Ginky Weeds Restoration Project

[schlepcar]

Chuck,
  That shell looks pretty good to me. There are a lot of 50K cars out there that would look a lot worse than that if they were stripped. If that is still bare steel you better get some metal conditioner on it.
Mine was very similar in the rust areas. I just ordered the supports when I replaced the trunk area. You may be further ahead to think small on rust repair. A good welder can make small repairs and you want to avoid cutting on those quarters. Most of those body supports are made overseas. I think Dynacorn sells the correct ones for us through their site or maybe someone knows of a distributor for u.s. stampings. They are usually a bit more,but made to the correct specs as far as fit and thickness.Dan

[cwmcobra]

Thanks Dan.  I've taken your advice and ordered a part from Dynacorn.  Interestingly, it was less expensive than virtually all of the other brands I found.  Can't confirm that it's made in the USA, but expect it will fit well and be of proper gauge.

Thanks for the recommendation!

Chuck

PS:  It will be in primer by the end of the week.....

[cwmcobra]

No worries about surface rust on that blasted body anymore.  It's now in etching urethane primer and ready for metal repairs, etc.

I've also finally harvested the stamping from the parts car that will be welded into the restoration for mounting of the A/C airbox through the firewall.  And I made a sheet metal patch for the passenger kickpanel for the fitment of the A/C box through the kick panel.  Those will be welded tomorrow and the body will begin the full fledged patching process to repair rust holes.  Nothing terrible, but quite a bit of work.

A replacement trunk brace will arrive on Tuesday and installation will complete the welding required. 

Progress; gotta love it!

 

Chuck

[cwmcobra]

To close the loop on the A/C conversion, we welded the two plates in place today.  All the pieces were fit to locate the plates and the car now looks like it was originally an A/C car....almost 

Tomorrow my trunk brace arrives and we'll be installing it on Wednesday.  Meanwhile, my friend Dick is working on patching rust holes in the body while I work on disassembling the frame.

Special thanks again to Loren, Brian and Dan for talking me through the A/C project!

 

Chuck

[cwmcobra]

The replacement trunk brace arrived and was installed.  It was a nice piece.  Proper metal thickness, accurate stamped configuration and high quality caged nut for the body mount bolt.  As always, it required some tweaking, but nothing major.  Thanks for the tip on Dynacorn, Dan!

Purchased from DynacornDepot.com in California.  The part was drop shipped from Pittsburgh.

Chuck

[cwmcobra]

Frame is all stripped down and hopefully will be going for sandblast late this week.  I'm shopping for steering and suspension components to install when it comes back.  Any preferences from you guys?  I've spec'ed out all the MOOG parts I need and consider them to be a top shelf brand.  Anything else I'm missing?  I have a bill of material I can share if anyone is interested in what I've found so far.  RockAuto seems to have the lowest prices it seems.......

 

Chuck

[GS66]

Used Moog on my 66, seems like good stuff and I believe US made. Not sure where I got it but maybe Espo?

[Mark Ascher]

I bought all the MOOG parts from a local auto parts store that was NOT a chain. Some of you MN guys might know these places, but a hard parts store, like Welle Auto Supply or Motor Parts is where I shop.
And then there is a member here who bought all of his chassis parts on Amazon. Go figure.

Mark

[35chevcoupe]

Chuck ,  it looks like ur making a lot of progress .
It,s looking really good so far , keep on posting pictures when you can it helps me stay motivated .

Funny Mark should mention Welle auto supply , I worked there for 12 years right out of tech school .

[schlepcar]

Looks like you're moving along quite well Chuck. Here in Michigan,some carquest stores are still independently owned. My local carquest guy gives me better prices and parts than any of the big three chain stores here. I have bought a lot of "hard to find" pieces through them. Moog is probably the best out there for stock replacement suspension parts. I have bought heater core,water pump,carb rebuild kit,front end,shocks,etc....all over the counter and usually in a day or two. Dan

[cwmcobra]

Thanks for the encouragement!  I'll post a picture or two tomorrow.

Chuck

[cwmcobra]

A couple of pictures of the "liberated" frame.

[cwmcobra]

Meanwhile, back in the body shop........

[cwmcobra]

Frame is back from sandblast.  It will get a coat of etching urethane primer tomorrow.  Control arms and crossmember are in for blasting now.  Rear axle will also go in for blasting soon.

Guess I'd better start ordering those steering and suspension parts!

[wheelz]

Chuck... I know you are not ready yet, but, I parted out a 65 4 door WITH A/C years ago and I still have some of those a/c parts, ie; brackets, vents, cables, etc...  When you get to that point,  lemme know what you need.   

Wheelz, Tampa Bay