8.50 index build

[Todd Geisler]

At this point the front end was rebuilt as far as I could go for the time being. I was ready to start the tube work but was waiting for a bay to open up at work to get started.

So in the mean time I worked on building the rear housing. First was a mockup and measurements of the rear wheel/tire combination.



Then the rear could begin with welding on the 4 link doubler plates.







Housing and 4 link brackets being fixtured up.















Once all the welding was done the housing ends could be fit which is a very time consuming/tedious process to get them perfectly square to the axle centerline.





A fixture was then made to hold the housing to the chassis table.



About the time I was completing the work on the rear, a bay opened up at work so I transferred the car to its new home.



...and now tube work could begin.

[FireSale]

I believe they call that rust trap you replaced a torque box.
Really amazing quality work. Might I ask what your line of work is?

[Todd Geisler]

Originally Posted by FireSale

I believe they call that rust trap you replaced a torque box.
Really amazing quality work. Might I ask what your line of work is?

I pretend I’m a chassis builder at work. Lol

Rocker/torque box was just one of several areas with rust. I kept cutting till there was no more rust. Lol

[Jeff Stout]

Excellant workmanship. Glad you got back on the horse after having a bad crash.

[Todd Geisler]

Originally Posted by Jeff Stout

Excellant workmanship. Glad you got back on the horse after having a bad crash.

Thanks you. Doing my best to get this done in a timely manner, but still takes time. For the next few months it will be out of my hands waiting for body/paint, plus waiting to get the engine back.

[Todd Geisler]

More cage/tube work.

[Todd Geisler]

Time to move to the rear and work on the backhalf.

[jims5600]

Awesome work thus far. The way it is progressing your new ride will be
as good or even nicer than the Malibu was.
Good luck
Jimmy

[Todd Geisler]

Originally Posted by jims5600

Awesome work thus far. The way it is progressing your new ride will be
as good or even nicer than the Malibu was.
Good luck
Jimmy

Thanks Jimmy. Trying to use what I learned over 27 years on the Malibu as well as advancing my skills over that time to make this car even better.

But the quality and work on this is no different than any other car we build for customers.