OzyDuster74 full rebuild and hemi conversion chassis connectors in!!
So 99%completed the chasis stifening. And yes we did blow the odd hole in the floor as my floor when sand blasted has some pitting from previous rust.
But didn't warrant cutting floors out. Once on the ground we will weld up from above.
The torque boxes fitted very nicely however have had to add some slithers of metal here and there as trying to bridge the gap with weld was simply not going to work.
As you can see here where the torque box buts into rail its short, if we close that gap then the tongues dont reach where the fenders bolt on. However this is the easier issue to fix as the tongues being short would be a nightmare and structurally be lot worse
Lot of people either run the chassis connectors over the rear torque box or vice versa, however that will make one not sit flush on the original chassis so i notched out the connector and inset the torque box into it. That way both connector and torque box sat perfectly in position. To avoid losing any strength in the connectors weld we welded the large hole to the sub frame in the connector so by notching the connector we have not lossed out on how it connects to the chassis.
I have starred at this car so long it feels weird to look at it with a full chassis!!, its come up very neat and pretty much looks like its meant to be.
Still more welding to do however its nearly done welding overhead was getting painful, will finish next week. Then drop the K frame, and fab up a dolley for the front then off to have the underside sprayed.
We will have the K frame blasted then seam weld the whole K frame and gusset around the steering box etc
So 99%completed the chasis stifening. And yes we did blow the odd hole in the floor as my floor when sand blasted has some pitting from previous rust.
But didn't warrant cutting floors out. Once on the ground we will weld up from above.
The torque boxes fitted very nicely however have had to add some slithers of metal here and there as trying to bridge the gap with weld was simply not going to work.
As you can see here where the torque box buts into rail its short, if we close that gap then the tongues dont reach where the fenders bolt on. However this is the easier issue to fix as the tongues being short would be a nightmare and structurally be lot worse
Lot of people either run the chassis connectors over the rear torque box or vice versa, however that will make one not sit flush on the original chassis so i notched out the connector and inset the torque box into it. That way both connector and torque box sat perfectly in position. To avoid losing any strength in the connectors weld we welded the large hole to the sub frame in the connector so by notching the connector we have not lossed out on how it connects to the chassis.
I have starred at this car so long it feels weird to look at it with a full chassis!!, its come up very neat and pretty much looks like its meant to be.
Still more welding to do however its nearly done welding overhead was getting painful, will finish next week. Then drop the K frame, and fab up a dolley for the front then off to have the underside sprayed.
We will have the K frame blasted then seam weld the whole K frame and gusset around the steering box etc