My MCSS Project Seems So Boring When.....

[clean8485]

Hi Ed. Just a bit curious-its kind of hard for me to tell from the photo that you posted, but is the front of the car supported by those wooden blocks? Are the blocks attached to each other, or are they stacked on top of each other, with the weight of the car holding them in position?. If its the latter, I think I'd be a bit concerned about those blocks possibly shifting position relative to each other. I hope you're not crawling around underneath the car when its supported like that.
As for your project being boring, I disagree. Your car is going to be cleaner, and in better condition when you're finished, and you're probably going to be happier with the way it looks and drives. Plus, by posting photos of what you're doing, and the progress that you're making, as one of the other members mentioned, you're providing information to people here, and inspiring other people to attempt similar repairs and upgrades to their own cars. As the old song says "Don't worry, be happy".
Keep up the good work, and the updates.

 

[mr evil]

.......... I cant believe he blew it apart already...................

Ha ha, I thought the same, but I believe I've done that with every car I've owned lol. Ed has the sickness that plagues a lot of us so I think I know where his head is at. In the end it'll be a great ride and Ed will have a great knowledge of the insides and out.

 

[UNGN]

Not quite true. The steel inner fenders bolting from the core support to the hinge pillars does a lot to hold the frame more rigid and less sagging. Same reason those tiny steel pieces of tube serving as triangulation with the frame horns stops flex.

Now, how permanent it might be over time, or if extra weight was sonewhere it shouldnt be, or depending how it was raised and lowered... that I wouldn't try to say, but certainly allows sagging without any doubt as most people who have tried to align a new doghouse on a car that sat with nothing forward of the firewall on either side will tell you. AND, you have to remember there were reasons gm put many clear warnings NOT to place the factory jack on the other various holes in the frame that the lifting pad could fit into further out from the car than between the wheels. Those lifting points are there for a reason, and it's not because control arm lifting went out of style (still used on the full size trucks of the same model year and beyond)

So you can never take the fenders/Inner fenders off of a car while its still on the wheels or the frame will bend? Really?

The frame isn't bending, its "flexing". If supporting the car on its wheels causes a permanent bend in the frame, the frame is rusted and you need a new frame.

 

[ed1948]

All these replies are giving me a lot to think about and actually are supportive - thanks all!.
-the stacked 8 x 8 lumber is joined by long screws through hardwood side pieces - no wobble there.(I learned from past mistakes)
-the blocks are located under the flat part of the spring perches but not as solid as I like - plan to support frame as well before I slide under the car because I intend to continue posting on G Body for a while.
- as far as the fenders adding rigidity - some pretty large fasteners for bolting to the body and the numerous liner bolts must be there for a reason!
-the speedy disassembly of body parts is due to non rusty fasteners(why I paid more to buy this car - even the inside of the rims were oiled)
I was conceived in a car and that might explain my love to tinker on cars.(happy I wasn't conceived in the kitchen)
Ed

 

[clean8485]

Thanks for clarifying about your blocks Ed. I would like to see you posting here for a while yet.

 

[pontiacgp]

I'm not far from Toronto and there are a few members living close or in Toronto so just let us know when you have stocked beer fridge and we'll be happy to drop in to offer you encouragement....

 

[ed1948]

In case anyone's interested I plan to start a thread to show my 'progress' through the winter/spring/summer/fall/winter/spring...

 

[Opie Knievel]

In case anyone's interested I plan to start a thread to show my 'progress' through the winter/spring/summer/fall/winter/spring...

I'd love to see updates on your progress. I see you're already prepared for the restoration to take a while! Lol.

 

[ed1948]

Man, it's so tough to go into the garage, see the car in it's state of 'ripped apart' and not be able to drive it. To me, the SS is a representation of the great American driving experience - comfortable, roomy, muscular sounding and "(powerful(?))"..you own the road in an American car.

 

[Opie Knievel]

I know exactly what you mean. My Monte Carlo is sitting in the driveway with a dead transmission. I REALLY miss driving it.