Larry. The BOP frames are interchangable with the Chevell frames but ALL ned to be shortened like the elky frame to fit. The frame under my 64 Rag is a 66 BuickGS conv frame that I cut to fit. buick used screw in A arm bushings But for the most part will work with work.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ted Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2002 8:02 PM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] 66 Chevelle SS frame question > > 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) > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
