camarorsssss

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Purchase a 1990 camaro Rs convertible, car is clean and rust free. Stock tbi 305 700r4.

I saw this issue when I purchased the car and it made me cringe as to the stupidity of people. I can only assume that the previous owner tried jacking the front of the car by jacking under the front clip/radiator framing. Needless to say, the framing pushed up probably a couple inches. Here is my little project of repairing the metal and getting it back to straight and strong.




This is the bent portion cut out.

T.L.

Definitely cringe-worthy...

camarorsssss

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making some progress.

camarorsssss

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Not perfect, but pretty damn close from how bent it was.

Sweatlock

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That’s a nice job. I think it’s tempting on these cars since they’re so low - I can’t get a floor (trolley) jack underneath mine when coming in from the side without taking the saddle off.

battmann

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Nice job fixing that mess!
Where did you get that new piece to weld in? Was that cut from another car or can you buy that piece somewhere?

pg29

A nice, low profile 2.5-3 ton floor jack is a must for these cars at stock height, even more so when you're lowered.

camarorsssss

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Battmann,

That is the same piece, I cut out the original one and straightened it out on my work bench with some “gentle massaging” and heat. Took me a few hours to get it straight and then I welded it back in.