Re: [Amc-list] was caspers cancer now green weenie's cancer

["Armand Eshleman" <aje1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Wow, with all this talk about keeping the car straight, I'm thinking the
green 70 Javelin might be relegated to parts car only status.
The sills are gone completely from the inside of the car, the troughs don't
exist at all any more, and of course the trunk pans and rear quarters are
holed.  Strangely the floor pans in the passenger compartment aren't as bad.
The roof and pillars look darn good, the fire wall isn't rusted, it's just
bashed on the left side. The doors don't seem to change alignment when
jacking the body around, they just fit crappy period.
I fear I must keep looking for a good enough body to build a TA clone
from..............
This one will be a real chore to keep it straight.
I suppose I could remove sheetmetal from it and hang it on a tube chassis
car. That wouldn't be the same but it would probably be safer and faster.
Good luck with Casper

Armand

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matt Haas" <mhaas@xxxxxxx>
To: "AMC/Rambler owners, drivers and fans." <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 9:04 AM
Subject: Re: [Amc-list] caspers cancer


> I had this same problem on my 68 American before the front floors were
> fixed. I had to move the frame sills around slightly when fixing the
> floors to solve the problem. Speaking of the floors, that is probably a
> good place to start. I think I'd do the firewall next and frame sills
> after that.
>
> Matt
>
> On 11/14/2008 9:30 AM, Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx spouted this sage advice:
> > Honestly.
> > If your shell is flexing I would walk away from it.
> > I would simply start looking for another shell to build on.
> > Take time, you will find one. Proabably sooner than you save that one.
> > I know it is special, but if the flex has set you will need a frame guy
or some floorpots etc; to tweak it back to square. then brace and repair the
structure.
> >
> >   Rebody Casper. He's a ghost anyway...His spirit can live on in another
shell!
>
>
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> 1967 Rambler American wagon
> 1968 Rambler American sedan
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