Hmm, I did this very thing on the wife's car (71 S). Doing the body work
last is the way I usually go but this is the last time. I'm tired of
masking the car to the floor to keep the entire chassis/driveline clean.
Still have to do a final block sand on the body then it'll be about ready
for paint. Chassis/driveline is all done and has been for a long time (that
is my favorite part of the hobby). Everythng is restored except the seats
and it will need piped and bumpers....
Anyway, Lift up the body, roll out the chassis, tear it apart and have all
the stuff blasted that will get reused or that you don't want to strip
yourself. Set the body on some stands or something else nice and sturdy.
Certain body work and all gap alignment will have to be done with the body
onthe frame eventually.
Ryan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Rudolph" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 6:23 PM
Subject: Disassembly for frame painting/powdercoat
I'm looking at getting the body off the frame of my '69 442 convertible in
order to blast and paint or coat the frame. I don't have a heck of a lot
of space in my garage and I am not currently planning on doing the
blasting/coating myself. I was thinking(hoping?) I could save some money
by doing the disassembly of the car myself and then having it
trailered/towed to a shop to do the work.
Has anyone taken this approach? Does anyone have some feedback on how far
I should go with disassembly?
I don't have an huge budget in the short term, but I'm willing to spend
some money to do it right. Since body work is likely the next step, does
it make sense to put the body back on in its current shape, or just have
someone take care of that as well at the same time?
I'd be curious to hear some thoughts and theories here.
Tim
