Larry Sounds like you're in the southern climates if they only want 500 for a convertible and 100 for an elky. Lucky man. We have to get them brought up to Canada and then they cost an arm and a leg. Its for this reason that I'm shortening an elky frame to put under my 64 convertible. Its a Beaumont sport deluxe ( canadian only model ) so is quite rare and thus worth all the bother. All running gear is std Chev. In answer to your question I got the measurements from the shop manual. While doing all my research I had fellow club members fax me in the frame diagrams from 64 thru 67 manuals ( both canadian and american versions ). All show the same dimensions ( although 1 diagram was in fractions of an inch ) Last weekend I removed the frame from an elky and am now sending it out to get sandblasted. Then plan on using POR-15 and maybe topcoat with a less glossy chassis black.n Have no experience with powder coatings. Nobody has come back with answers about whether frames from other makes such as Olds, Buick or Pontiac will also match up. I do know that I checked about 6 of them at a meet and each line has their own set of numbers. If someone had a diagram from a shop manual to fax me ( 705-258-4829 ) I'd be willing to compare. Hope this helps. Ted >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] 66 Chevelle SS frame question >Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2002 23:45:42 EDT > >Ted: >3.17 exactly? wow its finally nice to hear a true number. i have been told >by >many it was 4 inches. I'm in the process of buying either a convertible or >el >camino frame for my 65. i want the convert but damn they want 500 for it >and >i can pick up the el camino frame for a 100. my plans are to cut it and >have >it powered coated (customer owns a coating company) before swapping. do you >think this is a bad idea? i really don't want to do a frame swap until its >finished. do you know of anywhere that shows the exact measurements? in >1970 >my buddy and i bought a wrecked el camino with bad frame damage. we had a >68 >chevelle frame and we cut and spliced the frame where the frame rails >turned >in. i wonder if we wouldnt have been better off sectioning the back half of >the elkie frame onto the chevelle frame? > > Larry >(z)
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