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 23 2015, 07:17 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 |
So I have leaped in with both feet. I started cutting. I had to cut out my "GT style" battery tray (fabricated from angle iron). I started to clear out the section of the shelf that would need to go and clear off the paint etc to see where are the welds are that I would need to drill out.
I accidentally trimmed too much and revealed the chassis under the suspension console at one point and decided I would see how bad things are before killing myself drilling out all the welds and finding that there is nothing behind it. I cut a peek hole in the console and revealed rusty(loks to be mostly surface) but solid metal underneath. I now need to get another couple of abrasive discs, a better face shield and the weld cutter to get in and really make some headway. |
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