Jack point replacement and paint matching Options

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Good morning gentlemen, hope everybody’s having a good week. Just doing some planning here on the blue 74 that is currently in storage. It’s a original Southern California car, been off the road for a very long time but is quite solid except for the passenger side Jack point as shown in the pictures below. Just doing some planning here on the blue 74 that is currently in storage. It’s a original Southern California car, been off the road for a very long time but is quite solid except for the passenger side jack point as shown in the pictures below. There was a repair made here but it’s not to proper standard and I am planning on addressing it. The door gaps are still perfect, so I don’t think the structure overall is weak, this just needs a more proper repair.

I have the donor metal from car that was written off so I think I’m “just” looking at bracing the car to protect my gaps and then getting good weld penetration to complete the repair. Yes/no/maybe?

The paint will have to be touched up of course, and while this is not a visible part of the car if I’m going through this level of effort it would be nice to have it match. It looks like it was a custom paint that I am assuming is going to require me bringing a sample to a shop and then getting as good of a match as possible? Think a good paint shop will be able to get close in match?

Thanks!

[burton73]

I think you should get Restoration Designs Jack Receiver Plate P302 $15. And Jack Receiver Tube P303 for $18. Measure it all and then weld the Tube in the right place at the right angle and then slip over the Jack Receiver Plate and weld that. Make sure that it is going to line up with your rocker panel hole.

The strength from welding the tube on 1st is increased a huge amount so you can jack the car up without the tube bending. When done you may need to grind/cut the extra length of the tube.

Get someone to help with a squirt bottle with water so you can put out any fire on the paint so it does not hurt the paint on the side of the car. Tack weld in a lot of places. I did this on my V8 car it worked great.

What you have cannot be welded inside to the inner rocker panel.


Bob B

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