MONTE CARLO "COPO" Monte Carlo SS - Turbosaurus Build (Swinging Dick Racing's c*ck got bent... she bounced a little too high & hard, & came down awkwardly)

[motorheadmike]

I thought about building the cribbing to be able securing them to a set of wheel dollies. Once you get it set-up on them, then you can roll it around for shop maneuverability (shove it one way or the other to allow additional work space on the side you're focusing on).

That's a good idea. I'd do something like this:

 

[scoti]

That's a good idea. I'd do something like this:
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Definitely the better option there...

 

[motorheadmike]

I am really finding this approach appealing for making basic parts:

 

[mclellan83]

Is it because the first thing you hear sounds like the fun times you had with your HS gf?

 

[motorheadmike]

Is it because the first thing you hear sounds like the fun times you had with your HS gf?

Memories so clear you can taste them.

 

[motorheadmike]

The hardest part about this hobby is being haunted by work. Work you want to do, work you choose to do, work you eventually need to do, and work you must do.

Last winter's work on this car was in the want and choose categories. This year, because of the move and getting the car certified in a new province, it is very much about need and must. Structural issues and safety issues regarding the body being key to passing through the gauntlet of requirements.

So here we go...

The first stage is making a hole... only to find you need to make a bigger hole. Optimization has no place here. I've already removed much of the offending material that pretty much fell away with some light persuasion.

Then lots of grinding, sanding, rust conversion, and priming. Unfortunately that hole in the inner rocker had to stay as I had no way of addressing it with the body on the frame.

So I did what I could and sealed it up. My life on this car is all about the templates.

The next step was to replace what was missing on the cross brace. This was a fun exercise in metal shaping. Another template translated to steel. And a few ledges to weld to when the floor section goes back on. And just enough grinding to allow it to sit flat.

I added some drain holes.

I am really considering taking the leap and caging this car before I close it all up again.

 

[Supercharged111]

The hardest part about this hobby is being haunted by work. Work you want to do, work you choose to do, work you eventually need to do, and work you must do.

My biggest category is work I just want to be done, which has a few of yours as sub categories.

 

[Northernregal]

I am really considering taking the leap and caging this car before I close it all up again.

Next winter... building cages sucks.

 

[motorheadmike]

Let's do the Time Warp again! That's two of two done. There is nothing consistent left to right or front to back on these cars.

Figured it would be worth documenting how knackered these sections were.

 

[Texas82GP]

Nice repairs.