'70 Vert - waited long enough...

[Cuda416]

Nice work! Looks mighty strong and capable of supporting anything thrown at it.

Thanks! i think I've made my goals for having it adjustable and collapsible as well as being stout enough to trust putting my car on it.

A standard box would have been WAY easier obviously but I hated the idea of building one, then having to scrap it, or having a huge box laying around until the next car.

 

[Cuda416]

Alright, made one last change. This time to the feet. I realized how high the car was going to be when mounted and decided it was better to have it lower to the ground. I lopped off the feet I'd tacked on and went with this instead. Much simpler and a little over 4 inches lower overall.

 

[Cuda416]

Well, aside from needing to paint a couple of small parts (cold got in the way), here is the jig in all it's glory. I was a little concerned with the overall rigidity but after having a floor jack under one corner and seeing the whole thing lift without any twisting, I'm not concerned. The bolts weren't even tight.

The one thing I need to do is to add the "toggles" to the mounting posts, but that will be a fairly easy thing to do.

 

[Cuda416]

Alright, the time has come so I'm putting this here to help keep me honest. I have no more excuses to not get the cuda on the jig. By Saturday evening I plan on having it mounted and put into place so I can start working on on it...

Now, a thought I had as I was stripping the dash etc out the other day. Since I'm NOT worried about making it "stock", I am considering cloning a 71. I'm going to have to get the entire grill area anyway, and my fenders are "OK" but not perfect. I'm thinking making the changes required to achieve the "look" won't be that much more considering I have a 70 header panel to sell/trade and fenders to so the same. Regardless of how I get the parts I think I'd need....

Grill and mounting hardware
Fenders/gills
Headlight assemblies
Wiring harnesses
Misc trim
Tail Light lenses/trim/Buckets
Front valance etc

Remember, I'm not going for the full monty, just the "look" , and there will be small things I've not lister, but overall, is there anything I'm forgetting?

 

[moparlee]

What are you doing with the rear? 70 or71?

 

[Cuda416]

Alright, the time has come so I'm putting this here to help keep me honest. I have no more excuses to not get the cuda on the jig. By Saturday evening I plan on having it mounted and put into place so I can start working on on it...

Now, a thought I had as I was stripping the dash etc out the other day. Since I'm NOT worried about making it "stock", I am considering cloning a 71. I'm going to have to get the entire grill area anyway, and my fenders are "OK" but not perfect. I'm thinking making the changes required to achieve the "look" won't be that much more considering I have a 70 header panel to sell/trade and fenders to so the same. Regardless of how I get the parts I think I'd need....

Grill and mounting hardware
Fenders/gills
Headlight assemblies
Wiring harnesses
Misc trim
Tail Light lenses/trim
Front valance etc

Remember, I'm not going for the full monty, just the "look" , and there will be small things I've not lister, but overall, is there anything I'm forgetting?

What are you doing with the rear? 70 or71?

It would change as well. As far as I know the only difference is the tail light buckets and lenses. As far as the sides if I stripe it then it will get bill boards

 

[Cuda416]

Well it was a good weekend. Buckled down and got the rear end, leaf springs, valance, bumper, k-frame etc off the car and lowered it onto the jig!

 

[Cuda416]

Alright folks, let's try this again.....

Last time I was here I had gotten the car on my jig. Well it's still there, right smack where I left it.

Life kicked us in the ass a few times but that's all in the rear view mirror finally and it's starting to get to be what I call "Barn weather" or in layman's terms, weather that won't results in my dying of dehydration while working in my uninsulated metal building in south Texas.

Been looking, scheming, planning, watching videos and seeing pics of E-Bodies being worked on at least as bad, if not worse than mine so my optimism has risen to productive levels again.

As I mentioned, I've been thinking and I am wondering how many of you have opted for inner rockers and floors from the 71-74 platform instead of the 70 version. Looking at it, it seems not only easier to install, but stronger. Conversely, how difficult is installing a floor on a 70 vs 71-74 in reality? I am looking at the 70 and it what I see is a LOT of reliance on the spot welds from a sheer strength issue, but the 71-74 floor seems to sit on top of a "ledge" that's part of the inner rocker itself.

Obviously there is an "originality" issue, but I'm not really concerned with that when it comes to this sort of thing, especially if it's that much better.

Thoughts?

 

[Cuda416]

More parts are showing up, barn/shop is getting back in shape and things are moving along. Won't be too long now.

 

[larry4406]

Nice!

 

[340challconvert]

Don't get discouraged; take it by one task at a time!