OK. this is a really rough car. when i first saw the car i wasn't shocked but at the same time i told the owner there was probably a better body out there to start with. but this was the one he chose to bring back. so here we go. as we go along you will see that i am using parts from other donor cars which is not out of the ordinary. but the choice of parts aren't always from the same model year. and were cut off the car in a less than knowledgable insight of the build
A pile of rubble to a 68 chevelle
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HAHA! Between small buttons/big fingers and auto-correct, a message can take on an entirely differnt meaning. Happens to me all the time, but it's usually me just being clumsy.
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I see you got rid of the drip rails. I have been thinking about it as well since i dont even wanna put chrome stripping on it anyway i just feel like the water will run rt off the roof and window down into the doors and cause more issues...have you found a way to seal the windows better so that this doesnt happen or whats ur plan?
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i'll just put the weather strip channel back in place and a new rubber seal. then make sure the doors and glass are adjusted accordly
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finally got her on the rotisserie
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underside of the floor
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chassis black paint
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planted back on the frame
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three piece floor is now one piece
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bodywork on the toe board
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blocked with 180 and ready for a reprime
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the floor
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and the body.reprimed
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on the drip rails. did you just shave them off , or did you hve to weld some holes up. i want to do that to my 68, any help would be appreciated. looks awesome
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you'll have to weld the edge of the roof and sill back together. cut six inch sections of the drip rail at a time and weld that back together. another way would be to get a piece of flex edge to form a cap over the sliced edge.
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well i just about have the inside prep for paint. definitely a tedious procedure
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glad that's done
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a pre-fit on the rear bumper. decided it needed to be narrowed and pulled in tighter to the body
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3/4 of an inch was taken out of each side. then i clamped the ends back to the main body and tacked weld it together
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Looks like you have some nice UMIperformance suspension there.This one going to paint soon? What color does the customer want it?
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then the inside ends had an equal amount removed, for body clearance
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