PlethoraOfGuns
Adventurer
Sometimes a peak under a skirt is a little too revealing.
Weld in some new bits!
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Haha, when I get in and under these old girls, I always hope for the best but plan for the worst. It seems the rust is only really bad around where the fuel tank is. Guess a lot of road crud got caked up in there and it never dried out and stuff. Curiosity drove me to dig deeper into this mess. Took the back bumper off and removed the rear shocks to get a better look.

Going all out I think. Lets remove all 20 body mount bolts.

Took some scrap metal...

And made this thing...

Which, according to the theories in my head(not the conspiracy ones, but the mechanical ones), will securely hold the steel rod centered and in place on top of a hydraulic jack so we can safely lift the body off the chassis little at a time to get up on blocks. Gosh, this thing is scary being up on jack stands like that!

And having the body up on blocks will make it easier to work on chassis.