Thread: Body assembly

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Got a body assembly question.

Fall will be here before ya' know it and hopefully time to work on the project will follow.

I have the "Z" stripped to the shell. Since it was formerly a race car it has NOTHING from the back of the seat area to the tail lights. I am replacing everything but the firewall shell and the top.
My plan was to brace the old shell from the inside ( Kinda' like when ya' chop a top) so I can remove the top and firewall and keep the old shell for measurements to get the new shell assembled correctly.
Or
Get a donor top N' Firewall from a salvage yard so I can keep the old shell intact for measurements.
Or
Maybe just find a camaro or firebird @ the salvage yard and use it as a pattern. If I trash the top and firewall on mine all that will be left of the original is the vin. tag. With the car on a jig, I figured I can mount temporary brackets off it to hold rocker panels, quarter panels, etc. in place til I can fabricate permanent outriggers off the frame for the body mounts.
Or
should I replace one body panel at a time on the existing shell until I have all the parts replaced.

I guess as long as I get the body the right width and keep the door opening measurement right I should be O.K. ?? Maybe I;m just thinkin' about it tooooo much.

Forgot this

Hey Pro, think I would get a bunch of measurements, then replace one panel at a time, build the new mounts, then move on to the next. Just my 2 cents worth.

Originally posted by Streets
I think ya should get off yer dead butt and quit askin' so DANG many dumb questions and do somethang with the car.. OR do I havta come over there and show ya what to do??? Sheesh...

I gotta' meetin' in the mornin'. I should be able ta' do some work tomorrow afternoon. Ifn' you could take the red eye to O'Hare i could pick ya' up N' we could slam that baby out. I'd buy lunch. He He HE All the milk N' cookies you can eat cuz' da' wif' iz' wippen up a bacth tomorrow I'm told.

Originally posted by Dave Severson
Hey Pro, think I would get a bunch of measurements, then replace one panel at a time, build the new mounts, then move on to the next. Just my 2 cents worth.

This would be a little easier ifn' it wern't a hard top. Shoulda' built the Willys HUH??

Originally posted by Streets
Chocolate Chip??

Gooooie Chocolate chip ...... hot out O' the oven.......

Originally posted by Streets
I HATE gooey chocolate chip cookies hehehe...

I'll jus' hafta' Force em' down myself then.

Originally posted by Streets
OKAY!!!! That's IT............. I am REALLY tellin' MOM on ya NOW!!!






And don't laugh Pro60.. Yer next!! hehehe

And I ^ Still ^ Got ^ The ^ Coooookies ^ Nah^Nah^NAh

Originally posted by Streets
MMMMMMMOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMM....

Want some CHEEZE wit' that ???????????