I have a question. I am wanting to start a restore ... but in a different sort of way. I am interested in restoring a frame, and later mating it to a body. Are all 68-72 2 door hard tops the same? Originality is not a key concern, but I am wanting to finish with either a 68 or 69 body, but if I can use a 68-72 frame, it would make finding one alot easier. Thanks.

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Yes they are? So, all front and rear suspension ans steering parts are interchangable? I thought that they were, but I have not been around this stuff for awhile, and wanted to get some info before I began.

right, the frames are interchangable. suspension and all too.

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Just some advice from someone was been there done that before. In my opionin its better to start restoring a car by starting on the car not the frame. If you restore the frame first, paint overspary and weld splatter can quickly ruin the new frame. No matter how well you wrap that frame in plastic some how some way paint overspary always seems to find its way in there. Some people now spary on this plastic mask, basically a liquid form of plastic that can be washed off with water. But in my experience using it, after around a week that stuff is very hard to remove.

I think the best way of going about it is to restore the car getting all the body work done and the car almost ready for its final paint. Then lift the car off the frame and then restore the frame. Once the frame is done lower the body back on the frame. Just wrap the frame with heavy plastic. Now paint the car. This method just produces less time wasted cleaning the frame of overspray...Eric

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If this is the way that I am going to do it ... I hava a plan. First step: over time, restore a frame and drivetrain, mated all together and awaiting a body, Step 2: buy another complete car, restore that body, starting with just the shell, no front clip, on its original frame, then transfer it to the new frame. the body will be sprayed while on a jig, so that it can be rolled, tilted, and manuvered easily. I am in no hurry, so this is going to be a slow process, but I figure it will keep me busy for the next 2 years or so.