87 "coug" resto winter project

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87 "coug" resto winter project

Reply #105 – January 02, 2015, 12:39:27 PM

i know that the pass tank mount is smaller...people were saying there was a bit of an issue making the exhaust work with larger pipes, and I was trying to copy them as close as I could to the originals for looks... I'll have to go back and look at the pics

87 "coug" resto winter project

Reply #106 – January 02, 2015, 12:42:28 PM

the subframes arent offset, they run straight to the back and I welded a bracket to the rear end of the subframe to match up to the rear frame.. they are actually partially inside of the front frames too

87 "coug" resto winter project

Reply #107 – January 02, 2015, 12:46:48 PM

this is how they connect in the back and through the floor i used this to show that they are a full 2-1/2" offset from the front, I made a plate that welded along side the rear frame

87 "coug" resto winter project

Reply #108 – January 02, 2015, 01:26:31 PM

triple checked my level again,
with a high quality wide arch sight glass 2' level, I am dead perfect left to right and front to back.

on a side note......................... this is another stupid thing I noticed last night.....

if you have your bumper cover off,
did you all notice that the bumper itself is high in the middle?
I laid my level directly down on the bumper itself and my level ever so slightly rocked left to right so I looked and sure nuff, the center of the bumper is higher.

so.....I scooted my level back a little and got a good measurement.

87 "coug" resto winter project

Reply #109 – January 02, 2015, 09:52:53 PM

Subframes drilled out

87 "coug" resto winter project

Reply #110 – January 02, 2015, 10:24:18 PM

Now it's time to weld

87 "coug" resto winter project

Reply #111 – January 02, 2015, 10:40:02 PM

The happy welder

87 "coug" resto winter project

Reply #112 – January 02, 2015, 10:47:26 PM

Inside weld example
heavy welds

87 "coug" resto winter project

Reply #113 – January 02, 2015, 11:23:24 PM

I have wrinkles in the metal on the pass side transmission tunnel.
pls don't tell me my old 3.8 did that>?

look at the last picture.. the wrinkles go way up.. wonder if that's a factory stamp out mistake or just a small issue that when the metal was squashed up to shape it, the slack had to go somewhere.

87 "coug" resto winter project

Reply #114 – January 03, 2015, 10:40:15 AM

Those look like production issues but one quick way to tell is to cross measure the car and make sure it is square.

Darren

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Reply #115 – January 03, 2015, 11:39:37 AM

Quote from: jcassity;442389

I have wrinkles in the metal on the pass side transmission tunnel.
pls don't tell me my old 3.8 did that>?

look at the last picture.. the wrinkles go way up.. wonder if that's a factory stamp out mistake or just a small issue that when the metal was squashed up to shape it, the slack had to go somewhere.

I *think* both my Thunderbird and Mark VII have that same wave/wrinkle in the metal in the same area. Neither of my cars have been wreaked.

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Reply #116 – January 03, 2015, 09:47:29 PM

Rears of the subframes are welded

Still need to shoehorn in some vertical plates

The trunk now has bedliner all over it except for the upper half which will get gloss black

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Reply #117 – January 04, 2015, 11:46:28 AM

boy oh boy do we have a problem.

the rustoleum bed liner stuff is not working well on vertical surfaces. its running down the sides and leaving gray streaks showing from the primer in behind.

its pooling up where it settles. I have no idea what went wrong.

min temp requirement is 55degF
says you can roller it on ect , prep surfaces and if needed do spot prime in areas.

says you can use the rustoleum applicator kit or a roller, I used a brush, I had a roller but the brush was going really fast.

I mixed up the stuff real good and even kept a paint stick in the can to keep mixing it up so it doesn't settle or separate.

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Reply #118 – January 04, 2015, 12:17:26 PM

only time rustoleum seems to go on well is spraying through a paint gun, I've never got a decent finish using rustoleum either...well except for satin black spray can on a very hot summer day

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Reply #119 – January 04, 2015, 12:19:44 PM

paint will generally slide off a vertical surface if its to cold compared to the air temp around it.... whats the temp of the shop?