The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area The HiPo Shop I must've measured 15 times..........

before I finally started tacking in the Camaro clip. Yikes! Then I measured again! Maybe Sunday I can stop by my work and really heat up that old welder!! Hope to have some pics soon.

I've done a clip before. Just not as accurately as I am doing it this time. It's going to be nice when I can set the 'vette motor in!

glad to see more street rodders than myself on site. going to seek you out on my next truck. (45)

Oh don't worry, there's a street rodder or two on here!

Just take your time and you'll do fine on that clip. The key is measuring and re-measuring.
Measure twice, cut once. Measure fifteen times, see the front end when you sleep at night!
Light that welder!

Paranoia creeps in. The first clip ( back in the eighties ) was done in one weekend. The first day it was in. The second day, one side was cut to correct the diamond. That one I only measured ten times. That's why this time I measured 15 times. ; )

I really need to take some pics. I made a similar jig to yours and others on the web. Only my long center member went high, on top of the cross pieces. My subframe was leveled by a 1" square tubing welded both before and after the "A" arms. I then found I could center and shim / level the clip and clamp it to the long jig member. This way the spindle centers will end up 1" higher than where the stock ones sat. Which is what I wanted. No radical lowering. I'm more about comfort than stance these days.

This jig stays in place until at least three sides of the clip has been boxed. Heck, I might still leave the jig in place and flip the assembly with the 6 ton overhead to box up the bottom. This time around I will have some real pretty welds on the bottom ( as compared to the first clip I did. They were strong, just ugly!)

Got me a nice TPI out of an '86 'vette with a 700R4. I like those TPI's! Last one I had lasted 250,000 miles with no major repairs. Water pumps, alternators, etc, but no major engine work. The only reason I stopped driving it was because a guy in a Dodge figured he could beat a red and tagged my right quarter. I sold it on eBay a few years back. The new owner drove it from Southern California to Montana, called me when he got home for clarification on the exact mileage. He couldn't believe it 'cause it ran so well. Yup, I like those Tuned Ports!

I would strongly suggest you tack things in place THEN hang the front sheet metal to ensure you have the wheels where you want them in the fender wells.
It is cheap insurance to confirm the placement of the subframe.

That won't happen. The body is a mile away on a trailer. So are the fenders and hood. Before I cut anything or removed anything, I measured 20 times! Let's hope the measurments hold up! I can live with up to an inch in either direction. As it is tacked in at the moment, it is right on with where the old spindle centerlines were.

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