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Originally Posted by joe_padavano

Uh, once again:

thanks, i have a body man/frame guy that said if i found a good frame he could help me out. i appreciate your info because i had no idea what the differences were until you guys pointed them out. thanks again, roger p.s just learning about these GM cars.

What exactly did you mean by "make a frame that will work?"

Can you cut and paste parts of the sedan frame and parts of your current Vista frame? Sure. Just be sure to have a frame machine or chassis jig and be really good at welding. The sedan frames are all open section channel. The 68-72 Vista frames are box section; I'm not sure about the 64-67 frames. And before you ask, this is not the simple flat plate boxing used on street rods. It's actually two formed "C" sections welded together, with shaping to clear the floor pans. This is why boxed convertible frames rust out more than hardtop frames - the box section retains dirt, salt, and moisture.