Last night I got the body off of the pan and onto the supports I built. It went fairly well. Now I can start working on the pan rust and framehead…
After getting the rear end up on the rear support which was the easiest part it was time to move on to the front of the car.
I had to support the car on several wood blocks to get it high enough to clear the support I built. It felt like a serious don’t try this at home moment but went off without a hitch.
Finally success the body is supported above the pan. If i had thought of it before I would have removed the shifter before i jacked the body off. Now ill have to go under the body to remove the shifter to clear the rear wood support.
Above you can see the drivers side of the beam. Its totally rotted the shock is just floating in mid air. Yuck.
Pan channels are kind of rusted but I think I can repair this rather than have to replace the entire pan. This isn’t a high dollar restoration I’m just going for structurally sound and so it will last another 20 years with good care.