Next project 95 fleetwood frame off take 2

[N0DIH]

Those electric impacts work enough? I do want an air impact, but need the compressor too....

[N0DIH]

Hey 509, can you do me a BIG favor? Take me a good picture(s) of the level ride compressor. I need to get mine out and can't seem to get things loose there to get to it.
That is, if you have it still exposed....

Thanks!!

[JTraik]

Originally Posted by jayoldschool

If you hit them with an impact, they should spin out. Don't do them by hand - that is the way they break.

I must disagree The proper way is by hand but you must back off... tighten... back off... tighten... back off... etc. while keeping everything wet with penetrating oil. By using an impact you will not be able to feel the bolt binding up and you risk breaking the bolt or ruining the threads. By using the back and forth method you will be able to feel when it does not want to budge.

If the initial breaking loose is the problem then let it soak for a day or two, by soak I mean spraying whenever you have a chance. Letting it soak for that long should allow it to break free, if not... shoot it with a propane/MAPP torch... preferably MAPP, it will break free as if it were never stuck

I personally use anti-seize compound on every bolt I have ever had to remove on my vehicles (except for ones that require a sealant or loc-tite), I suggest such a practice.

[509Rider]

Originally Posted by N0DIH

Hey 509, can you do me a BIG favor? Take me a good picture(s) of the level ride compressor. I need to get mine out and can't seem to get things loose there to get to it.
That is, if you have it still exposed....

Thanks!!

Its already removed, do you just need to know how it mounts?

[Lord Cadillac]

Looks good. Keep us posted. I'm also interested in what the finished product will look like INSIDE...

[509Rider]

Originally Posted by Lord Cadillac

Looks good. Keep us posted. I'm also interested in what the finished product will look like INSIDE...

Will do Sal

[rblimas]

KEEP ME POSTED!!! lol i cant wait to see what it will look like lol... how much longer till its done???

[509Rider]

Camera phone pic, all done with the silver and gold leaf, sprayed some overreduced black over some of the leaf to give it a differant look. Will have good pics tuesday.

[N0DIH]

Yes, please. I need to get mine out, but can't seem to figure out how.

It was sooo nice and warm today, I got up under there some, but not around the compressor.

Do you deal with cars with much rust at all? I am seeing the north take some serious toll on mine and it is depressing....

Originally Posted by 509Rider

Its already removed, do you just need to know how it mounts?

[Old Fleetwood]

Seeing that picture of the body on the dolly, I just GOTTA ask:
is the body rigid or floppy without the frame?
Can you compare the Fleetwood to other vehicles you or others have done as low riders as far as body stiffness?

[509Rider]

Originally Posted by Old Fleetwood

Seeing that picture of the body on the dolly, I just GOTTA ask:
is the body rigid or floppy without the frame?
Can you compare the Fleetwood to other vehicles you or others have done as low riders as far as body stiffness?

It seems pretty firm, nothing is sagging doors close good. Most others I have seen are pretty much the same, no sagging probs.

[Old Fleetwood]

Then have you guys done any unit bodies?

[509Rider]

Originally Posted by Old Fleetwood

Then have you guys done any unit bodies?

You mean put hydraulics on a unibody?

[N0DIH]

Can you and keep it together?

[Old Fleetwood]

PRECISELY!