Amsoil/Street Rodder Road Tour 2011 - Tech

The new floor is clamped to the flanges on the body-note how the floor supports fit against the sill (top of the photo). Sills are another area where these bodies tend to disintegrate, however Danchuck has replacements for those as well.

Thanks to the new rocker panels, floor, and supports, once welded in place the body will be on its way to being good as new-if not better.

The new floor in place-note the low areas around where the front seat mounts-they're naturals to collect water, which is what causes the originals to rot.

Tri-Five quarters often succumb to rust and in some cases they've been bashed and repaired poorly-our car had been subjected to both so replacements from Danchuck were in order.

Here the new panel has been clamped in place. The new panel is flanged to fit under the original sheetmetal-as a bonus the seam ends up under the factory trim strips.

More typical problem areas on these cars are the "eyebrows" over the headlights and the Road Tour Chevy was no exception. Here the rusted area is being removed with a cutoff wheel.

Like the lower quarter-panel patches, Danchuck's headlight repair pieces are flanged to fit under the original sheetmetal. Note the reference marks made to ensure the new pieces are oriented properly.

After welding, the bead was ground smooth...

...then a skim coat of filler made the front of the fenders good as new.