There's a link to pics below. I stripped the paint from the quarters and they look OK - they were replaced somewhere along the line. The trunk floor is bad on both sides, I've cut out the rust on the pass side and have a patch panels for the floor, trunk extension, and outer wheelhouse but I've got a couple questions:
1. Can I replace the outer wheelhouse with the quarter on the car? It looks like it will be tight but possible. 2. I have been mocking up how trunk floor, extension, and wheelhouse will fit before welding them in. I hold the pieces together with sheet metal screws: will this be close enough to tell me if they will really fit?
And the BIG question:
3. Both rockers are bad at the front and rear. I've got replacement pieces but how the he!! do I support the car while I weld them in? Right now, the car is supported on 4x4s that run along the rockers. I can't get at the rockers with it supported this way. If I move the 4x4s to under the cabin floor, will I get any sag or bending?
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To do the rockers how about building a support jig? A long 2x8 or 10 flat on the floor, with 4x4 post uprights that sit/bear upon the body mount locations. Toenail the 4x4's into the base-board, then use some large triangle gussets of 1/2" plywood to stiffen/square the uprights. You could screw a 1/4" lag-bolt into the center of each 4x4, leave 3/4" sticking up, cut the head off, and use these as locating dowels into the body bolt holes.
You'd only have to build one. Leave one side as-is, do the metalwork on the other side with the jig, then switch.
quote:Originally posted by Chris R: Im thinking the rockers are best replaced when the body is on the frame but I cant really say for sure.
That is true, but I think Paul wants to get this done before dropping it back on the frame. I would say put an X BRACE in the door jamb to keep it as square as possible. Eric and Derek would be a tremendous resources on this as well. The key will be to NOT TWIST the body once you cut the rocker off. Jamie may even have some ideas on what would hold it square. He had his Elky brace on scaffold holding it square when replacing parts.
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you need to replace bad ends on floor braces to? you could do it one at a time cut off bad end of brace repair metal behind then weld new end on floor brace move on to next one. looks like you could keep your work area down to about 6 or 8 inches at a time then not worry about much bracing.
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