69 Coronet 440 project

[showard]

Good to see you back working on your car.

 

[BigBlock61]

This is a good day! I finally finished the mini tubs and the rear spring mounts. I can start fitting and welding big parts now like floors and quarters.

 

[BigBlock61]

Got the rear bumper mount installed along with the bumper mount stiffener brackets. It was a whole lot of measuring, fitting, welding and grinding but its in. Next is the trunk floor.

 

[showard]

Your building a whole new car from the ground up!
Great job!

 

[BigBlock61]

Fitting the trunk floor and ran into a snag so I started a new thread and asked if I should lengthen the passenger side frame rail or not? The spring perches are square and the trunk floor is square to the frame rails and floor under the rear seat. I could cut the frame right behind the rear spring perch and lengthen it by 1/2". Is it worth doing or should I just leave it?

 

[BigBlock61]

Your building a whole new car from the ground up!
Great job!

Thanks, It's a challenge but I'm figuring things out.

 

[BigBlock61]

I lengthened the frame on the right side by 1/2 inch. The trunk floor fits so much better now. I'm glad I did it even though it was alot of extra work. I probably could have left it but I would have known it was wrong.

After that I started fitting the trunk floor, welding on the gas tank strap mounts, and drilling the gazillion holes for plug welding the trunk floor to the frame rails. The trunk floor is flush with the back bumper mount and 11 1/8th inches on each side of the frame. I dont think it can get anymore square than that. It's clamped down and ready for welding.

 

[Sixtynine_Bird]

Nice work, you did great on those floors! Keep it up

 

[BigBlock61]

Nice work, you did great on those floors! Keep it up

Thanks this is the second time I'll be installing the trunk floor on this Coronet. I had to make sure everything is right.

 

[BigBlock61]

The trunk floor is welded in. Its starting to look less like a pile of metal and a bit more like a car.

Now time to dehump the drivers side wheel well. Lots of welding, grinding, and hammering into shape. Its comming together one piece at a time.

 

[BigBlock61]

Getting further with the dehump.

 

[BigBlock61]

The weather was warm enough to do some welding on the Coronet. It sure felt good to get out there and get some more accomplished. Now I can finish the trunk floor and start on the big stuff.

 

[BigBlock61]

It may not look like much but this little piece was a pain in the *** to make by hand. Still have the other side to do to slowly fill in the gaps in the floor from the mini tubs.

 

[BigBlock61]

All filled in. I'm short about 2 inches on top but I still have metal to spare lol.

 

[moparjohnny]

All filled in. I'm short about 2 inches on top but I still have metal to spare lol.

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welcome back john.

 

[BigBlock61]

Thanks Johnny

 

[showard]

Looks Great!

 

[hunt2elk]

Good to see you are back hammering away at it. Really like the rear wheel well modification.

 

[BigBlock61]

Looks Great!

Thanks Showard It feels good being out there again.

 

[BigBlock61]

Good to see you are back hammering away at it. Really like the rear wheel well modification.

Thanks Joel I figure I can stuff a 12" wide tire in there now. I have torn this thing apart more times than I would like to count but I learned from you to do things right, even the small things and beauty happens. I just look at your Charger build to see results.