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Driver side first. I am upgrading to a 54 steering box, so I cut my old one up for ease of mock up. Then I clamped a bar across the frame to have...
So... I decided to take a break from the sheet metal work. I found a guy in Ontario who only deals in 49-54 chevys, so I'm going to head out there...
Hahahaha
Had some time to kill at work so I made this real quick from some scrap... [ATTACH]
Much better!
Thanks man
Thanks! Been watching your thread closely. Looks like you will be on the road in no time
Nice...
I was planning on that, but then I was afraid it would distort the crown in the rocker. Glad I didn't mess with it.
Success! If I have learned one thing, it's when shit doesn't work, walk away and sleep on it. Glad I did. I remember that there was tension on the...
@cretin am I gonna screw things up further by cutting the rocker?
So here's where I'm at... had my wife back my joints with a welding spoon while I welded. It helped alot. Next I decided to tackle the end of the...
Thanks man. Yes I saw that. I'm getting pics together of the problem areas. Some of them are under the belt line trim so I need to pop it off to...
No sweat man!
Thanks butch!
Thanks man! Happy new year!
Yeah man. Don't look at it too hard though. My metal work isn't shit compared to yours...
Floors and toe board tacked in. I fit the replacement panels over the existing floor and cut through them both so my fit is good. I also screw the...
Some are. I got them from National chevy. I think the floors are but the rockers are from another vendor
Got the outer rocker welded up. Just have to work on the transition at the front where the fender bolts up. [ATTACH]
More progress... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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Door opening braced for door removal and rocker repair. I welded these in from inside with the door shut to keep it as square as possible [ATTACH]
Those blocks are all nailed together I just used the floor jack I had and it lifted it up enough to slide them under the wheels. Should come down...
Had to work during the break. But I'm planning on making the initial cuts over the weekend. Got it cribbed up for my back's sake[ATTACH]
Hey man. I'm gonna send you a PM. Do you have any belt line pullmax dies for your chevy? Need some repair pieces for my project...
Ordered my sheet metal replacement panels today. Should be ripping into it right after Christmas!
Butch! good to hear from you. Hooker Headers 2466 Competition Shorty Headers 265-400 Chevy Small Block V8 1967-81 Camaro/Firebird 1964-87...
I'm already saving my money...
Bro. My build is way more mild and I'm 29. Truly a killer build. Keep it up
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