69 Camaro Subframe Repair

21 Nov 18
Very excited to work on something other then the body of the Camaro. Checked out the body mount points on the subframe and the center mount point needed repair. This is how I tackled it and if you think I've gone in the wrong direction let me know before I attach the body.
Thanks for watching.
Happy Thanksgiving

[@jacobsansom3800]

Am I able to buy the bracket itself

[@AlienRestoMod]

Not sure if you can just buy another bracket, I never did see one available. Ordering the repair parts from classic muscle worked for me. 👽

[@barrykilts4506]

Where did you get the replacement piece’s,they look store bought.i was just going to use washers but I I yours better.i was going to just replace the mount brackets cause it looks like someone was hung over when they installed them anyway I’m afraid of not getting them positioned just right

[@AlienRestoMod]

Pretty sure I ordered them from summit racing. I was very nervous about fixing this part. Worked out. 👽

[@AlienRestoMod]

If you go online and look for subframe support repair kit. It brings up a lot of options. Just plug in your vehicle that you need for.👽

[@barrykilts4506]

I’m very sorry I just realized I have 1/2 dozen catalog’s for Camaro and nova I just haven’t looked at in yrs and sure enough it’s all there.i do appreciate your speedy return tho.good stuff

[@barrykilts4506]

Who cares if it looks factory,their work usually looks like they were hung over anyway and no one will every see it except you and you know it’s solid

[@ElrodsGarage]

Looks good!

[@AlienRestoMod]

Thanks

[@DeepseaSteve]

When I did mine the mounting points were great. However whatever apprentice did the welding during the subframe assembly was an absolute abortion so I seam welded the entire frame. The advantage being that the whole assembly is now much stiffer than original , in all honesty when these things were first built the quality of fit and finish was pretty ordinary

[@AlienRestoMod]

Totally agree with you about the workmanship of the subframe. No quality control at all.

[@audikid89]

Yeah my sub frame from a 70 nova has holes in it from where the welder hit the frame with the electrode! You can also see that he dragged the stick along the frame as to not kill the Ark between welds looks like shit but I’ll fix it😁

[@kirsten123ful]

Will my Hobart 140 be capable of performing this job?

[@AlienRestoMod]

I'm not a professional welder at all. Most my welds look like Bubblegum wadded-up. I used a flux core welder to do this and if you have a MIG it should do the job.

[@perrywe1]

nice work. Will make for a solid ride.

[@AlienRestoMod]

thanks