RE: Tubbing Question

["Earl H. " <earlh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mike,

One piece of advice I do have for you is making sure you completely remove
all 
undercoating anywhere close to the areas you will be welding. The metal in
these 
old cars is not the best, and the presents of undercoating will really mess
up welds.

When you mentioned cutting back the frame rail, if there is any undercoating
between 
the half's, it is going to melt the top half off like butter when you start
to weld. The 
lower half of the frame is the thickest metal, and the floor pan metal is
the worst.

A good suggestion is to practice on some of the pieces you cut out. If
you're a good welder, 
you won't have an issue after a couple of practice passes. 

Earl


 Great. I am looking forward to the pics. I cut the right wheel well in half
today. Most of the time was spent cleaning all the undercoating off. It
looks like I should also cut the lip of the frame rail to get another inch
of clearance. Looks like all I would need to do is reweld the frame rail to
the floor pan along the edge. Any opinions on this? I am hoping to be able
to fit N-50X15 Mickeys (14.1" section width). If everything works out, I'll
get the housing to Moser next week for shortening and axles.
 
'65 Coronet 500 stroker
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: MrChristopher1@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: 1962to1965mopars@
Sent: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 9:43 AM
Subject: Re: Tubbing Question



Hey, let me get home tonight and I can send you some pictures.  I have
already halfed my wheel wells and they came out GREAT!  As for the rear seat
mounts (mine is a '64 B body), I cut the wheel well on the inside (toward
center of
car) of the mount so it remains in it's stock location.  I also managed to
keep the mounts that hold the wiring harness in the stock location (driver
side).
Christopher

--
'64 Dodge 440 2 Dr. Hard Top
'87 Dodge Ramcharger
'00 Merc Berz C230 Kompressor (Hey, It's DaimlerChrysler)

 Now I have to cut the wheel housings in half and move them in also. Most
everything seems straight forward, BUT, what will I have to do to mount the
rear seat again? Will I have to modify the seat frame? 
> 
> '65 Coronet 500 stroker
> 
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