be tackling when I get back is working on the rolling chassis. Replacing bushings, ball joints, and working on the brakes. I am making a list of tools I want to pick up when I get back.
50 Ton Shop Press
Eastwood Powdercoat Setup
Eastwood Brake Flaring Tool
Eastwood Brake Tubing bender
Inline Air Sander
3in Air Polisher
I am on the fence to purchase these, or just use the tool loaner program from Autozone...
OEM Tools bushing driver set
OEM Tools Ball Joint Adapter Set
What are your other "goto" specialty tools that you cant do without for your project?
I really want a Gantry Crane - but I'm not sure I will use it often enough to justify the expense...
Anyone have any luck pulling a body with a regular engine hoist?
50 Ton Shop Press
Eastwood Powdercoat Setup
Eastwood Brake Flaring Tool
Eastwood Brake Tubing bender
Inline Air Sander
3in Air Polisher
I am on the fence to purchase these, or just use the tool loaner program from Autozone...
OEM Tools bushing driver set
OEM Tools Ball Joint Adapter Set
What are your other "goto" specialty tools that you cant do without for your project?
I really want a Gantry Crane - but I'm not sure I will use it often enough to justify the expense...
Anyone have any luck pulling a body with a regular engine hoist?
#447
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I did.
And I used the sling available from the usual vendors
The big problem is the length of the sling straps
The straps are too long
They would be great on a gantry but the engine hoist doesn't lift high enough.
We ended up tying knots in the straps to make them shorter but
they were not the same length and thus the car wasn't perfectly level when it came off the frame or going onto the dolly
If i were to do it again I would have the straps shortened professionally
After we did all the body work on the dolly I didn't want to risk messing it up on the install. I was pondering renting a gantry but we ended up having use of a two post lift and actually cutting the sling straps and wrapping them individually around the lift post supports (see my build thread - Glenn's reluctant body off)
There are also examples on you tube of people doing it with a engine hoist
And I used the sling available from the usual vendors
The big problem is the length of the sling straps
The straps are too long
They would be great on a gantry but the engine hoist doesn't lift high enough.
We ended up tying knots in the straps to make them shorter but
they were not the same length and thus the car wasn't perfectly level when it came off the frame or going onto the dolly
If i were to do it again I would have the straps shortened professionally
After we did all the body work on the dolly I didn't want to risk messing it up on the install. I was pondering renting a gantry but we ended up having use of a two post lift and actually cutting the sling straps and wrapping them individually around the lift post supports (see my build thread - Glenn's reluctant body off)
There are also examples on you tube of people doing it with a engine hoist
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#448
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I have that same sling - and I had the same issue taking the body off. I wasn't overly concerned taking the body off with all the fiberglass repair my body needed - however once the body work is done, I don't want to half a$$ it going back on.
I hadn't checked youtube yet - good idea, I'll look there.
If I do get a gantry... what other uses is it good for other than the body lift and engine installs?
I hadn't checked youtube yet - good idea, I'll look there.
If I do get a gantry... what other uses is it good for other than the body lift and engine installs?
#449
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I have been doing some research on body rotisserie setups for completing the work on the under body of the car and the replacement for the rear floor. I first came across a setup using two Engine Stands:
I then saw a version made out of wood, which is a bit, well less refined, but was ingenious!
Red Neck Rotisserie
What do you guys think? Any more Crazy that a wooden body cart?
I then saw a version made out of wood, which is a bit, well less refined, but was ingenious!
Red Neck Rotisserie
What do you guys think? Any more Crazy that a wooden body cart?
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NAVY08 (03-31-2018)
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Safety Car
For some reason I am a bit uneasy thinking about putting a vette body on a rotisserie. I say that because how fragile my front clip seemed to be when I had the body off the frame. I have done three rotisserie restorations, one using the engine stands. I borrowed them from a friend and it was so flimsy that it flexed and the body fell off the stand when it was upside down and crushed the roof.
All the others were done on a professional rotisserie at my body shop. It was a joy to use so I see the attraction. But the key is how you mount the car to the stand. On a metal car you attach to the bumper brackets, but with a corvette with the body off, I am not so sure the birdcage is strong enough to handle everything. I have no solid experience to back that up. Just wondering
Glenn
All the others were done on a professional rotisserie at my body shop. It was a joy to use so I see the attraction. But the key is how you mount the car to the stand. On a metal car you attach to the bumper brackets, but with a corvette with the body off, I am not so sure the birdcage is strong enough to handle everything. I have no solid experience to back that up. Just wondering
Glenn
#453
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For some reason I am a bit uneasy thinking about putting a vette body on a rotisserie. I say that because how fragile my front clip seemed to be when I had the body off the frame. I have done three rotisserie restorations, one using the engine stands. I borrowed them from a friend and it was so flimsy that it flexed and the body fell off the stand when it was upside down and crushed the roof.
All the others were done on a professional rotisserie at my body shop. It was a joy to use so I see the attraction. But the key is how you mount the car to the stand. On a metal car you attach to the bumper brackets, but with a corvette with the body off, I am not so sure the birdcage is strong enough to handle everything. I have no solid experience to back that up. Just wondering
Glenn
All the others were done on a professional rotisserie at my body shop. It was a joy to use so I see the attraction. But the key is how you mount the car to the stand. On a metal car you attach to the bumper brackets, but with a corvette with the body off, I am not so sure the birdcage is strong enough to handle everything. I have no solid experience to back that up. Just wondering
Glenn
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Ahhhhhhh......a smooth rear deck will look good!
#456
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Also to clarify, the 3 rotisserie restorations I did previously were no on corvettes, they were on metal unibody cars.
The pics above are great
Progress!!!!
Glenn in San Diego
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does that two engine stand set up allow for setting the balance of the car on the stand
so it is not top heavy ?
so it is not top heavy ?