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V8 240z Conversion

I am starting the frame rebuild on the passenger side from front to back.  I will first replace the engine frame, then the floor pan, then the frame under the floor, then the rocker panel area.

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Rebuilding the replacement frame for the engine compartment.

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Passenger frame rail after narrowing and welding the pocket.

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Passenger floor pan replacement.  Cutting out the old floor.

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Fitting in the new floor

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Sub-Frame fabrication

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Inner Rocker replacement/reinforcement

Original Rocker Panel Design

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Cannot do this because the bottom of the outer rocker will interfere with the bottom of the square tubing. 

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Proposed subframe and inner rocker scheme.

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