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Welding longs with engine in?, Beginning a resto... |
mbseto |
Oct 15 2014, 09:05 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,253 Joined: 6-August 14 From: Cincy Member No.: 17,743 Region Association: North East States |
Howdy all;
About to start a restoration, hoping to do a rolling resto. After looking over some of the threads on prep for repairing longs, I see two things everyone advises: 1) brace the doors 2) get the car off the wheels, i.e. jackstands under the donuts It looks like the engine is nearly always pulled... Is this a must, or can the longs be repaired with the engine in? If so, is additional support under the engine/trans needed? Thanks for the input, M. |
scotty b |
Oct 15 2014, 12:13 PM
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rust free you say ? Group: Members Posts: 16,375 Joined: 7-January 05 From: richmond, Va. Member No.: 3,419 Region Association: None |
98% of the time if the long is bad the hell hole is bad. 95% of the time the hell hole and long are bad, the suspensions console and engine mount are bad, you just don't realize it until you get all the paint and undercoating off. 99% of the time the hell hole and longs are bad, the rear floor and rear firewall are bad.
what I'm saying is drop the drivetrain Jack stands under the donuts is o.k., but not ideal. The whole length of the car really needs to be supported. Use the jackstands, but run a 4x4 from front to back to support the floor pan. This also will help things to settle back to a neutral position if the gaps are off. If I get some time later tonight I'll dig up a couple threads that will scare you straight (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) It is VERY easy to completely fubar one of these cars if things are not properly braced, and the parts are not replaced correctly. If the inner and outer wheel wells are bad you REALLY need to do some serious bracing to the rear ( trunk ) of the car. I'm going to be working on Mepsteins car in the next month and will be making a frame work for that rear area. I'll post pics when it is in place |
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