A-Body Frame/Body Jig
Put the clip in place leaving the braces from the rocker panels on. Without the K-member on the clip you can move the rails together to get them between the braces. Then spread the railsout and install the k member. This squares the clip. Clamp the rails back against the torsion cross snug and make them flush with the bottom. Then the align the holes at the back of the fender wells to the braces.
Install the fenders and hood before you do any welding. If possible and if the hood is on and aligned I would leave it on the car. That way you can adjust your fenders to the hood which is already at the correct location. I use self drill screws to hold things together at some of the spot weld locations .
I did this car on the lift. The front was square when we started and we attached original paint fenders I had here to make sure the clip was right, The hood was never removed not even to install the engine.
The owner had this car in the 70's and just found it and bought it back. It is here again after 2 years for Quarters ,wheel houses , trunk floor , drop downs, and rear floors. Originally he brought it to us for a cam shaft. the engine was bad and when we went to install it we saw the rails were rotted and the front floors. We replace everything under the front and painted what we installed back to the original color.
The car will be repainted the gold we put under the hood.
Put the clip in place leaving the braces from the rocker panels on. Without the K-member on the clip you can move the rails together to get them between the braces. Then spread the railsout and install the k member. This squares the clip. Clamp the rails back against the torsion cross snug and make them flush with the bottom. Then the align the holes at the back of the fender wells to the braces.
Install the fenders and hood before you do any welding. If possible and if the hood is on and aligned I would leave it on the car. That way you can adjust your fenders to the hood which is already at the correct location. I use self drill screws to hold things together at some of the spot weld locations .
I did this car on the lift. The front was square when we started and we attached original paint fenders I had here to make sure the clip was right, The hood was never removed not even to install the engine.
The owner had this car in the 70's and just found it and bought it back. It is here again after 2 years for Quarters ,wheel houses , trunk floor , drop downs, and rear floors. Originally he brought it to us for a cam shaft. the engine was bad and when we went to install it we saw the rails were rotted and the front floors. We replace everything under the front and painted what we installed back to the original color.
The car will be repainted the gold we put under the hood.