FLORIDA

Show us your pictures of c2 frame repair with before and after.

BADBIRDCAGE

Both sides were rotted out in same place. Obtained the repair kits through Zip Corvette near Richmond, VA.

FLORIDA

Very nice!! How was the front section?

BADBIRDCAGE

Front was fine. This repair was necessary as the car had been sitting "hard down" on the particular sections of frame for nine years with the differential and spring removed. Before and after on the front area

shemp

No major repairs just clean up Shemp

4 Speed Dave

I am doing frame repair on my 66 right now. I had the front and rear frame sections snad blasted and then I sealed it with PPG DP90. I didn't bother sandblasting the areas that were going to be replaced. The trans crossmember he forgot to blast so I will need to clean that up prior to finish painting.

I am replacing both 4' side rails and the #3 rear crossmember. I leveled out the frame with my laser and then bolted the entire frame to the floor with steel posts and epoxy bolts since the front would be separated from the rear frame during the process. I am 2/3rd's complete as of now. Here are some progress photos.

vt65

nice looking job 4 Speed Dave ....

BADBIRDCAGE

Looks almost familiar. I replaced the crossmember with a removable one from Van Steel.

vt65

did you replace it with the body on the frame?

Subfixer

Repaired mine in 2004 due to the standard "Swiss Cheese" back half:



Welded on and entire back half from Corvettes of Michigan:



Finished, ready for reassembly:

BADBIRDCAGE

Negative. Cut the old one out after the main rail repairs and installed the new/removable one.

vt65

k..tu

BADBIRDCAGE

This is how it was when the body went back down on the frame.

silverslashstreak

Rich, you are a man after my own heart, I love that Tuned Port.

Jeff

BADBIRDCAGE

Hey Jeff:

I know you do. I'll shoot you an e mail.

Rich

rgs

Here's mine

Typical frame rot


Besides the rust, my frame was twisted 1 1/2 inches from the motor mount at the driver's feet to the one at the kickup. The car was never wrecked. Twisted from the torque of autocrossing with a big block, I found cracks in the frame all over.










I welded a tube to the two cross members to maintain alignment while welding.








After I did the repair work, I took the frame to a good frame shop to have it straightened.

jdk971

found the weld cracked in the front cross member on the drivers side on a 63. jim

Westlotorn

4 Speed Dave, can I ask about your support system, it looks like the supports were drilled and bolted to the concrete? All you guys have done nice work on those frames.

FLORIDA

What is a good source for a new frame?

4 Speed Dave

Sorry for the delay I didn't see this before today.

Yes I leveled out frame and bolted steel post baseplates to the concrete floor with 1/2" dia epoxy bolts. I used 2x2 steel posts and some steel baseplates. I used a laser to get the frame on a level datum and went from there. Then when I'm done I'll cut the threaded rods flush with the floor. I'm very close to being complete with my repairs. I'll throw up some photos later in the week.