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2020/05/01 08:15:01
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2020/05/01 10:14:48
VPFTech
passenger floor. and daylight from the left floor
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2020/05/01 13:55:01
VPFTech
a few pounds of bondo
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2020/05/01 13:55:02
VPFTech
I could see it was a 2 speed auto without opening the hood
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2020/05/01 13:55:04
VPFTech
bondo continues on the hood
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2020/05/01 13:55:07
VPFTech
i think these are ford wheels...jenky stuff going on here
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2020/05/01 13:55:09
VPFTech
trunk. the patch on the right is tech screwed straight into the tank.
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2020/05/01 13:55:13
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2020/05/02 08:28:06
VPFTech
down to just the tub, outer body parts, and title. and about at the break even point on investment
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2020/05/04 10:29:56
VPFTech
front end apart. found someone interested in the AC parts
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2020/05/04 10:30:11
VPFTech
19 layers of paint. beer can bondo repair in the lower rear quarter huge rust in the drip rail.
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2020/05/04 10:30:23
VPFTech
found a home for the engine (with water) and transmission
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2020/05/04 10:30:30
VPFTech
well now i know why the floors rotted out. gonna need a windshield frame. I think Chevelle is the same (at least at the glass attaching points)
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2020/05/04 10:30:39
VPFTech
found a home for the frame and suspension
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2020/05/04 10:30:52
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2020/05/04 10:31:08
VPFTech
Drilled the inner rocker plates out. Wow the dirt that is trapped inside these.
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2020/05/05 04:16:45
VPFTech
Bondo by this tail light is deep.
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2020/05/05 04:16:47
VPFTech
this wasn't even a inch thick.
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2020/05/05 04:16:54
VPFTech
Cut the floors out. Dropped it to the ground, Laid the C5 torque tube and engine at it. the Cooper seats i like and just tried to get a feel for how things could be.
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2020/05/05 04:17:04
VPFTech
Ok I think every one with these"A" bodies needs to find a way to flood wash these rockers out and oil or spray some kind of protector into them. the dirt was Inches thick.
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2020/05/05 04:17:17
VPFTech
pulled the beer can and bondo off this side. It literately flaps in the breeze.
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2020/05/05 04:17:29
VPFTech
rear Jig going together. Had to figure out a way to map all the suspension attaching points and make the assembly removable.
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2020/05/07 09:53:21
VPFTech
Got the brake line attaching point, shock, and a tube to show center of axle (to help locate)
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2020/05/07 09:53:23
VPFTech
Front are rear jigs looking for a frame to attach these too. that's next. Front has the rack mounts incorporated as well.
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2020/05/07 09:53:24
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2020/05/07 09:53:25
VPFTech
OK frame in (not tack welded yet) nice and snug. time to toss some plywood and cardboard at it to see where i want the motor. (front to rear and right bias) also to test console ideas with dealing with the corvette driveshaft tube. (it is a lot like crawling through a jungle gym right now.)
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2020/05/09 12:59:19
VPFTech
This was a dance of clusters. car is hanging from the ceiling. sometime supported by the bracing. as the cab box frame is slid down the rockers.
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2020/05/09 12:59:21
VPFTech
Making sure the frame that will define the interior is within a nats azz of perfect (no twist no out of square). this is to be my foundation. the better this is, the better the build will be.
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2020/05/09 12:59:22
VPFTech
Decided a moc pinch weld lip would be good. it will be a nice jacking point. and a place to weld the new rockers to.
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2020/05/09 12:59:23
VPFTech
Front view of the frame install. when done it will look like it has no frame. this should add 3-4 inches of ankle room to the floor (per side). BTW this took hours of very nervous work to final fit.
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2020/05/09 12:59:24
VPFTech
This thing weighs about 600 pounds. Made from a chunk of I beam. Cage tubing doesn't boss it around.
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2020/05/12 10:26:43
VPFTech
this is within a 1/4 inch of the outer roof skin and as far out as the rear window regulators will allow. I primed it with a weld through primer because im not sure how long before the outer skin is removed, and i would like to minimize rust between layers.
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2020/05/12 10:26:44
VPFTech
second try. going good.
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2020/05/12 10:26:45
VPFTech
Stitched in If you look close you can see it should tuck under the headliner. (Note: all the frame under the vehicle is my frame table)
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2020/05/12 10:26:47
VPFTech
Various angles bent, marked, and used to test fit, angle finders (easy/simple/effective) and some sheet templets to see how the radius will fit (this cage needs to be tight)
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2020/05/12 10:26:48
VPFTech
first try. It's to short between the bends (bad math, something about measure twice and cut once comes to mind...now)
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2020/05/12 10:26:49
VPFTech
Cardboard is my friend. I think every build i have done was done in cardboard first. don't forget the tape
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2020/05/14 04:14:41
VPFTech
Added the rear brace. love how it sneaks into the sail panel.
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2020/05/14 04:14:42
VPFTech
98 Corvette wheel and tire in the full up rails on the ground position. clears the cage but just touches the rear glass when its all the way down...
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2020/05/14 04:14:43
VPFTech
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