Channeling Question.

I am going to channel a 27 T eventually, and I have a question or two. On my T, the body panels are crimped onto the subframe. When I channel, should I just leave the subframe intact and build another subframe above it? Or should I just weld risers on the stock subframe and drop it that way?

I've been looking up everthing I can find, but it seems like everyone eliminates the stock subframe altogether and just welds in a new one out of square tube. How is the bottom of the body supported then? I'm confused.

 

I used the second of your methods - using risers with the existing subframe.

 

finished product

 

Do you have anymore shots?

 

Did you have to cut away part of the front of the subframe to make room for the frame?

 

All depends on the body /frame , break out the tape and see how wide everything is.

 

on my 31 a i made some channels out of 1/8 to run on top of the frame rails and welded the body to them with 1/8 plate then made other pieces to follow the frame leaving me a 1/4 gap the legnth of the frame .

 

this is the bottom of the body and door. when finished it will also have a belly pan .