kustomkoupe
05-28-2004, 06:35 PM
i channeled my car a little while back and didnlt really take any pictures...i now have the body apart so i thought id take some pictures and explain how i went about it...first i took 2 inch 1/8 thick anlge and layed it ontop of the frame rails..welded the angle in and welded 2 smaller peices across the center cross member to locate the body once its done.
next i marked the subrails to cut so that they slip over the frame
i welded cross braces flush on the bottom of the subrails including a big X to keep them square when i cut the center out
i cut it out
then slide the subrails up from the bottom and clamp thje bracing to the frame so that your channel job is now the exact depth of the frame
next i reversed angle and cut it to fit into the indentation in the subrails and weld to the anlge that i built on the frame
after this was all tacked i built a box frame to go up paralell to the step in my frame then stepped back down and attached to the rear of the body channels
then i just cut out the rails where they would hit the axle
finally i added a few cross braces up over my frame kick
trim all body supports to fit and trim the edge of the cowl post brace so it has a flush weld with the reversed angle in the front...ive still got to do the firewall mounts and cowl side pannel's but this gives a good idea of a quick way to do it...i had the car channeled in a few days when it was a coupe...but then i cut everything back apart and shortened it 3 inches for how i decided i wanted it as a roadster so thats where im at now ...redoing everything to make it a roadster
i hope this makes sence
zach
next i marked the subrails to cut so that they slip over the frame
i welded cross braces flush on the bottom of the subrails including a big X to keep them square when i cut the center out
i cut it out
then slide the subrails up from the bottom and clamp thje bracing to the frame so that your channel job is now the exact depth of the frame
next i reversed angle and cut it to fit into the indentation in the subrails and weld to the anlge that i built on the frame
after this was all tacked i built a box frame to go up paralell to the step in my frame then stepped back down and attached to the rear of the body channels
then i just cut out the rails where they would hit the axle
finally i added a few cross braces up over my frame kick
trim all body supports to fit and trim the edge of the cowl post brace so it has a flush weld with the reversed angle in the front...ive still got to do the firewall mounts and cowl side pannel's but this gives a good idea of a quick way to do it...i had the car channeled in a few days when it was a coupe...but then i cut everything back apart and shortened it 3 inches for how i decided i wanted it as a roadster so thats where im at now ...redoing everything to make it a roadster
i hope this makes sence
zach