I am battling some previously questionable body work currently. Body is off of the chassis while I am working on it. Attached are some photos of the area I'm working on. I have reproduction floor supports to install and a reproduction floor section to put in. I started on this and the more and deeper I got the more that needed to come out. Currently I'm uncertain if the floor support that I took out was even in the correct place. I wonder if the other side floor support is in the correct position as well, so I don't want to measure it and think that I can use that measurement to place the passenger side. I searched through the Factory Assembly Manual and found the correct frame and measurements, but print is unclear and hard to read even with a magnifying glass. Also, it references the measurements from the "front of dash" - does that mean the flat part of the cowl ahead of the dash? I purchased this project as a body only and no frame, so wonder if the earlier owner ever had it back on an original frame and bolted down. Unfortunately that earlier owner died and the person I got it from just had it sitting on an S-10 chassis to be able to move it around. One other thing I encountered was that the mounting hole stamped in the repo floor panel doesn't line up with the hole in the floor mount width wise. I don't dare weld anything else until I am sure I have the correct placement of the "hole" for mounting passenger side front mount to an original frame.
So, after I have shared all my woes, what suggestions does any one have to help me get back on track?
Last edited by Jay Self; 02/03/20254:36 AM. Reason: Add photos to post
