77 body removed

This week we removed the body from the 77. My wife finished painting the chassis black coating over the POR-15. That stuff is great! It paints right over the rust, just as advertised, and looks very good. We have the firewall forward yet to paint on the chassis, and will tackle that as soon as we get the bumper support bent back into shape. The frame was slightly bent in the front of the car, and we have been hammering it back into place.The body mount bushings were shot on both cars, so we had to order some new ones. I have read all of the posts regarding body mounts and mods, but we decided to go the the energy suspension bushings. I know that they will be slightly stiff, but that is ok. The Roadmaster has the soft ride suspension, so I hope the body mounts will even out the suspension and make it hande better.


We still have a long way to go with this project. The electrical system is going to be alot of fun to piece together! We have determined what items we plan on keeping and which ones need to go. We are keeping the buick steering wheel, with the VATS security key, as well as cruise control, and other things. We also have alot of work to do on the heating/ AC system. The next step is to get the new bushings, and mount the 77 body to the 94 frame. Have a great holiday! We will post again next year!