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Offline Polishmeatballpizza

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Need advice on cross member for floors
« on: July 05, 2016, 02:54:09 PM »
I am cutting out the floor panels and i need to replace the rear cross member. I can see that it is welded down along the inside of the car body, and since I am not doing a frame off, I will not be able to get in there and cut it out completely. I was hoping I could buy a new cross member and cut it and fit it in as shown in the pic. What do you guys think?

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Re: Need advice on cross member for floors
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2016, 02:54:49 PM »
Here's a pic, I marked the area I would cut and splice in the new one.
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Re: Need advice on cross member for floors
« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2016, 03:28:44 PM »
Yes, just cut the crossmember there, cut the new one the same, and weld them together.  I have done that before and it works well. 
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Re: Need advice on cross member for floors
« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2016, 03:43:35 PM »
Quote from: Brian on July 05, 2016, 03:28:44 PM
Yes, just cut the crossmember there, cut the new one the same, and weld them together.  I have done that before and it works well.

Cool - thanks! That's what I was hoping to hear.
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Re: Need advice on cross member for floors
« Reply #4 on: July 05, 2016, 03:45:03 PM »
Does anyone have a pic of what the front-side of the interior should look like? The area right behind the front heater ducts.
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Re: Need advice on cross member for floors
« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2016, 03:02:17 PM »
Is this correct for front, middle and rear braces?
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Re: Need advice on cross member for floors
« Reply #6 on: July 07, 2016, 02:52:48 PM »
Bump... :wave:
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Re: Need advice on cross member for floors
« Reply #7 on: July 07, 2016, 03:07:30 PM »
Not sure what you are asking, George.

If these are original to the car, then it should be correct. From the new floor I have, I do know that they are not identical to each other.

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Re: Need advice on cross member for floors
« Reply #8 on: July 09, 2016, 07:24:21 PM »
Got the first piece in....

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Re: Need advice on cross member for floors
« Reply #9 on: July 09, 2016, 07:26:46 PM »
Can someone show me a pic of this area? Trying to see if this is patched.
« Last Edit: July 09, 2016, 07:57:30 PM by Polishmeatballpizza »
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Re: Need advice on cross member for floors
« Reply #10 on: July 09, 2016, 08:14:18 PM »
Here are pictures of a '65 convertible and a '65 post car.  The post car is having factory A/C added.

Hope they help.

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Re: Need advice on cross member for floors
« Reply #11 on: July 14, 2016, 08:54:32 AM »
Got some new half-panels, now I need to fit them in and weld. Would it be better to cut the old floor to match the new panel, or cut the new panel to match the old floor cutout?
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Re: Need advice on cross member for floors
« Reply #12 on: August 07, 2016, 06:57:35 PM »
I got them in. Just a few more welds...
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Re: Need advice on cross member for floors
« Reply #13 on: August 07, 2016, 06:58:56 PM »
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That's progress! (Re: Need advice on cross member for floors)
« Reply #14 on: August 07, 2016, 09:28:04 PM »
Dear George and mid-60s Buick caregivers, . . . .

Quote from: Polishmeatballpizza on August 07, 2016, 06:57:35 PM
I got them in. Just a few more welds...

That's definitely progress!   :icon_thumright:

Keep plugging along and you'll have your Buick back on the road in . . . . . (definitely not no time) but most definitely sometime!!

Cheers, Edouard  :occasion14:
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