Sheet Metal Advise

[E-Body Products]

Would also be nice if you could put it on some kind of jig.

A frame jig would be best.


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[E-Body Products]

I don't want to be contradictory, but you had the right idea when you said to put the stands under the diff and frt cntrl arms. That loads the body the way the car will be when it's on it's wheels. You can put the stands where you want, but don't expect the car to follow your idea of where it wants to carry it's weight. Disassembling the whole car IS the best way to totally restore it, but unless that's your plan and you've budgeted the time and money, I'd give it a second thought. At the end of the day, your car, your decision. Good luck 

Does anyone else have comments on this?  I didn't do this with my car, but my car needed everything replaced so I couldn't leave the rear suspension in place. I figured by having the weight off of the rear with all suspension removed would create less flex. Thoughts?  My car turned out fine, but don't want to give the wrong advice.


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[1 Wild R/T]

FWIW I know of two E bodies done in the 90's that had quarters hung with the weight on the suspension... Both had serious issues because things moved... My preferred method is a process using eight jack stands & shims... I also use a 6' level & a  frame chart...I position a jack stand at each end of each frame rail,  I shim those locations from side to side  to get them truly level....  Then i use the frame chart the level & a couple 9" drop rods to set elevation of the rails front to rear... Done it this way for many years & I've never had an issue...

Kind of a poor mans frame jig...

[jimynick]

You won't get any argument from me if that's the way you do it. It's called a datum line and the old frame spec books called for one. If you're capable and have the gear, it's the way to go, shy of having a true bench with either dedicated fixtures or a computerized system like a Genesis to measure. Most guys do this in their garage and don't have any of this ability. You may drive yourself nuts striving for perfection in these cars, as they were built in a slapdash fashion in the day and not at all like the tolerances used today. Anyways, good luck and as mentioned, do it the way you want to.