Lookie what $5000 buys you....

[CR-MOPAR]

I dragged down the frame rails and torsion bar crossmember I saved from a '68 Satellite.

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I then realized that the RH rail must have had a stubborn K member bolt....I don't remember cutting it off.
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I soaked it in PB blaster:
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But even after I drilled through it, I started thinking that it might come out easier if I welded another fat bolt on it and cranked it out.
Anyone else have an idea on how to extract this thing?

Weld a flat washer to the broken bolt first then weld a nut onto the washer

 

[CR-MOPAR]

Nice job by the way!
I picked up a 70 340 4 speed Duster that I’m planning to do the same fix on.
It was a hard enough hit that I need to replace the floor pan, possibly the torsion crossmember too as it pushed the floor up a bit. Door pillar may be tweaked a bit as well.

 

[Kern Dog]

love this stuff...... much cheaper than aerosol without the mist........ let it dry...... it's like hot sauce, I brush that **** on everything........ the pic looks like I brushed it over primer.......... I obviously ripped the primer off first

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I will have to check that out. I'm going to replace the center of the trunk floor and may replicate the spotwelds with proper plug welds.

 

[Kern Dog]

The fender aprons are welded up. I plug welded through the floor pan to the rails too.
I sprayed the welds with the weld through primer since I don't plan to use this stuff again. Might as well use it up here.

It is probably redundant but I added a few more tack welds along the edge along with plug welding.
Next up, I'll hang the fenders, hood and front bumper & grille assembly. I also hope to get the front suspension back together so I can put it back on it's tires. I want to put the car on the lift so I can weld the rails to the crossmember while standing, not laying on my side.

 

[Kern Dog]

Ta-DA !!!

Almost all the welding is done. The suspension and steering are back in. Check out the conditions of the splines on this one:

The years of sitting uncovered ate away at the splines. I will have to use another steering box once the car is made roadworthy.

 

[Kern Dog]

Torsion bars are in but with no boots. All of this stuff will get pulled apart later to be done right. For now I want to be able to roll and steer it.

 

[Kern Dog]

I hoped to get the front body panels on today but I had to do other things here at home. Maybe this week?

Thanks for following along. I'm having some fun here!

 

[eldubb440]

nice job Grasshopper

 

[Chargerjase]

Looks awesome. I have never done this before, but it does look quite easy. Please do correct me if I'm wrong, but I reckon even I could do that.

 

[eldubb440]

uh oh...... the cat's out of the bag

 

[Kern Dog]

What really helped is having an unmolested front stub in complete form. If I had to piece it together as I had originally planned, it would have taken longer and I may have made more mistakes.

 

[1 Wild R/T]

Good effort on your part, good parts & good advice... You knocked it out of the park...

 

[Kern Dog]

It may be a waste of time but I decided to see if I can repair this valance:

 

[Kern Dog]

It was corkscrewed and trying to twist it back seemed to cause distortion to the good side....SO I cut it.

At that point is was easier to hammer away and start to rough it back into shape.

Still a long way to go but I think I might be able to actually save it.

 

[Kern Dog]

Looks awesome. I have never done this before, but it does look quite easy. Please do correct me if I'm wrong, but I reckon even I could do that.

This was my first time too.
I had some great advice though. Sometimes a project fights you at every move and you wonder why. This was the exact opposite of that. A level garage floor, a straight and complete replacement front stub, some careful measuring, a car that was structurally solid from the firewall back and it went together nicely.

 

[r4sedan]

Kern, Great Job. It Looks awesome.

 

[ddpsnake]

OUT STANDING WORK,I MUST SAY.The best part is you saved a jam of a car.

 

[t.flatt]

Glad to see it's coming together nicely for you! Great work on saving a charger!

 

[Habib]

Come on, Kern. Need some updates. I am hooked.

 

[chargervert]

KD went on a bizarre rant in another thread , and no one has seen or heard from him since! I think the midgets got him!