Rapom's Rocket - just another Duster build thread
With this much structure being removed its a good idea to support the weight of the rear of the car. Prior to all this I placed the car on 4 jack stands, 2 under the frame at the front spring pockets and 2 under the frame just ahead of the torsion bar mounts, then shimmed until the rocker panels were level for/aft and across the under carriage at several points. You will see that I left the rear axle and springs installed and supported with jack stands but when I removed it I placed a pair of stands under the end of the frame rails, at the tail panel, to give support to the structure. I performed one mini tub at a time to keep as much structural integrity as I could. There are many threads on how to do a mini tub so Ill just show a few in progress shots. Its amazing how ate up the trunk area was. Both wheel tubs were rust free.
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