Does Ag body have a frame?
G-bodies are Body-on-Frame.
Are g-bodies Full Frame?
GM later used the G-body designation for unrelated full-sized front-wheel drive cars. The G-bodies were some of the last cars to follow the front-engine, large V8 and rear-wheel drive muscle car formula, remaining popular while most mid-sized cars moved to front-wheel drive.
Is a Chevy Caprice AG body?
“B-Body” cars include – Chevrolet: Biscayne, Bel Air, Impala, Impala SS, Caprice. Buick: LeSabre, Wildcat. Oldsmobile: Eighty-Eight, Starfire, Jetstar.
Why do you c notch a frame?
WHAT IS A C-NOTCH? -a Cnotch is when you cut a section of the rear frame above the axle and is reinforced with metal to maintain frame strength and allows more suspension travel when a lowering kit is installed on the rear of the truck.
Is a El Camino G-body?
Production resumed for the 1964–1977 model years based on the Chevelle platform, and continued for the 1978–1987 model years based on the GM G-body platform. Although based on corresponding General Motors car lines, the vehicle is classified in the United States as a pickup.
What is a frame notch kit?
They’ve recently released a frame notch kit that allows for wider rear wheels on your lowered car, or just wider wheels period since these cars can only take about a 10” wheel without maxing out.
Why choose gbodyparts for your frame overall?
Another handy product we are sourcing from GBodyParts during our frame overall is their Body Bushing to Frame Repair Washers. Since a lot of the G-Bodies we run across have damage from three-four decades of road salt, rust, and body flexing, frame mounts are not doing so great on a lot of them.
Why don’t frame mounts work on G-bodies?
Since a lot of the G-Bodies we run across have damage from three-four decades of road salt, rust, and body flexing, frame mounts are not doing so great on a lot of them. Moisture has long since settled in, and is slowly eating way at the metal of the frame, surrounding the rubber body bushings.
Why does my G-body have dents in the frame?
These dents are a sure sign that the frame notch was done improperly, or the frame just isn’t strong enough anymore since G-Bodies don’t have that much strength in this area to begin with. Like with any frame modification, maintaining all of the dimensions by keeping the rails square is a huge concern.