Body lengthening
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akitagandy
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I added 6" to my cowl
bucketkids
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That's kinda what I waws talking about Putz. Got any pic's of your process or words of wisdom there AKI
putz
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akitagandy
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see if this works http://s551.photobucket.com/albums/ii457/akitagandy/T-Bucket stuff/ http://i551.photobucket.com/albums/ii457/akitagandy/T-Bucket stuff/100_0852.jpgfirst link was bad
Mine's lengthened. Oh wait... nevermind... mine's steel 
My dads is lengthened I think. I know it is widened. Same process. I thought it was kinda cool the way he widened it. He put a coat of pva on the rear of the body, then laid up a couple layers of glass over it. After it cured he pulled it off, and trimmed it up to the width he wanted. That gave him a strip of glass with the contour of the body. Then he cut the body in half, put the piece in, and glassed it in from the inside. Then ground it and the body out on the outside, to lay more glass in, without getting a big hump in it. Simple, and worked nicely. I dont see why it wouldnt work on the sides too.
My dads is lengthened I think. I know it is widened. Same process. I thought it was kinda cool the way he widened it. He put a coat of pva on the rear of the body, then laid up a couple layers of glass over it. After it cured he pulled it off, and trimmed it up to the width he wanted. That gave him a strip of glass with the contour of the body. Then he cut the body in half, put the piece in, and glassed it in from the inside. Then ground it and the body out on the outside, to lay more glass in, without getting a big hump in it. Simple, and worked nicely. I dont see why it wouldnt work on the sides too.
Screaming Metal
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Hey LKE, theres a article over at NTBA thats very informative! I took mine over to a friends....he widened my body....I converted his old diesel blower over to run on his smallblock....worked out good...
If its the one I am thinking of, I read it a long time ago. to me it is way overkill. I think the way they did a notch cut to prevent a stress crack forming area, was unnecessary. With the way glass is, if you cover the area sufficiently on both sides, it wont crack any way. I play with glass alot. cutting a body and modifying it doesnt faze me. I wish my current car was glass. the body mods would have been done quicker
bucketkids
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Thanks akitadandy, That gives me some ideas. I'm going for it!
Screaming Metal
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Thinking I will have to change the angle in frame z to extend body any comments welcome. I know I will have some rear suspension issues to deal with.Otherwise Z will be in my crack.
Hey Putz....if you got a plasma cutter....on the bottom, cut both side and over the top and on the top of your kickup....cut both sides and the underneath side on both members.... and you can move that puppy around any which way you want, get her back even and reweld her.
Of course....you'll have to realign things and all.....that way....it'd save from you having to totally cut your frame apart....but it'll allowyou to lean back your kickup....effectively changing the angle back there....gaining clearence at the rear of your body....
If you lean it back, the gaps in the cuts are gonna widen up....just cut some 'cheek plates' and weld them to both sides of the frame members and the top and bottom cuts....the frame will be stronger than before.....
Screaming Metal
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Oh Putz....like those rear coils.....looks cool. The build looks NICE!
Screaming Metal
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Hey guys....is it me or is my last post laid over someone elses? If so....how do you move it the read the last one???? I think it was Ex Junk's....not sure...and over the reply button....theres a Levi's ad there that won't move.... :thinkn:
Screaming Metal
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Now....the last two are over the mans post.....'Jethro....theres something going on here....go get Granny!' :thinkn: :winkn:
Screaming Metal
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Putz...you da man! Got it all under control. Yea...you canget som 2x2 tubing and tack good under your framerails...then when things get cut loose....you'll have a reference surface to measure to, also....if you use heavy tubing (3/16 or 1/4)....you can use it to jack ot pry if you need too, also....to tweak it back into tolerance.
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