Frame Off (but only a little)

toomanytoyz wrote:

Makin' progress, man!

Will we see it at NED May 21st?

Sorry, Matt gets to blow this motor, not me

Pooge wrote:

Looking good! Dig the spoiler, wish I had one

Thanks....Wait...you did had one

Ran the 6 & 8 wires in a cooling tube loom & re-fit the pass side header.....SOB
the 4/6 runners practically married to the brake line at the frame, have to re-route the loom that has the temp gauge, solenoid hot & knock sensor, it cant go down so it'll have to jump between the 6 & 8 runners, NBD
Glad I started with this side, I couldnt possibly milk the drivers side this long.

My 96 is screaming for mods & I'm doing this car???

OK we have headers, no touching, no hammering,
VERY close on passenger side frame due to manufacturer welding on the header.
Hope it doesnt hit when the motor torques.
Sorry for the cell pics, all I have to work with.





Why on earth do wire manufacturers make the #7 wire so looooong?

Had to extend the passenger side O2 sensor harness.
Cats go on next & maybe I'll trial fit the exhaust.

Working on pinion angle now.....reading about that makes me feel stoopid.

So its been forever since I posted here
I need to get pics of the fiberglass rear 1/4's that I bonded on
Hood has been de-cancerized
New wheels
Only thing left is the SPOILER.....
and the rockers
I cut off the drivers side yesterday...found the expected hidden treasure

^Damn! Why no pic of where all of that came from?

I'd like to see how the quarters came out as well!

Matt Trakker wrote:

^Damn! Why no pic of where all of that came from?

I'd like to see how the quarters came out as well!

Didnt take a pic until I had sprayed in the rust convertor & undercoating
(tape was to keep the weld area clean)

I left the sheet metal where it's doubled up on the 3 pillars & left the sill as well.






I formed some full length rockers & stitched them in

Then went back & added the B pillar piece where the rust had spread beyong the rockers (removed the double thickness metal there so re-did it to stiffen the middle a little)







Pics of the 1/4's must be on my work PC

Wow. Man of many trades, eh?

Nice work!

I know, I didn't think you got involved into it that far, looks good Steve, s'coming along!

toomanytoyz wrote:

Wow. Man of many trades, eh?

Nice work!

Aahhh...I may've made it sound like I personally did that.

Many trades yes....welding is not one of them.

I do alot of standing around & pointing tho...

Matt Trakker wrote:

I know, I didn't think you got involved into it that far......

The rockers wwere confirmed worthless on day 1 when I used that area to jack the body. Even tho you couldnt really even SEE them, I figured I'd experiment on this car.

Hey, that's ok, i do thaf too. Lol.

Oh, and for the record, the Vee is rust free...

toomanytoyz wrote:

Hey, that's ok, i do thaf too. Lol.

Oh, and for the record, the Vee is rust free...

Rust free, or "rot free"? lol

Yes.

Matt Trakker wrote:

.........I'd like to see how the quarters came out as well!

I know EVERYONE hates fiberglass but I wasnt willing to sacrifice good 1/4's on THIS car.
These bonded on very nicely.....A skim coat of the appropriate product to blend them in & .....done!

Did I mention the rockers are made out of stainless?
Matt will never be fighting THIS battle again...




Finished driver side, but with black rockers & black sill plates...its not very exciting

Looks nice Steve. I need to do the b pillars and some of the rockers on my caddy. Not as bad as that though.

Thanks Tim.

Just dawned on me I've been on this car for a LONG while

Checked the start of the thread & it was 9/10/10

I remember when I started I said I have FOREVER with this so =...no rush

Matts ready.....he keeps trying to pin me down to a date when it comes off the loading dock

Just checked the pass side rocker....I MAY be able to skip the full replacement

Looking really nice Steve! Glad your git'n'er done.

sdstick wrote:

Thanks Tim.

Just dawned on me I've been on this car for a LONG while

Checked the start of the thread & it was 9/10/10

I remember when I started I said I have FOREVER with this so =...no rush

Matts ready.....he keeps trying to pin me down to a date when it comes off the loading dock

Just checked the pass side rocker....I MAY be able to skip the full replacement

Tell him he should wait for it to be quality! Then again, it'd be good to get used to it before he gets the license and jumps in. I have a feeling it'll be much different from the wagon training


And that's a good use of stainless! John DeLorean would be proud.

Case closed

From what I've seen from the taillight side, it runs as good as eva

sdstick wrote:

Case closed

From what I've seen from the taillight side, it runs as good as eva

.... yeah right.... where's the money shot? burning tires? blue lights?.......


I bet you had the boys push it to the street so you could take a pic.

I like the wheels, I'll look for it out on the roads!

Saw him the other day coming off of 125 as I got off of 93.

Must have a bolt threaded below the gas pedal or something because he was going too slow and didn't hang the turn by the North Intermediate School like me and my friends do. Pfft.

That looks killer, dude! He's a lucky young man!

bowtiepimp wrote:

.... yeah right.... where's the money shot? burning tires? blue lights?.......

I bet you had the boys push it to the street so you could take a pic.

Please supply him with your cell # so he'll have someone to bail him out when the time comes.

1984twodoor wrote:

Saw him the other day coming off of 125 as I got off of 93.

Must have a bolt threaded below the gas pedal or something because he was going too slow and didn't hang the turn by the North Intermediate School like me and my friends do. Pfft.

Ummm...if it was Saturday, he was picking up his grandmother for her 90th BDay party...she probably asked him why it didnt hang that turn too.


Actually, he's only been driving since mid October.

I am thrilled that he has shown maturity while driving thus far.

toomanytoyz wrote:

That looks killer, dude! He's a lucky young man!

Yes, it looks pretty good if you overlook the Rustoleum blended patches
Body shop wanted a G note to make it look new.....he couldnt afford it.
Thats ALL him now tho.
That car has seen more love (& wax) in the past 5 months then it did in the 15 years I owned it.

sdstick wrote:

1984twodoor wrote:

Saw him the other day coming off of 125 as I got off of 93.

Must have a bolt threaded below the gas pedal or something because he was going too slow and didn't hang the turn by the North Intermediate School like me and my friends do. Pfft.

Ummm...if it was Saturday, he was picking up his grandmother for her 90th BDay party...she probably asked him why it didnt hang that turn too.


Actually, he's only been driving since mid October.

I am thrilled that he has shown maturity while driving thus far.

Check the tread depth on the rears and you'll know how he's driving. He just doesn't want to lose the car, I didn't do anything really fun until I turned 18. Same mindset probably. Laws in this state are strict for underage drivers.