PICs Removable dash tight fit, IN Progress

[disco stu]

Stellar.

 

[TurboTerry87gn]

more pics. Friend came over to help tig weld the out of position welds. Now I have to pait the top remove the surface rust on the under side of the roof and install the new headlinder and front window, then I will complete the cage.

 

[V6RACER]

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[TurboTerry87gn]

Rust inhibitor, reversal

Suprised to find this surface rust, I have not seen any rust on this car yet other than very little on the lower door from bad window seals. Is this a typical place? Did GM not coat the under side of the roof?
Does any one know of any good products to put on the roof surface rust after I descale it. I know of POR15 and have used some marine naval jelly but just wondering if there is any superior products for rust inhibiting or reversal.

 

[gnxtc2]

IMHO, I would not weld the body to the roll cage. The body moves while the car is in motion.

Billy T.
gnxtc2@aol.com

 

[TurboTerry87gn]

Well a removed the surface rust on the roof and sprayed rust converter in the nooks and crannies. I dropped the cage back down and sanded the coating to get it ready for paint hopefully tomorrow. Got to pick up a touchup spray gun and some good auto paint.

 

[TurboTerry87gn]

Finally got my gussets water jetted out and welded in. now I can paint the top of the cage and install the new headliner.

 

[TurboTerry87gn]

I got the top half of the cage sprayed in PPG epoxy primer, now I just need to finish sanding it so I can spray the top coat. Next the new headliner will be installed and the bottom half of the cage will be completed. Then it's on to the motor.

 

[BOP4ever]

I am simply in awe......AWESUME WORK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TurboTerry87gn]

Well I took a litle time off but I finally got the top of the cage epoxy primered and top coated with a single stage black. Next I will install the new headlier and finish the bottom of the cage and paint it. A note for thoes deciding to do a roll cage, prefit evey thing and remove it and then paint it except where you intend to weld then just paint the joints. I got to tell you painting this thing and sanding the epoxy primer was a bitch. About 40 hrs.

 

[Boost231]

looks killer man. you really did a nice job and those welds are clean as hell. thanks for sharing

 

[Otto J]

looks killer man. you really did a nice job and those welds are clean as hell. thanks for sharing

Thats what a man with a tig welder can do.
Real nice job Terry.

 

[TurboTerry87gn]

I appreciate the comments, I just hope this helps some one some day.

 

[DCVING 6]

Thats what a man with a tig welder can do.
Real nice job Terry.

Agreed, that looks really nice.

 

[TType84]

nice work!

 

[just plain john]

It's my sincere hope that you never have to use it.

 

[67NOVA]

Turbo Terry, That's a very nice job your doing. I have the same plans to install a SBC V8 in GN. Nothing fancy just a little turbo power and soon to have a LT1 manifold with a better header system. Keep it coming

 

[TurboTerry87gn]

Thats cool. My plans currently changed. I came across two LQ9 (6.0 Liter LS1 iron block) motors cheap. I'm gonna drop one in as stock mock up the turbo system and getting it running for now. We will just see how much one of these can hold in stock form. I'm guesing the head gaskets will let go first. We will see. Depending on the issues with this motor I might eventually go with my original plan of the gen I chevy on a dart foundation.

 

[TurboTerry87gn]

Headliner installed

Just got to paint the trim to restore it to it's original color and then it's back to finishing the cage up.

 

[TurboTerry87gn]

Thanks to G-body parts for the quality headliner and colormatched paint to restore the trim.