Rear suspension console, technical inquiry, rust repair, parts source |
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Rear suspension console, technical inquiry, rust repair, parts source |
mr2by4 |
Nov 22 2015, 08:38 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 182 Joined: 9-December 07 From: Fort Worth Member No.: 8,439 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I have a rusty lower suspension console on the passenger side. Is there any hope of finding a donor piece in good shape, or should I just get a replacement/repro piece?
It looks like the repro piece is easier to install since it is hopefully made to original spec and should fit right in. What is the best source for a reproduction console? Are they all created equally or will I be better off with one vendor over another. Is there a good video or thread to walk me through it? I found thousands of hits on the list, but have not been able to sift through them to find what I need. I had hoped I would not be doing rust repair, but ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) time for (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) and (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) |
mr2by4 |
Dec 5 2015, 02:15 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 182 Joined: 9-December 07 From: Fort Worth Member No.: 8,439 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I am so discouraged. I got my suspension console in the mail this week and snuck off to the shop to work on the car for an hour or so. Started to clear the way to cut out the old console and started grinding to get at the welds only to realize that I had "patches" over several sections that I need to get to in order to cut out the welds and remove the console.
Pictures below. Now I am back to thinking that I should just patch and put it back together and save the new console for when I am ready to cut out ALL of this mess. Any words of encouragement of advice? |
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