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Old 12-22-2008, 10:15 PM   #12
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I have so many questions i don't know where to start so i guess i have a lot of research to do.
Looking at the floors and the fact you said the framerails need work, you might want to consider the full replacement floor section and rear framerails. Start with that as your focus for a sound foundation. Talk to a couple of the sponsors and see if one of them might be interested in doing the work. It might be a good learning experience for everyone. The shop doing my 69 Z28 showed me the full floor section he is putting in another JL8 car(that I used to own) and it's a really nice replacement part with much better structural support than doing any partial work will give you. The car doesn't look too bad, but as soon as you started replacing more than 1 floor section the full floor is a much better option.
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