you re right. but not today they all threw out the ironblocks 10 years ago and use LS engines with turbo and nitrous today
BUILD THREAD 1987 Monte Carlo from Iceland
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you re right. but not today they all threw out the ironblocks 10 years ago and use LS engines with turbo and nitrous today
Some progress today
Being overly careful, and very generous with the seam sealer... hehe
The seam sealer they sell at my local auto parts store, it's pretty good, and cheaper than the Amazon one too!
Same with the underside, very generous with the seam sealer, paint and rust preventative material will hide the seams perfectly eventually
LIFTOFF!! And the rockers are supporting the weight of the entire body aswell as the jig! Impressive
Common fault, worn out body mount holes in the frame, I bought some repair pieces off mikes montes I think, but I don't like them because they're galvanized and suck to weld... I got these mild steel washers at my local hardware store and they fit perfect and will weld good
As you can see, only the two center body mounts and the front clip body mounts were holding the body on this car, before the rebuild
Same on this side...
Man I'm so happy to have this thing off the jig... And a long awaited floor sweeping is on order !
Being overly careful, and very generous with the seam sealer... hehe
The seam sealer they sell at my local auto parts store, it's pretty good, and cheaper than the Amazon one too!
Same with the underside, very generous with the seam sealer, paint and rust preventative material will hide the seams perfectly eventually
LIFTOFF!! And the rockers are supporting the weight of the entire body aswell as the jig! Impressive
Common fault, worn out body mount holes in the frame, I bought some repair pieces off mikes montes I think, but I don't like them because they're galvanized and suck to weld... I got these mild steel washers at my local hardware store and they fit perfect and will weld good
As you can see, only the two center body mounts and the front clip body mounts were holding the body on this car, before the rebuild
Same on this side...
Man I'm so happy to have this thing off the jig... And a long awaited floor sweeping is on order !
I love reading your updates, Sævar Örn Eiríksson! We take finding parts for G-Bodies for granted in the U.S., and even then, they can be hard-to-find! You are a truly dedicated G-Body fan! 👍
Quick progress today
According to this, it's going to take me awhile to realize I'm not about welding sheet metal anymore...! Back to setting 6 with my machine! hehe
All the donuts on the frame are now accepatble
As I had feared, some adjustment was necessary for the frame rear sections, as I had no refernce point in the body(they were all rusted away) so I just eyeballed it... turns out the left one was an inch to short... quickly fixed though
Primer on
rust inhibiting paint on, looks good
Amazing what a slap of paint can do to old brown metal 🙂
Summit body mount bushes
Body on... not bolted though
This one gets a vacation now... thank god, but it was an essential part to get this project done !
According to this, it's going to take me awhile to realize I'm not about welding sheet metal anymore...! Back to setting 6 with my machine! hehe
All the donuts on the frame are now accepatble
As I had feared, some adjustment was necessary for the frame rear sections, as I had no refernce point in the body(they were all rusted away) so I just eyeballed it... turns out the left one was an inch to short... quickly fixed though
Primer on
rust inhibiting paint on, looks good
Amazing what a slap of paint can do to old brown metal 🙂
Summit body mount bushes
Body on... not bolted though
This one gets a vacation now... thank god, but it was an essential part to get this project done !
and now for a few more parts off Rockauto that will help with the re-assembly of the car.
Keep up the progress of turning iron oxide back into Detroit iron!
yea they do... its expensive but i go an alternative route and use a service called www.myus.com it combines all my shipments and sends only one crate overseas
More stuff incoming, I ordered all new stainless brake lines, and fuel lines from The Right Stuff, and some tuning essentials from Summit racing, timing light, vaacum/fuel gauge, timing tape etc.
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