zigs
Well-Known Member
A friend of mine has a 68 Cuda SS. He wants to do a full resto. Has anyone seperated the body from the frame . If so how was it done. Any info would be appriciated, also any does and don'ts.
unibody question
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pauly v.100
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you're kidding us, right?
hemitheus
19? Plymouth Scampenstein
do you mean remove the frame rails? Im confused. and SS meaning formula S?
my brain hurts
my brain hurts
cannucky
The Guy With No Birthday
In case your serious the car you are attempting to discuss is a unibody product which means it has no frame only front and rear sub-frame assemblies and mopar never made any Cuda SS products that I am aware of which is the reason my colleagues are being so obtuse, don't take it personal
abdywgn
dismantler
drill out all the spot welds and separate the frame rails from the floor pan.
if not a factory frame, like a rear-halved car, cut them out with your favorite tool of destruction.
if not a factory frame, like a rear-halved car, cut them out with your favorite tool of destruction.
grassy
Well-Known Member
Actually a really keen friend of mine daughter's father did just that. .. he drilled out the spot welds like abdywgn but no cutting up that I know up...mind you, it is still waiting to be put back together.
805moparkid
Slant and AFX Guy
there is no "frame" to speak of... you just need to install frame connectors and maybe a cage and thats it...
then it can go on the rotisserie for the resto
zigs
Well-Known Member
Sorry didn't mean to stroke anybody out ,The double S was a type O.
He has a formula S cuda. He wants to put it on a rotisserie. No I didn't take it personal I was just passing on a question.
OneOfMany
Well-Known Member
As you've gleaned from above, there is no separate frame. Nor is there a removable stub front frame. Rotisserie attaches to the fron frame rail at the K-member mountings, and to the rear at the bumper attachment points.
Grant
Grant
zigs
Well-Known Member
Thanks thats what I was looking for.
mopar head
Well-Known Member
They made 68 SS Cudas, wish I had one:love4:
Well Hurst did.
Well Hurst did.
69swinger340391
Well-Known Member
As far as do's and don'ts....this is a don't
Your thinking of GM cars where they have separate frames and bodies.....maybe you saw it on an episode of Muscle Car.....
Attach it to the rotissorie with the frame rails still attached to the body.
If you removed the frame rails, what you will have (after 50 hours of work) is a crumpled and distorted body.
Your thinking of GM cars where they have separate frames and bodies.....maybe you saw it on an episode of Muscle Car.....
Attach it to the rotissorie with the frame rails still attached to the body.
If you removed the frame rails, what you will have (after 50 hours of work) is a crumpled and distorted body.
green1
Well-Known Member
We just did a Charger, stripped. Bolted to the front subframe, were the bumper brackets went; used the rear bumper holes thru the trunk.
zigs
Well-Known Member
I suggested that to him also and is probably what he will do. Hes got a really straight 68 no rust. Only thing missing is the 340. Bought it in mid 70's from a guy that was racing it. Before he sold it he pulled the 340 and put a 318 in it. Thanks for the "good answers".
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