Lowrider Hydraulic Frame Reinforcement | 1960 Impala Part 1 | DIY | Rematch | Lonestar Lows 

Quick tip: if you want to remove the body mount to plate and keep the position… weld brackets with a door hinge, then cut the body mount off and flip it with the hinge… when you done plating grind 3/16 of the mount and reweld it back to the frame.

I’d like to speak to a structural engineer on the difference between 1/8” and 3/16” in an application like this. At most these pieces are 5-6” wide. I bet the strength lost of gained from 1/16” thickness is very minor. And I think if we were doing this for 100% strength reasons we wouldn’t be full welding all 4 sides front to back. Most of these frames are wrapped for looks and makes the people sleep better at night because it looks beefy lol. The hardening done by welding that hot, that long, and with seams that close together is crazy.

The messes we get ourselves into. You're making getting my 65 Chevy II wagon back on the road look like childs play.

What a time saver.... I'm located in salt lake city Utah so this could easily be an affordable time saving option for me if the dudes out if Vegas.... Hmmmm... There might just be a double duty road trip here in the future LoL

If you weld up the frame complete before wrapping I think 1/8 is just fine, imo🤙🏼

Man That's A LOT Of Grinding It Down!!! Awesome Looking Kit And Definitely The Wat To Go!!!! Much Easier To Buy A Kit That Someone Else Has Done The Work Figuring Out And Uses A Plasma Table To Cut It CNC Fir A Great Fit!!! Going To Triple S And Buying 1/8" Plate You Would Have A Bunch Of Waist!!!! Much Cheaper In The Long Run!!! Keep Rocking It Out!!!!

Beautiful start brother just finished mine with the hoppos kit 💯💪👍

There's a local car here that has 1/8 and it has been fine for more than a decade and is a rag too. I bought bigger for my 62 ht and wish I wouldn't of. If it's not going to be a crazy hopper 1/8 is more than enough. So much easier to work with also.

Looks good brother.

Great job.

Nice looking kit for sure. It must have taken a very long time to figure out all the pieces and then the difference when you start to bend then to fit. Even with all the pieces cut you still needed to do a lot of work with the Porta Power.

Contact Hoppos in Cali, they have a nice wishbone kit to eliminate the pan hard bar

Nice kit bro! Can you list that guys info in Vegas that made it for you? Made that job way easier! Can’t wait to see the final product!

You might of answered this ? In a previous video. But why did you swap the original frame?

Got my convertible 63 frame ready to start reinforcing. Do you always think its always a good idea to wrap the whole frame? I don't plan to hop and I know all that extra weight has to make the drive a little harder so would you do it for your own ride? Just curious what you think and why. Thanks bro. Always respect your thoughts.

Did you have to mount the body back on the frame to locate where the extra body mounts go. I'm in the same situation building my 59 convertible using a frame off a 60 4 door.

How much for wrap kit

I’m wrapping my 64 frame right now. Do you cut off the bump stop bracket underneath the upper A arm?

You don't have to cut the body mounts off.all you need is to cut a 1/8" slit on the sides of the body mounts,prebent the metal and slide it in between the body mounts and frame.easy,and keeps it strong

How much did the kit cost you ? It looks really good quality!!!

How much $

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