1st 20 things on reassembly of frame mid year

[Tony DiGiorgio]

Hello all, Going to attempt reassebly of frame (body off), who can tell me what items I should start with onthe reassembly?

Never done this before but want to do it myself, just looking for guidance from some of the seasoned veterns....
A detailed list would be nice....
Thanks in advance
Tony 937.477.1022

[Mark S. Lovejoy]

Re: 1st 20 things on reassembly of frame mid year

Tony,

FWIW, the AIM starts the frame assembly with the front suspension, rear suspension and brakes in that order. No idea if that's what they did in ST Louis but sounds good to me.

Mark
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[Rob A.]

Re: 1st 20 things on reassembly of frame mid year

Tony,

I started with the front suspension and worked back and basically followed the assembly manual with no problems or surprises. You'll be glad you have some weight on the front when you attach the rear spring to the training arms.

[Barbara S.]

Re: 1st 20 things on reassembly of frame mid year

That's pretty much what I did. I installed the front spindles, front sway bar, the A-Arm assemblies, and then I worked my way back to the trailing arms, rear differential, half shafts and rear springs assembly. Then I installed the brake clips, brake calipers, and then brake lines. After that, I installed the rebuilt original engine with attached tranny and then the drive shaft. If you want, you can install your gas tank and new fuel lines when this is done.

That's pretty much how I did it. Seemed to work well for me.

Now, I'm about to get my painted body back from the paint shop so that I can drop it on my completed chassis.

Good luck!
Tony