I only mentioned the dual exhaust crossmember there all kind of crudely made stamped steel available new yes go for it
BUILD THREAD 1987 Monte Carlo from Iceland
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haha, i probably wasn't well awake when i read your reply because I thought I was talking about the under rear seat body brace, ofcourse making a trans crossmember is no biggie.
but I'm just overwhelmed by the availability of readymade parts available, this is unusual to me and money isnt such a huge issue so grabbing them off the shelf is tempting.
I got a reply from Summit saying they had already informed me the crossmember was on backorder and would be shipped out seperately 8th of june, so I'm not worried about it
Good morning from Hamburg, Germany,
welcome from good old germany to this site; you´ll find good and assisting people here.
Very interesting thread, keep us updated.
BR
Martin
welcome from good old germany to this site; you´ll find good and assisting people here.
Very interesting thread, keep us updated.
BR
Martin
FINALLY, a progress update.
This is the first time in this project that I do some (reassembly) and shorten the to do list... Everything up until now has been making the to do list longer.
Not that I believe the to do list will not get any longer from now on... Im sure it will at some point!
I started work on the rear frame rail repair sections from Conrad, they're an excellent fit and saves a lot of time and frustration, my frame was so rusted I had to use all of the material provided by Conrad, which is great in a sense, but it was very accurately enough for my case, I did strengthen the lower half of the axle hoop while in the process because when grinding through I found that rust had thinned the metal severly mostly on the bottom of the frame rail, not so much on the sides or the top.
The mock up of the repair section just after cutting away the damaged metal
The pasenger side frame rail fully assembled
The welds are adequate, I lost patience with my grinder so cleaning wasn't professional, this will do the job on this repair, it's not a high performance kind of car in my mind
I have yet to fit the rear bumper brace to ensure proper fitment before finalizing the welds on the drivers side, but I'm confident I will get that done tomorrow.
Until then, cheers.
This is the first time in this project that I do some (reassembly) and shorten the to do list... Everything up until now has been making the to do list longer.
Not that I believe the to do list will not get any longer from now on... Im sure it will at some point!
I started work on the rear frame rail repair sections from Conrad, they're an excellent fit and saves a lot of time and frustration, my frame was so rusted I had to use all of the material provided by Conrad, which is great in a sense, but it was very accurately enough for my case, I did strengthen the lower half of the axle hoop while in the process because when grinding through I found that rust had thinned the metal severly mostly on the bottom of the frame rail, not so much on the sides or the top.
The mock up of the repair section just after cutting away the damaged metal
The pasenger side frame rail fully assembled
The welds are adequate, I lost patience with my grinder so cleaning wasn't professional, this will do the job on this repair, it's not a high performance kind of car in my mind
I have yet to fit the rear bumper brace to ensure proper fitment before finalizing the welds on the drivers side, but I'm confident I will get that done tomorrow.
Until then, cheers.
Very nice. It's good to see you making progress. Conrad's parts are top notch. Hopefully someone will continue in Conrad's footsteps after he retires.
I must again admit that I haven't been too active on the project, however I've used this time to gather more parts for the rebuild, such as the transmission crossmember, adjustable links for the rear suspension and bolts(mine are rusted to crap)
I've made arrangements to have the frame sandblasted and primered for me, so I can go ahead and paint and clear it so it will be amazing I hope
Eventually I will have to fabricate all the fuel and brake lines on the frame, they're all 30 years old and rotted, the rubber lines will be replaced with stainless braided lines for a more solid pedal
So far I've gotten almost everything I need to tackle the rust repair on the body shell so I imagine I'll be getting busy on that next, Brian Weaver is sending me the last thing I needed, the under firewall body mount braces which are not available new.
I'm confident progress will take off soon and there will be a lot of work in july, my girlfriend is going on a holiday with her family so I'll have some more spare time and energy SSSSH
Summit Racing® Mini High-Torque Starters GM 350 SUM-829105
Summit Racing® Transmission Crossmember G BODY TH350 SUM-770300
Solar Auto Darkening Welder Welding Helmet ARC TIG MIG Grinding Mask Mouth Devil
2018 AHP AlphaTIG 200 X 200 Amp IGBT AC DC Tig/Stick Welder with PULSE 110v 220v
Body mounts and under rear seat cross member and body mount brace from king Brian Weaver.
thats all for now, having these parts on hand will certainly remind me that the project must go on!
I've made arrangements to have the frame sandblasted and primered for me, so I can go ahead and paint and clear it so it will be amazing I hope
Eventually I will have to fabricate all the fuel and brake lines on the frame, they're all 30 years old and rotted, the rubber lines will be replaced with stainless braided lines for a more solid pedal
So far I've gotten almost everything I need to tackle the rust repair on the body shell so I imagine I'll be getting busy on that next, Brian Weaver is sending me the last thing I needed, the under firewall body mount braces which are not available new.
I'm confident progress will take off soon and there will be a lot of work in july, my girlfriend is going on a holiday with her family so I'll have some more spare time and energy SSSSH
Summit Racing® Mini High-Torque Starters GM 350 SUM-829105
Summit Racing® Transmission Crossmember G BODY TH350 SUM-770300
Solar Auto Darkening Welder Welding Helmet ARC TIG MIG Grinding Mask Mouth Devil
2018 AHP AlphaTIG 200 X 200 Amp IGBT AC DC Tig/Stick Welder with PULSE 110v 220v
Body mounts and under rear seat cross member and body mount brace from king Brian Weaver.
thats all for now, having these parts on hand will certainly remind me that the project must go on!
Good work Saevar!!
Yes it looks like you jumped right in, I have been at that stage that you mentioned - counting up the issues that need sorting - for weeks and, likewise, it keeps adding up..
Your story of picking your Monte up reminds me of a Firebird I sold. I told the buyer that it would probably be best to transport the car due to brake issues but he flew in from Dubai where he was working, collected the Pontiac in heavy snow and drove it 400 miles from London to Glasgow with no issues!
Gotta love American cars
Yes it looks like you jumped right in, I have been at that stage that you mentioned - counting up the issues that need sorting - for weeks and, likewise, it keeps adding up..
Your story of picking your Monte up reminds me of a Firebird I sold. I told the buyer that it would probably be best to transport the car due to brake issues but he flew in from Dubai where he was working, collected the Pontiac in heavy snow and drove it 400 miles from London to Glasgow with no issues!
Gotta love American cars
I sent my girlfriend on a vacation to Montenegro, so now I have two weeks to get some progress! hehe
A status update, parts organization etc... I see now that I have most of the parts I will need to make this car rust free, I need the inner rocker panels though but they're on the way right now, I will begin cutting, tomorrow.
The things I have so far, from the top of my head at least, G body dual exhaust TH350 crossmember, summit cheap headers for G body, summit high torque starter motor, rust repair cut out front body mount braces from Brian, front rocker ends, rocker panels, complete floor pan,trunk body mount braces, summit G body body mount bushes and bolt kit, g body under rear seat body mount brace
A status update, parts organization etc... I see now that I have most of the parts I will need to make this car rust free, I need the inner rocker panels though but they're on the way right now, I will begin cutting, tomorrow.
The things I have so far, from the top of my head at least, G body dual exhaust TH350 crossmember, summit cheap headers for G body, summit high torque starter motor, rust repair cut out front body mount braces from Brian, front rocker ends, rocker panels, complete floor pan,trunk body mount braces, summit G body body mount bushes and bolt kit, g body under rear seat body mount brace
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