BUILD THREAD RealDealRegal Small tire Drag build

ShuffleWagon said:

Currently using an upper and lower setup from performance fab myself and the owner matt has been nothing but 100% a great help and easy to get ahold of

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Those look very nice! No doubt

Starting to full get the K member in. Still have a little more work to do. Cleaning up the frame and removing all remains of the stock engine crossover. I might make a stencil from cardboard and fill in the OE frame holes with some plate where the cross over used to be. That way I can easily pass something thru it with a grommet like plumbing or even electrical.

Alright Alright my confidence with the torch has increased tonight. I am very much pleased and hopefully can only get better from here. But I will take this win today!
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Weekend update here, me and a Buddy slid the frame off the rack and off to the side for now. I wanted to get back on the body and start getting this right rear body mount pockets fixed up. As you can see one pocket has completely turned to dust. I made some measurements and references and then I removed all the spot welds and pulled that panel off . Acually came off pretty damn easy. Cleaned up work area and mocked up the new ones. The references spots are very close probably within 1/8 inch. Forward. Then I can easily raise the front or rear side of the panel to match the height measurements I have. Does seem it can be a little crooked and sloped down to the left . I coulld tweak it more. Or what Should i do is get the frame back over here. Bolt all other body mounts in keep this panel clamped in verify body mounts will work with pockets. Tighten up the bolts then tack it any where I can. Then lift the body off the frame....again.... and finish spot welding the panel. Also before I should probably put some weld through primer between the panels to prevent anything weird happening in the future

Im started to get really fast at getting the body off and back on this frame. I found out my home made cart will handle the frame and the body just fine. Makes its a cake walk to line up the frame back on the body. I got the rear right body pocket panel in. Tacked it in and wiped some seam sealer inside the trunk area. In the future. When I get the mini tubs in and the spare tire well delete panel in I'll tie it all back together. Im probably going to assemble all my rear suspension one more time verify my frame notch etc its all going to work out. I cleaned out the paint booth and ill be prepping it some more to to get it ready. I started to feather and sand some of the frame. I'll finish that so I can spot prime and paint the frame front and back sections.

Well what a relief. She's sittin boys. And she is fitting just fine. Thank God! Now to take all back apart again. But I am so happy im gonna drink a beer next to it. God damn that looks good

I am prepping the Frame for more paint. Using Eastwood chassis black GLOSS. I'll be sanding under the trunk area and the doner floor top and bottom and top coat that now. Because it will be difficult in the future when the cage is locked in. Like I said I used Gloss on the frame. How about Satin chassis black on the under body/floor. And top coat the top of the floor white so it matches the rest of the inside? Or think thats not a great idea because its just going to get filthy. I dont think I'll be running carpet. If I dont have too. Or should I shoot the top of the foor with the chassis black satin.