Help! Frame issues!
Burning Brakes
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From: GA
Welding is nice HOWEVER... I would buy the frame from redvetrcr... It is all there and ready to go for $650. Hell.. you could get the replacement frame... do it up and then take the body off the old frame. You will need to remove the body anyway. A replacement frame will save time. Given the choice... I would seriously consider the entire frame replacement... you may find more towards the rear once it is exposed.
Body off is fairly straight forward. Restoration is the bitch... sooo many parts need to be cleaned and painted.... I would have loved to just swapped frames instead of my full restoration...
Body off is fairly straight forward. Restoration is the bitch... sooo many parts need to be cleaned and painted.... I would have loved to just swapped frames instead of my full restoration...
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 1999
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From: Ontario
Unfortunately no. That pic was posted by a member here on the Forum about 3-4 years ago at 525 x 394 pixels. So that's all I have.
If anyone is interested, that failure occurred when the owner drove over a speed bump at 4-5mph in a supermarket parking lot. He was lucky it did not occur at speed.
If anyone is interested, that failure occurred when the owner drove over a speed bump at 4-5mph in a supermarket parking lot. He was lucky it did not occur at speed.
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2003
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From: Big Pine Key FL
Originally Posted by ZD75blue
Thanks guys...
Bottom skin = 141.75
Lower supports are 90 bucks a pop, need two.
I'm looking at the miller synchrowave line-up... anyone used one? Tig and stick in the same box. Now if only they had half off sales...
Bottom skin = 141.75
Lower supports are 90 bucks a pop, need two.
I'm looking at the miller synchrowave line-up... anyone used one? Tig and stick in the same box. Now if only they had half off sales...
I have used the 500
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2004
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From: Beverly Massachusetts
i know that there are companies out there that make tubular frames for our cars but i cant find a link to them and i cant seem to find the post that i found the link on. i'll keep looking though.
Melting Slicks
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From: Beverly Massachusetts
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: Paducah Ky
while we are on the frame subject I recently took the body off my 77 only to find that the rear bodymounts were rusted out to about a 2" hole The rest of the frame is in good shape so I welded new top plates on these mounts. Can someone tell me the dimension from the outside of the frame rail to the center of the mount hole?
Pro
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St. Jude Donor '09, '24
Originally Posted by gyopp
while we are on the frame subject I recently took the body off my 77 only to find that the rear bodymounts were rusted out to about a 2" hole The rest of the frame is in good shape so I welded new top plates on these mounts. Can someone tell me the dimension from the outside of the frame rail to the center of the mount hole?
Would check with the assambly manual for that gyopp. The manuals are available from most supporting vendors on Forum here, I know Volunteer Vette has them for sure, houstonvett
Melting Slicks
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From: westland mi
Originally Posted by LemansBlue68
As the other poster mentioned, there are repair sections for that cross member. Patching that panel would be much cheaper than replacing the entire frame.
Looking on Tracyvette.com is the LAST place I'd go for anything Vette related. I thought I'd had bad experiences just by telephone until reading some other horror stories about this guy. Just do an archives search to verify. No mousehumping here (at least in my case). Just read the thread about Tracy throwing a CF member's part across the parking lot when they disagreed on an estimate on a repair......I'd love to support a local business, but I wouldn't support this hack.
Looking on Tracyvette.com is the LAST place I'd go for anything Vette related. I thought I'd had bad experiences just by telephone until reading some other horror stories about this guy. Just do an archives search to verify. No mousehumping here (at least in my case). Just read the thread about Tracy throwing a CF member's part across the parking lot when they disagreed on an estimate on a repair......I'd love to support a local business, but I wouldn't support this hack.
Safety Car
Joined: Aug 2001
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From: North Easton Mass
Originally Posted by gyopp
while we are on the frame subject I recently took the body off my 77 only to find that the rear bodymounts were rusted out to about a 2" hole The rest of the frame is in good shape so I welded new top plates on these mounts. Can someone tell me the dimension from the outside of the frame rail to the center of the mount hole?
Rick B.
Drifting
Joined: Mar 2004
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From: Panama City Beach, Florida
Originally Posted by LIQUIDDRAGON
found it but it costs a little.
http://www.sriiimotorsports.com/pages/885872/
http://www.sriiimotorsports.com/pages/885872/
Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 2006
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From: Paducah Ky
Originally Posted by Blair Winch Project
Take a look at Barry77's website. He has the frame drawing with dimensions posted there.
Rick B.
Rick B.
Burning Brakes
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From: Columbus Indiana
Sorry if this don't work. I'm trying to learn to post pics..John
Hey, it worked! I can post pics! (it's the little things that ROCK!)
This is a pic of the hole the angled support piece ripped out of the back of my crossmember. The bottom plate looks as bad...John
Last edited by seventysixvette; Mar 11, 2006 at 08:30 AM.
Burning Brakes
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From: GA
Get the tube frame and put this under it...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/99-Co...spagenameZWDVW
Our bodies won't fit over these tires right... need to put on flares? Damn... I hate big fat flares that make a 1970 look mean as hell....
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/99-Co...spagenameZWDVW
Our bodies won't fit over these tires right... need to put on flares? Damn... I hate big fat flares that make a 1970 look mean as hell....
