Frame Off Restoration

The body of the car is physically removed from the frame.

Frame off restoration.

Replaced the front wheel cylinders c o the carb made some adjustments popped in a new battery 12 volt system and fired it up. Repair and restoration takes two parts. Frame up restorations are exactly that from the frame up. In a frame up restoration the restorer will completely re work the body paint motor interior and trunk.

Example of a frame off restoration project there are generally two ways to restore a classic car or truck. The corner joints often need to be separated cleaned with old glue scraped off and then reglued and joined together. Every single component of the classic car or truck is cleaned prepped and restored while it s off the frame. Tlc estimates body takes 120 150 hours.

A typical frame off restoration of a common mid 60s pony car will take at least 1 000 hours of your time. Discoverd the exhuast was totally rotted. So i picked up a 1948 cj2a a few weeks back. The first step in a frame off restoration after the cleaning and inventorying phase is to do a detailed photographing and commenting session.

A frame up restoration and a frame off restoration. There are several conservation grade methods of forming strong corner joints in antique picture frames. According to rippberger the typical process and average time for a complete frame off restoration of a mid sized gm performance cars includes nine processes with a total typical time ranging between 395 and 550 labor hours. It would absolutely cost that much to do a frame off restoration.

I don t have access to a lift and i can t use chain falls because the ceiling of my garage is. Go around the car photograph everything. Every nut and bolt on the car has been restored or replaced. Jump to latest follow status not open for further replies.

Had a great little ride around the block. If there is something you know is wrong grab your notebook and start taking notes. The picture frame itself needs to be structurally sound and functional. Joined jun 5 2001 20 posts.

Those little things add up in a hurry not to mention the cost to have them installed. I would like to do a frame off restoration on my 68 chevelle but i need a little help. Discussion starter 1 jun 11 2001. Frame off restoration colorado is your trusted shop for performance and american muscle car and truck restoration repair and modifications.

Add to that any time spent learning specific techniques or undoing mistakes and you can quickly run up another few hundred hours. 1 16 of 16 posts. So i ordered a complete replacement and planned onreplacing it.