Great job on tackling this yourself !! You'll learn alot doing it. Have you called DSE about the wheel tubs? They should have some insight as to how the fit is. Otherwise, keep up the Good Work and post more pics as you can.
Great job on tackling this yourself !! You'll learn alot doing it. Have you called DSE about the wheel tubs? They should have some insight as to how the fit is. Otherwise, keep up the Good Work and post more pics as you can.
Paul
I did call DSE and they said it looked okay and to weld it, but I knew it wasn't right, so I didn't.
I actually found my problem today. The front closeout panel (where the shock tower was) was too far in. I removed it and trimmed about 3/16" back and rewelded it. She's dead on now!
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Chris
1968 Camaro: DSE tubs and sub frame connectors, Chassisworks G-Link rear suspension, Speedtech upper and lower control arms, Chicane front coilover conversion with QA1's, Baer brakes, 18" Forgeline SO3's, Vintage Air, 6.0L LS 417 rwhp, 4L65E, Moser 12 Bolt w/3.73's.... http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2391864
I didn't plan on replacing the driver side tulip panel, but during media blasting of the front of the car, rust holes opened up, so I removed it. Since it took me about 2 hours to get the sand out of the car, I decided not to roll it back out to blast this one area, so I used Rust Fix (Dupli-Color product) over the rusted areas. I sanded the best I could and sprayed it in there. It turns that black color you see in the picture. Then, I epoxy primed everything that had been blasted. The upper cowl has rust holes under the windshield washer opening, so I'll be replacing it as well.
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1968 Camaro: DSE tubs and sub frame connectors, Chassisworks G-Link rear suspension, Speedtech upper and lower control arms, Chicane front coilover conversion with QA1's, Baer brakes, 18" Forgeline SO3's, Vintage Air, 6.0L LS 417 rwhp, 4L65E, Moser 12 Bolt w/3.73's.... http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2391864
I removed the floor and decided to reuse the existing torque boxes since they still had the original galvanized coating on them. I ended up sanding everything and epoxy sealing before the new pan went in. Before removal, I added some "L" brackets to locate the rear subframe mounts in the floor pan. These not only locate the holes, but it also helps set the height of the pan to the original.
After Primer:
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Chris
1968 Camaro: DSE tubs and sub frame connectors, Chassisworks G-Link rear suspension, Speedtech upper and lower control arms, Chicane front coilover conversion with QA1's, Baer brakes, 18" Forgeline SO3's, Vintage Air, 6.0L LS 417 rwhp, 4L65E, Moser 12 Bolt w/3.73's.... http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2391864
Brian Hobaugh SCCA National Tour June 2014
First Hemi 'Cuda Convertible Ever Built
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