Just an FYI for anyone else with an early 60's Dodge.....
My '64 Polara convertible has been at my sandblasters since just before Christmas, and this past Saturday I took the cradle (rotisserie) that I have over to his place so we could roll the car 90 degrees so he could blast the underside of the car. (Pics will be/are in my thread '64 Polara Convertible restoration.)
While the car was rolled on it's side outdoors in the bright sunshine, I started looking at the front end parts and describing to my blaster what I'd like done in this area of the car. I then noticed what appeared to be an original build sheet, tucked away inside of the driver's side front frame rail. I could see it through the frame rail holes, but I couldn't really get to it. So I removed the bumper bracket from the front of the frame rail, hoping to find a wide enough opening to pull the sheet out in one piece. But no luck.... The hole in the end of frame behind this bracket is only about 3/4" in diameter.
I didn't see any point in leaving the sheet inside of rail for another 50 years, so I used a pocket knife and pushed it toward the front of the frame rail as best as I could. The build sheet paper was so old/weathered it came apart in very small pieces as I pushed it along and removed it, but it definitely IS a build sheet, presumably put inside of the frame by an assembly line worker 50-some years ago when the car was made. I now have a zip lock bag full of Build Sheet pieces if anyone is good at puzzles....
Anyone else with an early Dodge like this find a build sheet inside of your frame? Have you looked here?? Lol!
My '64 Polara convertible has been at my sandblasters since just before Christmas, and this past Saturday I took the cradle (rotisserie) that I have over to his place so we could roll the car 90 degrees so he could blast the underside of the car. (Pics will be/are in my thread '64 Polara Convertible restoration.)
While the car was rolled on it's side outdoors in the bright sunshine, I started looking at the front end parts and describing to my blaster what I'd like done in this area of the car. I then noticed what appeared to be an original build sheet, tucked away inside of the driver's side front frame rail. I could see it through the frame rail holes, but I couldn't really get to it. So I removed the bumper bracket from the front of the frame rail, hoping to find a wide enough opening to pull the sheet out in one piece. But no luck.... The hole in the end of frame behind this bracket is only about 3/4" in diameter.
I didn't see any point in leaving the sheet inside of rail for another 50 years, so I used a pocket knife and pushed it toward the front of the frame rail as best as I could. The build sheet paper was so old/weathered it came apart in very small pieces as I pushed it along and removed it, but it definitely IS a build sheet, presumably put inside of the frame by an assembly line worker 50-some years ago when the car was made. I now have a zip lock bag full of Build Sheet pieces if anyone is good at puzzles....
Anyone else with an early Dodge like this find a build sheet inside of your frame? Have you looked here?? Lol!