BUILD THREAD Rustier then I thought!!!

[RabbitHoleSS]

To take the doors off I made marks with a drill bit and made note of the orientation of the hinges in my notebook. Then shut the door and unbolted it. I kept pressure on the door opened the handle and set it on a moving pad. There heavy, atleast 100 lb. No way i can put them on by myself.

Then I dropped the tank just disconnect the lines, put a jack/board under it. Its simple I ran my to e then let run some more so there wasn't much gas in it. Ive been soaking the body mounts in wd for about a month. So I started taking them out the driver# 2 broke the but i think the body mount is good... Pass #2 is toast. Ill be able to lift the body out with it still attached to the frame.#3 #4 all came out. Driver#6 is as bad as pass#2. Driver#7 came out. Pass #6 broke the bolt. Pass # 7 broke the cage. I should have cut all the back body mounts, and peeled the metal back like i had to eventually do anyways. Then i could have soaked all those bolts too. Atleast I finally got to use the welder on the car.

I have the front body mounts off another car already but I dont know were to get the back driver #6 plus The pass side looks good. The frame is good except the #2 on both sides.Its not perfect but im hoping this will work.

I hope to have my pan tommorow and brace the body to lift off and set it on 4x4s to do the work. Ill be honest im still torn whether to replace the pan while its still on the frame or lift it and fix it. Ill update again sometime after Christmas. Hopefully Ill be repairing instead of dismantling. Merry Christmas everybody.

 

[RabbitHoleSS]

Well at least there is a good oil filter on the engine!!!!!!!!!!

Had a good filter on it. Lol. The fuel pump went out and dumped gas into the crankcase. That engine is probably toast.

 

[500/600]

The fuel pump went out and dumped gas into the crankcase. That engine is probably toast.

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[RabbitHoleSS]

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Idk i smelled gas real bad one day and tap up front of the engine. The fuel pump was leaking around the diaphragm. You could smell the gas in the oil on the dipstick.

 

[Doug Chahoy]

You CAN put your doors back on by yourself later. Use your engine hoist and attach a chain/cable to the top of the doors. Only one large bag of oil dry??? LOL

 

[565bbchevy]

I removed and installed my doors by myself just using a floor jack with a 2 x 4 with a towel wrapped around it.

 

[565bbchevy]

Atleast I finally got to use the welder on the car.

I wouldn't weld the cage nuts in place until you have replaced all of the mounts since they are designed to move you might have issues getting the body mount bolt started due to the large variances on these cars.

 

[RabbitHoleSS]

You CAN put your doors back on by yourself later. Use your engine hoist and attach a chain/cable to the top of the doors. Only one large bag of oil dry??? LOL

So far all the rust dust helps soak up the oil also. Thats a great idea with the doors and will probably be how do it now thanks

I wouldn't weld the cage nuts in place until you have replaced all of the mounts since they are designed to move you might have issues getting the body mount bolt started due to the large variances i on these cars.

Thanks for the tips. I only welded it so I could get the bolt out. I'm gonna have to A. Rebuild a few cages B. Figure out how to reattach the ones with broke cages. I heard you can use nuts instead and the only reason they have cage nuts to begin with is for the assembly line. Me and my boy are goin to breakfast then to pick up the floorpan.

 

[Wraith]

Love your hustle and the progress you are making!

 

[565bbchevy]

I made my own cage nuts using 1/4" thick 2" X 2" Unistrut flat plates I get from work (electrical supply) and weld a nut on top.