I think it'll be a while before it starts to look "new" -- but it's at least a good feeling to actually be replacing parts now instead of just buying new ones and waiting to do something with them....
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I think it'll be a while before it starts to look "new" -- but it's at least a good feeling to actually be replacing parts now instead of just buying new ones and waiting to do something with them....
Nearly 15 years after I first started this project -- the body is finally off!
http://i.imgur.com/IQdaM58.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/GCfnjeu.jpg
I'm using a combination of 1100lb rated saw...
Thanks WagonCrazy, I got each side to about 1/2" now and I think I'll be fine there. Now I just need to get the body off the frame. Having trouble finding a local source for tubing to fabricate some...
Before the adustment, both sides of the rear were at a noticable down angle toward the transmission tunnel. I haven't checked how close to level it would be now though. I'm not sure if the...
Success! The issue has been fixed.
Using a straight edge, I took measurements similarly to what chevynut did across the braces themselves and compared and contrasted with my original floor and a...
I've read that section before:
I would've expected the condition of a new floor to be such that it didn't come pre-sagged, but who knows with the way they handle the deliveries on these...
I always enjoy seeing cars with a history being built! Looks like you've had some challenges along the way, but it looks like you've got a good handle on most of the repairs. I'm hoping to see some...
That'd do it!
I'll be trying to use the top of the frame as a reference for the brace position to measure against my original floor by placing a straight edge across in those locations and...
Chevynut -- I wasn't exactly sure how you did your measurements. For your first measurement -- did you place the straight edge along the bottom of the brace itself, so that it measured from the...
I've used SEM Rock-it like HR4DR55 did above and found the texture to be rather subtle as well -- I'll be going with it again on my '57. I tinted it in the same fashion -- just pouring in paint to...
That is quite the collection of cars! Hard to find anything original around these parts that isn't more rust than car... Must be nice having an active car community nearby, there's not a whole lot of...
I used 3M Body Shutz a number of years back on an '86 Silverado to line the inner fenders. It seemed to behave more like a non-hardening, "tar" like coating (I believe it is still rubber/asphalt...
Cool -- I'm stuck in Chicago until tomorrow evening, but I'll check it out as soon as I get home and see where the problem is. As I mentioned in the e-mail, it does "look" as if my center is squished...
WagonCrazy -- thanks, looks like we have more or less the same setup as far as the frame goes . Any idea how much clearance you have on the passenger pans to the center section? I suspect I'll just...
Yeah, I suspect my floor got mangled in shipping or by design -- I don't think I've received an aftermarket panel yet that hasn't been bent or mangled in some manner. Not quite sure how to go about...
Moved the frame over to the other garage to install the new floor -- not fun pushing that thing up the incline...
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Hah -- yeah, I've seen some examples of that. Seems like he's pretty straight forward and no-nonsense, which works fine for me. So far he's put up with my questions, which is all I could ask. :D
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Once the coil-overs finally arrived, I set out to assemble the suspension. Bellow is the setup I settled upon:
QA1 DS402 w/ 10HT450 springs up front -- using the 3.5" QA1 T-bar for the lower...
The frame arrived around the start of May and the result was worth the wait. Laszlo did one heck of a job on it and spent so much time filling already that there's not a whole lot left for me to do...
Decided to free up some space by migrating the RX-7 to the other garage, which will allow me to section off the workshop garage for blasting and other "dirty" work. Hopefully it doesn't mind keeping...
Greetings folks,
This is a cross-post from that "other" forum -- ChevyNut enlightened me a while back that there was also another community, so figured I'd share my build progress here as well....