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07-07-2015, 03:40 PM
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Hey guys, I just bought a wrecked 93 trans am LT1 with 130k miles. Besides drivetrain, what all can I use on my 68. Brakes, rearend, wheels, ect...
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07-07-2015, 05:55 PM
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The rear axle is the equivalent of a 98lb weakling, plus not a direct bolt in. The rear brakes are about all that is useful. Wheels are the wrong offset.
Engine/transmission/rear brakes, possibly the front seats are what you can use.
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07-20-2015, 10:11 PM
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Got the frame apart. About ready for some paint.
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07-20-2015, 10:12 PM
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Btw. Anyone ever use a front end rebuild kit from Jegs?
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07-21-2015, 07:41 AM
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No my parts came from summit. Same basic thing tho. Are you going to epoxy Prime your frame and POR it. Looks like your doing a good job there.
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07-21-2015, 08:17 AM
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Going with por. Had to use a brush on or take it somewhere. Wallet said to stay at home.
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07-21-2015, 11:24 AM
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They sell cans of POR. Spray can type. If it is humid where you are it is best to epoxy prime first to seal it tho. POR leaves pores in the paint if it is humid when applied, and it will have annoying little red dots in the paint there.
I got more paint on my frame than most do on the hood LOL Epoxy primer, POR, and several layers of hot rod black. Took the frame off painted it. Put it back on. Did bodywork and got primer all over everything over the years. Then took it back off and painted it again before final bodywork and paint. That time I mask the bottom and frame. Tired of painting that now.
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07-21-2015, 11:39 PM
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Don't breath it or get it on your skin. I would use Eastwood frame paint over POR. Read about the health warning about POR. Also check all your welds while you have it down to metal. I ended up rewelding some of my frame to fix small cracks. Here's one area I rewelded.
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07-22-2015, 06:16 PM
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I second what Ray suggests on paint. It is a good time to check not only the welds, but how square it is. A coworker is restomodding an 81' Corvette, he jumped the gun and spent a wad on powder coating the frame - only to find it was tweaked in several spots once he began reassembly.
He dismissed my words when I told him, "Build it twice, once in the rough - then again as a finished product."
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07-25-2015, 04:59 PM
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My bumpers on my 68 look good from the front but they are rusty on the back sides. What's the best way to remove and then treat to prevent rust from returning.
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