1969 SS rebuild, first time restorer

dpin said:

Hello all. Thought I would journal my restoration. First, thank you for all the support and guidance I have already received on this forum. Starting with a mostly complete 1969 350 SS, non matching engine and trany. Owned since 1999, drove till 2003 then parked. Car soild when purchased, had a fresh coat of black paint applied from MAACO. Good driver, parked due to family commitments (Kids).

Started restoration fall of 2022. Car was in running condition, paint ok, floor boards rusted. Decided full floor pan best option. This required removal of front subframe. This was a larger job then originally thought. Broke a few things during the process, overall went good. During disassembly noted firewall and one quarter panel needing replacement also. Suspect will find a few more body panels requiring replacement before done.

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dpin said:

Was planning on welding the nut to the firewall support, have to remove the broken bolt out of it. If its support to float, will have to come up with another option to fix the nut in place for bolt removal.

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dpin said:

Amazing just how rusty these body bolts can get.

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dpin said:

Procrastinating getting that broken body bolt out. Update when removed.

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