made progress on the 69 resto
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Drifting
Joined: Sep 2002
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From: South Florida
made progress on the 69 resto
Pulled the body off last weekend and stripped the frame all week.
This week we'll have the frame blasted and hopefully start reassembly.
Van Steel is sending my T-arms back this week.
Problem is the motor needs rebuilding. I pulled the heads to see that the number 7 cylinder was filled with rust and sludge. Fortunately it stopped at the ring and didn't go past. I'll have the machine shop check for cracks in the head and the block when it gets rebuilt. I'll probably have to change the piston after the bore. It's been bored once before and had oversized rings.
Good thing my buddy came up from NC to help!! Pulling that motor and trans was easy without the body on!!
This week we'll have the frame blasted and hopefully start reassembly.
Van Steel is sending my T-arms back this week.
Problem is the motor needs rebuilding. I pulled the heads to see that the number 7 cylinder was filled with rust and sludge. Fortunately it stopped at the ring and didn't go past. I'll have the machine shop check for cracks in the head and the block when it gets rebuilt. I'll probably have to change the piston after the bore. It's been bored once before and had oversized rings.
Good thing my buddy came up from NC to help!! Pulling that motor and trans was easy without the body on!!
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Detroit MI
St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10
I'm in the process of preparing to pop off the body on my 1970. How were your body bolts? The number #3 bolts in front of the rear wheels on mine look bad.
Good luck.
Tom
Good luck.
Tom
Le Mans Master
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From: I can walk to MA
Sounds like you didn't run into too much trouble - so far anyway.
Keep us posted.
Good luck Tom - if the bolts look bad - they usually are.
If you're "lucky", the rocker channels will be rotted around them
and the bolts can pull right through easily.
Keep us posted.
Good luck Tom - if the bolts look bad - they usually are.
If you're "lucky", the rocker channels will be rotted around them
and the bolts can pull right through easily.
lucky
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Drifting
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From: South Florida
I had virtually no problems witht the body bolts. I did do them by hand instead of using an impact gun so they wouldn't sheer. Sprayed with penenetrating oil for a couple of days.
