I am having the frame from my 68 Convertible restored. No metal work need just sanding and priming and paint.Just to note it has alot of pitting What kind of pricing should i look to spend

thanks Bruce

 

Need a few more details.
Are they pulling the body off and disassembling all the chassis components?

Or are they just sanding what they can get at and painting it?

 

Also need to know what kind of car it is. Is it a 68 Cutlass?

 

68 Cutlass frame was already sandblasted and painted a few years ago. I just had it restoed again show car finish. frame all dissasembled.

thanks Bruce

 

Is the pitting from after that last sandblasting and painting? Any new rust on the frame? Sounds like you want someone (a body man?) to use filler to smooth things out and wind up with a finish to match the quality of the car's?

 

No idea on the $$$, sorry. Curious though, was the frame measured for twisting/racking/bends etc.? If yes was it out of spec by much?

Thanks,


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X2 if you have not measured the frame yet it is very important to check before proceeding. I have seen it to many times when the car was being reassembled that the frame had issues. Now is the time to ensure the frame is true.
Good Luck

 

^^^THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT^^^
If you've gone to the trouble of removing the body from the frame for your restoration, you should take the frame to a frame shop and have them check it for straightness, twisting, and sometimes the engine crossmember sags. I'm in the process of reassembling my car *frame-off resto" and I did not check the frame - big mistake! I could not get the core support or the front bumper to fit properly during reassembly, I finally took the car to a frame shop where they straighten the front frame ears (where the bumper mounts) and removed a twist that made the right rear sit higher than the left side. It would have been much easier to correct these issues BEFORE the body was back on the frame. Just my 2¢.

Rodney

 

thank you for responding. Very good point to have it checked for straitness ,. The shop who is restoring the frame had checked and it is ok. Thank G-d as it is costing a small fortune to have it painted.

Bruce