Drivers side before
Passener side before
Passenger side before
Spare wheel well before
Tub from the side before
tubs before
tubs before
wheel well before
frame before
frame before
Car on jackstands
Lots of extra metal on the tubs
8.5 inch cutline marked out
Cut line left short on the bottom
9 inch cut line masked off
Had to cut out the shock mount to get the cut lines
two cut lines
Cut line from the back of the car
Measuring Out the old tub cut line
Rough cut to the frame, notice we'll be cutting into the frame a lot
tub cut
Tub cut from the bottom side
Lots of bracketry to remove
Spring perch has to come out
All this cutting makes a lot of mess
Majority of the tub removed
Made a bit of a mess removing this bracket Will need to fix the holes
Brackets removed
ds
Double checking my 9 inch cut line with all the seam sealer removed
Re did the 9 inch cut line
Making a strait cut along the bottom
Initial cut into the frame from the top
Where the cut starts going int the frame.
Drilled a hole as strait down as I could to figure out the bottom frame cuts
First cut line on the frame
Cut line on the bottom
Rough cut of the frame
Looking strait down looks like there is still more needed to be cut back
Running a strait edge down this time
Much nicer
Looks better from the top too
All the metal cut out
figuring out tub placement
sits a lot higher than the original
Measuring the width at both ends
trimming the bottom a bit more
measurements are better this time
How the tub fits together
Cutting off the excess tub material
Measured from the inside lip of the tub
Clamped on my bench after making the cut
Tub built
Tub first fit in the car, need to cut out some of the bracing
Tub material is not 100% the size of back piece which is ok
bracing cut out, tub fitting tight to the side
Need to notch out the tub to fit on the front side
A lot of trimming and fitting is needed
Cut line to maltch the floor in the car
Rough cut using the 5 inch cut off disk
Tub sits over the lower torque box
tub trimmed to fit the floor
Cut Lines on the drivers side
Tub rough cut
Brackets to remove again
Frame with brackets removed
Frame with the top cuts made
Need to trim the frame more
Measuring the tub width
Tub rough fit in with some of the bracing cut out
Same floor cut line process
Rough cut with the 5 inch angle grinder
Used a 2 inch flap disc for final trim to the line
sInitial Frame plate fit up, need to trip the frame back 1/8 inch
Frame trimmed a bit
need to cut my piece down
Rough Fit
View from the bottom side
Ned to make the plate fit a bit tighter
Cleaning up the frame
Por 15 on the frame to protect it
Plate trimmed and ready for tack welds
Gonna need to massage the frame back a bit
Plate from the bottom
View from the top
Both pl;ates welded in
Tub Tacked in
Using magnets to keep the tub in line while it's tacked
Gab from teh shock tower will need to be filled
driver side plates
welds cleaned up a bit
driver side tacked in
