add some new lower ball joints,nos 778&779 Tbars, idler arm,reusing drum brakes for now, disc at a later date....oh yea 68 and up use larger steering gear box bolts!

placed assembly on floor jack with a long piece of 1/4 inch aluminum plate from the drag link to the kframe, balanced it and put the two torsion bars into the subframe socket, rolled the k-frame back, jiggled the kframe into the tbar,both sides fit perfectly, had the 4 bolts lubed up, jacked her up and in less than 10 minutes the entire assenbly was bolted up!

next up is rebuilding the soon to be delivered upper control arms, new ball joints, new upper control arm bushings, then install them on the car, torque the lower control arm pivot nuts..crank up the tbars....on to the brake and fuel lines, master cyl,splitter,install the interior,carpet, seats....

So cool to us gearheads seeing a car come back from a crusty rusto to something that looks as nice as the job you are doing...

Nice car , that's going to be a great cruiser!

ok latest update, just picked up the 360 from Bob Horner the local engine guru,specs are 9.1 KB coated skirt pistons,I beam rods,525 DC Mech. cam,2.02 915 J heads,offy port-o-sonic intake,Pro Stock valve covers,B&M 904 flexplate,next up is getting the engine compartment ready,new brake lines,dual master,splitter,hoses etc, then we can drop the engine&trans in the hole!

today we finally got to weld the bottom of the floor pans and weld in the subframe connectors....

subframe connectors...bolt in or weld in,we welded them in

ah 110 MIG works great

Bill's doing a great job on this car. Don't mean to take over his posting but I sold it to him and thought you all might enjoy some of the background on that car.

I found it behind a closed up gas station outside of Atchison, KS about 1995. It was filled to the roof with tin cans for recycling. The owner used the car for storage and was considering making it his wife's winter car. At the time I was there I couldn't find anyone around so left a business card on the windshield. Week later got a call, closed the deal over the phone and my Dad and I went after it shortly thereafter. The owner had greased it, changed the oil, checked it all over prior to our arrival. Great guy. He was enjoying a beer when we got there at 8:00AM.

Also owned a 67 Coronet 440 wagon with 383 4 barrel and factory air (which we went back for a few months later), another Coronet hardtop with 7500 actual miles on it and a gorgeous 59 El Camino.

Dad wouldn't rest till he had the Belvedere in his possession. I gave it to him shortly after getting it repainted and putting new upholstry on the seats. It was him I can blame for the black undercoating on the firewall Bill had to blast off. I could have killed him when I saw what he'd done!

Dad's gone now, but I'm sure he approves from on high the work Bill's done to the Belvedere. I know I do too. It's been fun to watch the progress.

10/06
just installed the new repo fuel tank w/ 3/8s pickup,strap&rear Monroe Max Traction Control shocks, next up is fuel and brake lines front to rear...

Shocks mounted with some nice Grade 8 bolts from Hoger Race Cars....

360/904 installed TODAY!

Up on the hoist with the leveler

over the hump!

gee lots of room in there 360 B-body!

sitting on the k-frame finally

finally can see some arch in the SS springs...