Please forgive my ignorance, bodywork has never been one of my strong points.

My current project's A-pillars are both cracked. (I'm not sure this is what they are called but the pics should make it clear). Is this repairable and/or worthwhile to repair? Why would they crack like this?

This car is a 72 SS(clone) wagon. The car will be a driver (but not daily).

Left A-pillar (http://robert.mvd2.com/chevelle/apillar-left.jpg)
Right A-pillar (http://robert.mvd2.com/chevelle/apillar-right.jpg)

Any comments are appreciated...

Robert

It looks like the spot they joined the top to the pillars. I'd say it was caused by age and stress. From what I've seen its a pretty common occurance. It can be fixed. IMO all Chevelles are worth saving, but thank goodness for the "parts cars".

They are cracked on mine as well, when I stripped the car down to bare metal, this apperas to be a joint where the roof was welded onto the pillars. Mine was filled with body filler, which is what was showing the cracks. Body man says easy to fix.

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Gene
1970 Chevelle under construction
1970 Chevelle 307

A common occurance on these types of cars. This is where the roof is seamed to the pillar. GM finishes them off with lead. Over the years, bad roads, weather, frame flexing horsepower, etc., the body flexes and the lead cracks. No big deal to fix.
Rick
'66 Yenko
'68 SS 427

Yours look good compared to these

I bought a new Miller 130XP wire welder and some 023 wire today http://www.chevelles.com/forum/biggrin.gif


Left pillar (http://members.primary.net/~cys.dean/images/left_pillar.jpg)

right pillar (http://members.primary.net/~cys.dean/images/right_pillar.jpg)

Left drip rail (http://members.primary.net/~cys.dean/images/l_drip_rail.jpg)

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Dean Call
Team Gold member #3
A.C.E.S. # 00235
Mid America Chevelle Club (http://macc.chevelles.net) #001
chevelles.net (http://chevelles.net)
My 69 (http://chevelles.com/showroom/deans69.jpg)

Thanks everyone, I feel better now. I've been worried that I've been spending all this time on the motor/trans and I'd have to toss the body. I thought I'd see whether this was something fixable before I spend more time/$$$ on the project.

Dean - looks like you've got your work cut out for you.

Thanks all

--Robert

Dean,
Where'd that car come from? Looks like it was sitting down with the Titanic! http://www.chevelles.com/forum/eek.gif

Now I feel a lot better about my car. (That's one's probably a parts car though, right?)


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Mark
Member #605
Better to BURN OUT, then to fade away

Dean you sure made rbushner feel a lot better with those pics. If you save that one, you're my hero forever!!!!!!

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CFR.

Dean, looks like you're dealing with vinyl top HELL! http://www.chevelles.com/forum/frown.gif

All I can say is, it sure is nice living in Northern Califiornia http://www.chevelles.com/forum/biggrin.gif. I could leave a car out sid in bare metal for a number of years and it wouldnt look like that!

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1965 Buick Gran Sport Convertible
1965 Buick Skylark H/T

Dean, If you end up saving and fixing that car, You're my hero!

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Armando
So. Cal
66 Malibu,454,M22
64 El camino
57 Bel Air
95 Impala SS