Another Mopar Off My Bucket List - Barracuda Fastback
The repair work on that '69 Coronet chassis was more than I expected. Previous owners must have bottomed the car out a heck of a lot of times. I think we pulled 20 different dents out of the frame that were at least a half inch deep. The old gal is pretty solid but I think it had a rough life. The rocker panel seams were badly mangled too. Thank goodness we had a rotisserie.
We ran a torch for almost 8 hours. Combined with a slide-hammer, pry bars, hammers and dollies it looks almost as straight now as it did when Ma Mopar sent it down the assembly line. In several places we had to weld makeshift bars onto the frame that we attached our slide hammer to.
Luckily, I picked up another buddy of mine before starting the job. We were able to switch off to keep from getting too tuckered out.
The repair work on that '69 Coronet chassis was more than I expected. Previous owners must have bottomed the car out a heck of a lot of times. I think we pulled 20 different dents out of the frame that were at least a half inch deep. The old gal is pretty solid but I think it had a rough life. The rocker panel seams were badly mangled too. Thank goodness we had a rotisserie.
We ran a torch for almost 8 hours. Combined with a slide-hammer, pry bars, hammers and dollies it looks almost as straight now as it did when Ma Mopar sent it down the assembly line. In several places we had to weld makeshift bars onto the frame that we attached our slide hammer to.
Luckily, I picked up another buddy of mine before starting the job. We were able to switch off to keep from getting too tuckered out.
