1970 Swinger 340 Hemi Orange 4 speed

Mmm plasma cutter-that will indeed make quick work of some rotted sheet metal.

Yeah it saves a lot of time! I've used it on every panel removal so far and it's saved me a lot of money on cuttoff wheels too.

Hey you're doing a great job on the car. Keep it up.
I think that notch in the torsion bar crossmember is supposed to be there for clearance on the 4 speed shifter.

Thanks! I think you're right about the notch for the linkage, but this one appears to be cut a little more then normal.. And it looks like it was done with a cutting torch judging be the slag. I will see what my parts car looks like in this area and will use it for the patch if it needs it.

Havent checked in for a while, awesome progress and work!

Thanks! It's coming along slowly.. I can't wait to be done with all this metal work.

Started cutting the floor out tonight and everything is looking solid! Torsion bar crossmember on the passenger side is nice and clean on the inside (no rust scale) and so is the frame rail. Before I started cutting I released the tension on the torsion bars, since the upper control arms were pressing tight against the bump stop. I backed the bolts off so the control arms weren't touching any bump stops and made sure the car was dead level.

Rusty originals.


Nice used replacements.