Jack Post Repair Question Options

[saigon71]

I welded a new jack tube on to the replacement wheelhouse section from Restoration Design today, aligning it perfectly with the square hole that came pre-punched in the new panel. When I started fitting the jack post brace, I had to adjust the bends on it by about 1/8" to get it to fit right. I am having a hard time getting accurate measurements from the old chunk of long I have because it is a disaster.

The question is, how reliable is the pre-punched guide hole? Should I just roll with it? Anyone else run into something similar?

Thanks in advance.

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[TargaToy]

Here's what the two pieces from RD look like.

[retro74]

Here's what the two pieces from RD look like.

The bottom piece (the inner piece) is no longer listed on Restoration Design. AutomobileAtlanta has the inner piece. If you are just buying the outer piece, you need to fab some inner 16 gauge layers. This part of the car is indeed two layers and those two layers stop where the jackpost meets the longitudinal (horizantal) part.

Joe

[retro74]

Here's what the two pieces from RD look like.

I just got mine from Restoration Design. YES I wish that they made the Driver's side too, but so far, they do not.

The bottom piece (the inner piece) is no longer listed on Restoration Design because it is already attached (spot welded) to the outer piece. The picture above shows both pieces, bu they are now BOTH included in the purchase and are indeed spot welded together.

AutomobileAtlanta has the inner piece alone. If you buy the Restoration Design piece you get BOTH. If you buy from Automobile Atlanta, you might need to buy both the outer and inner as pictured above.

This part of the car is indeed two layers and those two layers stop where the jackpost meets the longitudinal (horizantal) part. Restoration Design solves this with the combined piece.

Joe