79' malibu project thread

r_d_3

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rear brace welded in, center section built, solid upper lca bushings installed, rear is all set and ready to go back
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r_d_3

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Put it all back together and got the frame rolling again, now onto rust repair under the body and then I can put the body back down on the frame.

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Super job!

Do you weld for a living? They look great.

What primer and paint did you use?

Did you you insert a rigid bar inside the housing while welding the brace on, to prevent the weld from pulling the axle tubes towards the rear?
 

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Super job!

Do you weld for a living? They look great.

What primer and paint did you use?

Did you you insert a rigid bar inside the housing while welding the brace on, to prevent the weld from pulling the axle tubes towards the rear?
nope I draw on AutoCAD for an aluminum company for a living, and paint and primer was both rustoleum, the paint was a brush on style. For welding the brace on the rear I just put the axles and spool in and jumped around to try to keep heat down.
 
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