1971 Dart Swinger

This project started when a torsion bar twisted free inside the  rusted crossmember.  Once this happens, the car no longer has any form of suspension in the related areas. This can allow the front of the car to sag and the front tires may rub the fenders. After we pulled the seats and carpet to replace the crossmember, we found more rust and quickly consulted the customer. There just wasn't enough rust free floor remaining to weld the new crossmember to and too many other areas on the floor that also needed replaced so we decided to replace the entire floor.  This job requires drilling out multiple spot welds on both the floor and the crossmember and prepping the new floor and crossmember to be spotwelded back in place. To access the floor and crossmember many main parts of the car including the transmission, exhaust, and the rear brake lines need to be removed. Care must be taken throughout the entire project to make sure the unibody doesn't flex or twist to ensure proper door and fender gap.