Frame Repaired, not replaced!!!!
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From: Commerce Twp. Michigan
Frame Repaired, not replaced!!!!
Gent's,
As some of you followed, my saga on what to do about my frame has run it's course and I am extremely happy to say that the frame has been repaired. A friend of mine steered me towards a gentlemen by the name of Werner Meier who recently opened a shop here in Metro Detroit. I dropped by to see if they could do some bench work and before I was through, I was setting up a time to drop my frame off for them to take a look. Well after a week their first conclusion was to splice. So after 2 weeks, Werner calls me and says frame is done, do you want me to send it to the powder coater? Powder coater, don't we need to do some fill work, and powder doesn't stick to plastic?
He replied," I got your frame over to my frame guy, (some friend of his that has built a mid year jig in his garage) and we decided that that frame was just too nice to cut so we heated and beat that thing for a week, got it back in spec measured it remeasured it against a true '65 frame, mounted a motor just to be sure. Now most folks wouldn't go through that trouble, but this guys absolutely loves mid years and did it as much to get paid as for the love of the car!!
Werner has a full restoration shop and can handle any work large or small.
John :thumbs:
As some of you followed, my saga on what to do about my frame has run it's course and I am extremely happy to say that the frame has been repaired. A friend of mine steered me towards a gentlemen by the name of Werner Meier who recently opened a shop here in Metro Detroit. I dropped by to see if they could do some bench work and before I was through, I was setting up a time to drop my frame off for them to take a look. Well after a week their first conclusion was to splice. So after 2 weeks, Werner calls me and says frame is done, do you want me to send it to the powder coater? Powder coater, don't we need to do some fill work, and powder doesn't stick to plastic?
He replied," I got your frame over to my frame guy, (some friend of his that has built a mid year jig in his garage) and we decided that that frame was just too nice to cut so we heated and beat that thing for a week, got it back in spec measured it remeasured it against a true '65 frame, mounted a motor just to be sure. Now most folks wouldn't go through that trouble, but this guys absolutely loves mid years and did it as much to get paid as for the love of the car!!
Werner has a full restoration shop and can handle any work large or small.
John :thumbs:
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From: Washington Michigan
Re: Frame Repaired, not replaced!!!! (mac383)
Yup, Werner really knows his stuff - terrific new shop (MasterWorks Automotive Services in Madison Heights), and they can do it all; my car is down there now getting the original diff rebuilt and a fresh rear spring - pick it up Tuesday, stop by the alignment shop on the way home, and pack it in for the winter. :thumbs:
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Re: Frame Repaired, not replaced!!!! (mac383)
Very Good!! The frame sounded too nice to give up on! I'll have to check out Werner's shop myself.
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