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04-15-2008, 02:47 PM
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Weight Reduction on the 68
I am making some progress on the 68 so I figured I post up for the heck of it. 
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04-15-2008, 02:55 PM
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looks pretty good, is it solid for the most part?
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04-15-2008, 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by cbrrmike
looks pretty good, is it solid for the most part?
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Well... solid.. hmm... the rust was eating its way at the frame on the inside, there are no floors in it at present and a lot of the car has patchy spots of surface rust with signs of bondo around the back quarter panels, the fenders are looking iffy around the wheel wells. Once I get more of the the car pulled apart I will have a better idea of what I am dealing with but at present... its nothing really I didn't already expect.
I am just happy to be making progress on getting it torn apart and eventually ready for a nice blasting.
Once that happens I shall take her down to my body man and let him assess the problems and see where I am going to go from there.
JW
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04-15-2008, 03:19 PM
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04-15-2008, 03:50 PM
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Good progress!
With as nice as your T/A is, I can't wait to see the finished product.
- Justin
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04-15-2008, 04:04 PM
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thats alot of weight off of the front end, it should be capable of wheelies now!
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04-15-2008, 04:07 PM
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looks good john with the front end off it might have been a little easier to push the car into the garage
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04-15-2008, 06:14 PM
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Pictures aren't working for me?
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04-15-2008, 06:41 PM
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You suck at the interwebs  .
JW I like your tire stop there.
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04-15-2008, 06:55 PM
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Looking good! You might actually have a candidate for acid dipping...
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04-15-2008, 11:36 PM
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my dads got a resoterd 67 400. i gotta get some pics one day lol
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04-16-2008, 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Tru2Chevy
Good progress!
With as nice as your T/A is, I can't wait to see the finished product.
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Thanks Justin, I will try hehe 
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Originally Posted by 98tadriver
thats alot of weight off of the front end, it should be capable of wheelies now!
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Yea well we shall see Ron haha.
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looks good john with the front end off it might have been a little easier to push the car into the garage
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Oh man, Chris I inflated the 2 flat tires and they hold air. I was amazed! Also, after cutting off the exhaust system so its not dragging around.... shoot that thing rolls around by itself now haha.
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JW I like your tire stop there.
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Haha... yea... I had to improvise so it wouldn't roll outa the garage during pictures lol
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Looking good! You might actually have a candidate for acid dipping...
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Thanks! Whats this acid dipping you speak of??
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my dads got a resoterd 67 400. i gotta get some pics one day lol
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Nice! I would love to see pics!
Thanks guys for the comments, it still has very far to go... but I do like taking progression pictures.
JW
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04-16-2008, 08:37 AM
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JW:
There are places that will "hot tank" the hulk of your car in a vat of acid. It's a 3 stage process I think- acid, neutralizer, and final wash. When you get the car back all of the rust, bondo, and crap will be cooked off.
The downsides are:
1.) If you have a real rust bucket (like mine was) you will not be able to do it since the car will (for all intents and purposes) disintegrate in the dip.
2.) EVERY little rust spot will be eaten away so you may end up with a lot of pinholes that need to be fixed.
Aside from that, I'd do it if you can.
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04-16-2008, 09:01 AM
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Wow very interesting! I am assuming it cooks all the paint off also?
Do you have a company you know of that does it? Cost Estimate? Locals?
I was just looking at Soda Blasting but hmm... this is an interesting new idea!
Thanks!
JW
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04-16-2008, 09:07 AM
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the pics work today.. stealing internet from your neighbors is bad.
it looks good man!
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04-16-2008, 10:03 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JW
Wow very interesting! I am assuming it cooks all the paint off also?
Do you have a company you know of that does it? Cost Estimate? Locals?
I was just looking at Soda Blasting but hmm... this is an interesting new idea!
Thanks!
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http://kwikstrip.com/default.aspx
Only place I know of, and it's a bit of a haul from you.
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