Re: 71 CST Frame Off "Project Duff"
Well after a taking a few weekends to complete some long overdue projects, I finally got to work on the Blazer. I mounted the driver's door so I could have that on while doing the rocker to ensure proper alignment and it was pretty far off. I had to put a come-along on to pull the cowl back towards the rest of the tub. It was enough to tell me to go take the time and put the top on, mount the tub back on the frame with new body mounts, and weld in a bunch of 1" square tube to keep everything in place when on the rotisserie.
So when that was all done, I attacked the passenger side from the outside in, learning my lesson from the driver's side. On the passenger side, I'll replace the inner rocker, outer, and torsion box brackets with the torsion box still in place. This should keep everything in alignment as much as possible. It may be an exercise in futility though since at least the inner and outer rockers have been replaced before. Anyway, here are the pics...
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