I thought I would post something here as it seems a guy only comes to lurk here all the time. So here are a couple pictures of a project I am doing eith my son who is 16. It was a prety rough car but we have been slowly working at it and plan on having it done for summer this year. We started last May and have a bunch done on it. It will be powered by a 429 which has ported heads, a cam, and headers to give it a little more than stock. We built the frame and have now installed the body and are finishing the body work and hope to be done by March some time so we can paint early May.
Looks good. Impressive amount of work already. Can't wait to see more pics. A valuable lesson for your son, some things are worth saving. Even if it looks too far gone.
An ambitious project, parts for these cars are not exactly easy to find (I have a '62 country sedan)
very impressive indeed. IR is on the money with some certain parts are hard to come by for these. you are in the middle of 2 builds with this, 1-is the car and 2- is the memories with the son and good for both of yous. good luck with it.
HI DAVE : WOW , you sure met some challenges and obviously handled them with ease --- GREAT work you and your son are doing , not to mention making life-long memories !!! Keep up the good stuff and please keep us informed -- LATER -- DON / Fleet 51
If you have not already registered/plated the car in your name you may want to do it before July 1st. The new safety requirements don't allow for "home made" frames. Only OEM parts are allowed under the new standards. Better safe than sorry!
If you have not already registered/plated the car in your name you may want to do it before July 1st. The new safety requirements don't allow for "home made" frames. Only OEM parts are allowed under the new standards. Better safe than sorry!
Not sure where your getting the "don't allow for "home made" frames' statement. If I'm wrong please point it out. Show me where your finding this information, I will personally fight it for all it's worth. What I can and have found is on pg. 71 item 'C' Frame and Subframe, which states...(list of defects) that does not meet "OEM Standard" or Industry Standard". I can, and so can many others, build a frame that meet or exceeds the Industry Standard. Look it up. From what I've seen in the pictures, the work performed "meets industry standards" and that's what is being called for. Sorry to Dave for the mini rant and hi-jack, but it's something that needs to be addressed before it gets out of hand like the emissions crap. Again...if I'm wrong, show me.
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Thanks for the comments guys, I will post some more pics soon. We have finished the drivers side and are now working on the passenger side rocker. I also am interested in seeing the part about homemade frames as I don't have it certified obviously and I was going to do it legit. Dave
Page 8 has a pretty clear definition of what constitutes OEM. I'm not suggesting that you can't produce a quality frame and engineer in the proper crush points that the manufacturers did, just don't ask me to sign off on your safety. Its not worth my licence to hope you got it right. No argument here.
I haven't seen it nor am I a mechanic. I am not looking for an argument either just want to know for informations sake. I guess I should find out very soon as I hope to have it licensed before July 1 so am not worried about this car so much as some future projects. Thanks for the heads up, Dave
Thank you for the reply, your correct with the OEM portion, to get the rest of the answer check out pg. 7 under Industry Standard. A tech has to take it all in to make an informed decision. And I'm with you where it comes to unsafe issues, I won't sign off either. I have refused a few over the years myself. What I take issue with is the statement of no homemade frames. It's not the case. What is expected from the tech is to recognize whether the frame and components are safe and conform to the Industry Standards. It goes on to spell out where to find the guiding information if your not sure. Thanks for the discussion, take care.
